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.
Veneno
Luis Vargas Lyrics
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Yo quiero que llueva,
que haya mucha agua
Porque yo no quiero,
que se marche el suelo
Interludio.
Yo quiero que llueva,
que haya mucha agua
Porque yo no quiero,
que se marche el suelo
Porque yo no quiero,
que quede el amargo
De ese veneno,
que tu me has dejado
Todos estos años,
mi vida marcada
Con ese veneno.
Tu eres un veneno,
tu eres un veneno
Tu eres muy bonita,
tu lo tienes todo
Pero eres veneno
Yo llevo en mi sangre,
una pena ardiente
Que no se ha salido,
todos estos años
Sigue aqui presente
Tu eres un veneno,
tu eres un veneno
Tu eres muy bonita,
tu lo tienes todo
Pero eres veneno
The lyrics of Luis Vargas's song "Veneno" express the pain and suffering caused by a toxic relationship. The singer starts off by saying that if he dies from something, he wants it to rain and wash away the pain, but not let the ground dry up because he doesn't want to be forgotten. The repetition of these lines emphasizes his desire for the memory of him and his pain to remain. The interlude further emphasizes this desperation, making the listener feel the intensity of the emotions being expressed.
The chorus of the song shifts to addressing the toxic lover directly. The singer describes her beauty and everything she has going for her, but also emphasizes that she is poison. He talks about the pain that she has caused him, and how it has haunted him for years. The phrase "tu eres un veneno" (you are poison) is repeated throughout the chorus, further emphasizing the danger that this person poses to the singer.
Line by Line Meaning
Si me matan o me muero de algo
If I am killed or die from something
Yo quiero que llueva, que haya mucha agua
I want it to rain, a lot of water
Porque yo no quiero, que se marche el suelo
Because I don't want the soil to dry up
Porque yo no quiero, que quede el amargo
Because I don't want the bitterness to remain
De ese veneno, que tu me has dejado
From the poison that you left me
Todos estos años, mi vida marcada
All these years, my life marked
Con ese veneno.
By that poison.
Tu eres un veneno, tu eres un veneno
You are a poison, you are a poison
Tu eres muy bonita, tu lo tienes todo
You are very beautiful, you have everything
Pero eres veneno
But you are poison
Yo llevo en mi sangre, una pena ardiente
I carry in my blood, a burning pain
Que no se ha salido, todos estos años
That has not gone away, all these years
Sigue aqui presente
It's still here present
Contributed by Maria B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.