He joined the army at the age of 16. When he left the army, he met a young man named Abila, who was the only one throughout the region played the guitar. Abila taught Vargas to play the guitar that his mother had bought him.
Like many musicians in his area, Vargas played merengue, the calabash, drum and accordion. These are the instruments used in the bachata, but Vargas introduced other elements, like playing the bongo with chopsticks instead of hands, and playing merengue rhythms. Vargas started recording bachata in 1982, but was not successful until the end of the decade, when he introduced his new style "guitar merengue."
A year later he recorded his first single, a 45 RPM that was what was used at that time. He sold his singles himself, going from record store to store.
Luis Vargas consolidated his career as a professional artist in the world of bachata, having to his credit more than 20 productions with other labels and, in mid-2001, launched the album " In Person ", the first with his new record label.
Luis Vargas's close friend, Anthony Santos has been very helpful in his career. However, after Vargas's career developed, so did the rivalry between them, to the point that Vargas challenged Santos to a music duel.
Vargas has been characterized by a disorganized personal life: the father of 7 children with different women who came to know in one of his concerts and never seen again.
In 2009 he said he would leave the Dominican Republic with his family to live in Miami, due to the crime in the DR. He also declared his sympathy with the PRD.
Ajena
Luis Vargas Lyrics
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Que como a ami tambien a usted se le aya dado
Por confesar
Que no recuerda ni tampoco sabe donde
Antes nos hemos encontrado
Ya su pasado
Que le paresco y al presente demasiado
Que no comprende
Si el tambien se lo ha expresado
Que aunque es ajena
Logro tambien enamorase de mi vida
Que no es su culpa ni tampoco a sido mia
Que nos gustemos
Que nos amemos y suspiremos con deseo de besarnos
Que nos amemos y que hasta hoy ya nos queremos demaciado
Y aunque sabemos
Que no esta bien pero es peor si lo cayamos
Y yo no puedo ni usted tampoco separarce de mi lado
Y aunque juro en el altar amar a otro
Eso no le va a impedir
Que nos amemos
Que suspiremos con deseo de besarnos
Que nos amemos
Y que hasta hoy ya nos queremos demasiado
Ay demasiado
Ojala todo
Lo que sabemos de los dos entre nosotros
Que no ayan otros
Que por la envidia de saber que tu me quieres
Se entrometan en nosotros
Y si es pecado
Querernos tanto como lo estamos haciendo
Que nos perdone
Porque no es facil dominar un corazon
Cuando nace un sentimiento
Y ahora no importa
Que nos critiquen que nos miren mal la gente
Que no es su culpa ni tampoco ha sido mia
Que nos gustemos
Que nos amemos
Que suspiremos con deseo de besarnos
Que nos amemos
Y que hasta hoy ya nos queremos demasiado
Aunque sabemos que no esta bien
Pero es peor si lo cayamos
Y yo no puedo ni usted tampoco separarce de mi lado
Y aunque juro en el altar amar a otro
Eso no le va a impedir
Que nos amemos
Que suspiremos con deseo de besarnos
Que nos amemos
Y hasta hoy ya nos queremos demasiado
Ay demasiado amor
The lyrics of Luis Vargas's song Ajena talk about the complexity of a forbidden love. The singer confesses that both he and the woman he is singing about cannot remember where they first met or how they fell in love. Despite this, they can't help their attraction towards each other, and they have grown to love each other deeply. They acknowledge that it's not right and that society may judge them, but their feelings for each other are too strong to be ignored. The singer emphasizes that it's not their fault and that they didn't choose to fall in love with each other. They are just two people who found something very special in each other, and they can't resist it.
The lyrics also touch on the idea of societal expectations versus personal desires. The woman the singer is singing about has promised to love someone else on the altar, but that doesn't stop her from loving the singer. It shows the struggle between following societal norms and choosing what the heart truly wants. The lyrics convey a sense of honesty, vulnerability, and raw emotion.
Overall, the song speaks to the complicated nature of human relationships, the unpredictability of love, and the power of genuine connection.
Line by Line Meaning
Se que es muy raro
I understand it's unusual
Que como a ami tambien a usted se le aya dado
That it's happened to both you and I
Por confesar
To confess
Que no recuerda ni tampoco sabe donde
That neither of us remembers or even knows where
Antes nos hemos encontrado
We've met before
Ya su pasado
Because of your/the past
Que le paresco y al presente demasiado
That it seems like it's too much for the present
Que no comprende
That he/she doesn't understand
Porque le agrada que le diga que es hermosa
Why he/she likes it when I tell him/her that he/she's beautiful
Si el tambien se lo ha expresado
Even though he/she has expressed the same thing
Que aunque es ajena
Although she/he belongs to another
Logro tambien enamorase de mi vida
He/she also managed to fall in love with my life
Que no es su culpa ni tampoco a sido mia
That it's neither of our faults
Que nos gustemos
That we like each other
Que nos amemos y suspiremos con deseo de besarnos
That we love and yearn to kiss each other
Que nos amemos y que hasta hoy ya nos queremos demaciado
That we love each other too much already
Y aunque sabemos
Even though we know
Que no esta bien pero es peor si lo cayamos
That it's not right, but it's worse to hide it
Y yo no puedo ni usted tampoco separarce de mi lado
That neither of us can separate from each other
Y aunque juro en el altar amar a otro
Even though he/she swore at the altar to love someone else
Eso no le va a impedir
That won't stop us
Ojala todo
Hopefully everything
Lo que sabemos de los dos entre nosotros
We know about each other
Que no ayan otros
No others interfere
Que por la envidia de saber que tu me quieres
That out of envy of knowing you love me
Se entrometan en nosotros
They don't meddle in our affairs
Y si es pecado
And if it's a sin
Querernos tanto como lo estamos haciendo
To love each other like we are doing
Que nos perdone
May He/She forgive us
Porque no es facil dominar un corazon
Because it's not easy to control one's heart
Cuando nace un sentimiento
When a feeling is born
Y ahora no importa
And now it doesn't matter
Que nos critiquen que nos miren mal la gente
Even if people criticize and look down on us
Aunque sabemos que no esta bien
Even though we know it's not right
Pero es peor si lo cayamos
But it's worse if we keep it hidden
Que nos amemos
That we love each other
Y hasta hoy ya nos queremos demasiado
And that we already love each other too much
Ay demasiado amor
Oh, so much love
Contributed by Connor H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.