Los Tres is a rock band from Concepción, Chile. Band members are Álvaro Hen… Read Full Bio ↴Los Tres is a rock band from Concepción, Chile. Band members are Álvaro Henríquez (vocals and guitar), Ángel Parra (guitar, lapsteel and backing vocals), Roberto Lindl (bass, double bass and accordion) and Francisco Molina (drums and percussion). Their first album was released in 1991.

In 1982, three guys from Concepción, Álvaro Henríquez, Roberto Titae Lindl, and Pancho Molina started a band called Los Dick Stones, whose set list was based on songs by Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, and Gene Vincent. They quickly became very popular in universities, bars, and peñas around the southern city of Concepción. Given their ambition to achieve success in the Chilean mainstream, they decided to move to the capital city of Santiago and changed their name to Los Tres. In 1988 Ángel Parra joined the band and even though Los Tres is Spanish for "the three", they decided to keep the name.

During years when culture and art began to rise again -after the cultural and night life had been reduced for almost 20 years due to the military regime that had ruled Chile since 1973-, the times were right for their music to develop and their popularity to grow. They recorded 9 albums during their first stage together, from 1982 until 2000.

In 2000 the band went into an indefinite break and its members continued their musical careers in personal projects.

On 2006 Los Tres, with the exception of Pancho Molina, announced their reunion including a show in May, the festival Vive Latino in Mexico City, and a show in Santiago de Chile. The first single Camino was already released. Their tenth album (Hágalo usted mismo) was a result of this reunion. The band is still together.

Tírate
Los Tres Lyrics

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He encontrado cosas buenas
Para soportar
El calor del hambre
Cuando me voy a acostar

Y si me dices que te vas
Que no lo quieres intentar
Entonces abre la ventana

Y tírate

Sé que no lo harás
Tu soliloquio puede más
Y sé que no dirás
Palabra de verdad

Y si me dices que te vas
Que no lo quieres intentar
Entonces abre la ventana
Y tírate

Sé que no lo harás
Cae el cielo sobre el mar
Y sé que no dirás
Palabra de verdad

He encontrado cosas buenas
Para soportar
El calor del hambre
Cuando me voy a acostar

Y si me dices que te vas
Que no lo quieres intentar

Entonces abre la ventana
Y tírate

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Los Tres's song Tírate speak of the pain of rejection and the struggle to bear the weight of loneliness. The singer of the song has found things that help him endure his hunger, whether it be physical or emotional, as he lays down to sleep. However, when someone he loves informs him that they are leaving and do not want to try to work things out, he urges them to open the window and jump. He knows they will not do it, that their internal dialogue is too powerful, that they will not speak the truth.

The repetition of the chorus of "Y si me dices que te vas / Que no lo quieres intentar / Entonces abre la ventana / Y tírate" creates a haunting melody that is both melancholic and confrontational. It's as if the singer is daring the person leaving him to end their life, to show the depth of their feelings or lack thereof, as a way to cope with the pain of rejection. Overall, the lyrics of Tírate seem to be a meditation on the frustration, anger and futility of unrequited love, and the lengths one might go to express how deeply they have been hurt.

Line by Line Meaning

He encontrado cosas buenas
I have discovered good things

Para soportar
To endure

El calor del hambre
The heat of hunger

Cuando me voy a acostar
When I go to bed

Y si me dices que te vas
And if you tell me you're leaving

Que no lo quieres intentar
That you don't want to try

Entonces abre la ventana
Then open the window

Y tírate
And jump

Sé que no lo harás
I know you won't do it

Tu soliloquio puede más
Your soliloquy is stronger

Y sé que no dirás
And I know you won't say