Montaner was born as Héctor Eduardo Reglero Montaner, in Valentín Alsina, Buenos Aires, Argentina. However, he moved to Venezuela when he was 6 years old. During his youth he performed in the church chorus in the city of Maracaibo. In 1983, he released his first album titled Cada Día. Although the album was not a great success, it was a start for Montaner's career. He describes this album:"as his own version of death metal"
It wasn't until 1987 when Montaner became widely popular in Venezuela with the singles "Yo Que Te Amé" and "Vamos a Dejarlo" belonging to his self-titled album.
The following year he came out with Ricardo Montaner 2 which featured hit songs like "Tan Enamorados" and "A Donde Va El Amor". At the same time, he acted in the popular soap opera Niña Bonita. This also became a tool to make his songs known to the rest of Latin America. He won 4 platinum albums in Argentina alone. His next two albums, Un Toque de Misterio and En el Último Lugar del Mundo, became classics of the popular music in Mexico, Central and South America with hits such as "La Cima del Cielo", "Me Va a Extrañar", "Déjame Llorar" and "Será".
By 1992 Ricardo decided to hit the Spanish Caribbean with Los Hijos del Sol, an album that contained songs like "Castillo Azul", "Honda" and "Piel Adentro". That year, he also recorded a duet with Michelle, which was the Latinamerican version for the Aladdin song "A Whole New World" titled "Un Mundo Ideal".
Although Montaner has written most of his songs he has worked closely with other great song writers in Latin America such as Pablo Manavello, Ilan Chester and Oscar Gómez. But in 1994, Ricardo Montaner wrote and produced all the songs in his album Una Mañana y un Camino, which became popular only years after his release due to the lack of promotion by his new record label EMI Latin, with which Ricardo would also release Viene del Alma in 1995, an Italian pop flavored album. Also in 1995 he teamed up with Yolandita Monge to establish a Guinness World Record for performing 3 concerts in different cities on the same day in Puerto Rico. This was only possible by air transportation via helicopter from stage to stage.
By 1997, Montaner was already a well established artist in the Spanish speaking music world and could give himself the luxury of experimenting with other styles of music, without forgetting the roots that had made him so popular a decade earlier. Working one more time with Pablo Manavello and with a new record company, Warner Music proved to be the promoter Ricardo was expecting for. Es Así brought Ricardo much popularity in the United States Spanish speaking areas and allowed Montaner to tour more than 17 countries in Latin America making him even more popular in Spain. Songs like "La Mujer de Mi Vida", "Para Llorar" and "Es Así" became very popular all around.
In 1999, Montaner recorded his best album ever with his past hits decorated with the strings of the London Metropolitan Orchestra. This proved to be very successful and sold over 1 million copies. Ricardo made another attempt in 2001 with Sueño Repetido that included the bolero style song "Bésame" arranged by Bebu Silvetti which became a hit all over the world. Future works with Juan Carlos Calderón, Kike Santander and Silvetti would be the key for Ricardo to move his songs and popularity to another level in 2002, 2003 and 2004.
2002's Suma (Bolero style songs) and 2003's Prohibido Olvidar (balada pop) had fair results in terms of sales and acceptance. "Si Tuviera Que Elegir" in Suma was written for his daughter. In 2003 he broke the record for the most concerts on a same tour in the theater of Bellas Artes in Puerto Rico. He sold out 18 concerts breaking his past record of 12, which also held it Yolandita Monge and Ricardo Arjona.
In 2004, he made another album with the London Metropolitan Orchestra named Con La London Metropolitan Orchestra Vol. 2 featuring his latest hits songs and two exclusive songs such as "Desesperado" and "Esta Escrito". In 2005, Montaner launched Todo y Nada which featured the songs "Cuando a mi Lado Estas" and "Nada". For this album he's already nominated in the Latin Grammys with album and song of the year for "Cuando a mi Lado Estas". "Amarte es mi Pecado" and "Heridas de Amor" are non-album songs that have been chosen to be the theme songs on two very popular Mexican soap operas and that much popular have become these songs.
In 2007, Ricardo released Las Mejores Canciones Del Mundo produced by Adrian Posse with the songs "Hoy Tengo Ganas De Ti", "Nostalgias (Argen Version)", "Échame A Mí La Culpa (Artista Invitado: Juanes)".
In 2008, he released Las Mejores Canciones Del Mundo II - Y Algunas Mías...! with the songs "Cuando Un Amigo Se Va", "Ansiedad", "Bésame (Featuring Pasión Vega)".
Ricardo Montaner has sold over 22 million albums, and keeps breaking records in arenas and theaters all over the world.
Atame
Ricardo Montaner Lyrics
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Tanta coincidencia átame lazos de buen
Humor a los latidos aburridos de mi pecho
Átame para que no huya ni un solo grito de este
Amor, ni tu perfume átame las
Manos, anúdame el silencio átame
A la punta de tu amor
Hila muy fino mi madeja de palabras hila un
Poema y se lo das a la esperanza hila, con
Cuidado que no alcanza si es que distraes el amor
Pues no se puede en el amor perder el hilo con
Cuidado que no alcanza
Hila con tu cuerpo tu pasión a mis manos
Hila lo que esté deshilachado hila
Segundos de ilusión y para siempre de mí
Amor a tu pelo
Átame cada pensamiento átame
Sueños a cualquier rabo de nubes
Átame a tu suerte que quiero quererte
Sírveme dos dedos de tu amor
The lyrics of Ricardo Montaner's Atame describe a deep, intense love where the singer is asking to be tied or bound to their lover in every way possible. The lyricist uses the metaphor of "nudos de conciencia" or knots of conscience, to show how they want to be completely consumed by their love, and for their partner, metaphorically tying the "cabo" or the loose ends, to help them see the depth of their love.
The lyrics further convey the desire of the singer to be completely taken in by their lover. They ask to be tied to their love like a knot, so that none of the passion or love can escape without being felt by the other. The lyrics talk about tying the silence to the love, implying the intensity of the emotions and the need for complete silence for the two lovers to connect through their love. There is also an element of urgency in the lyrics, asking for every thought, dream, and moment to be tied to their lover, to keep them bound and in love.
Overall, the lyrics of Atame showcase the intensity, depth, and beauty of a true, profound love. The use of metaphors and the imagery of knots and strands convey the intricacies of love and the need to be completely consumed by love.
Line by Line Meaning
Átame nudos de conciencia que yo ato cabos para
Bind me with a sense of righteousness, as I connect the dots to make sense of everything.
Tanta coincidencia átame lazos de buen
As there are so many coincidences, bond us with ties of good vibes.
Humor a los latidos aburridos de mi pecho
Bring humor to my boring heartbeats.
Átame para que no huya ni un solo grito de este
Tie me up so not even one cry from this love will escape.
Amor, ni tu perfume átame las
Bind me, not just with love, but also with your perfume.
Manos, anúdame el silencio átame
Bind me with silence and tie me up.
A la punta de tu amor
At the tip of your love.
Hila muy fino mi madeja de palabras hila un
Weave my tangled words finely, weave a poem and give it to hope.
Poema y se lo das a la esperanza hila, con
Give that poem to hope with care, as love may lose its way if you're not careful.
Cuidado que no alcanza si es que distraes el amor
Be careful not to run out of thread if love gets distracted.
Pues no se puede en el amor perder el hilo con
For in love, you cannot afford to lose the thread.
Cuidado que no alcanza
Be careful not to run out of thread.
Hila con tu cuerpo tu pasión a mis manos
Weave your passion with your body into my hands.
Hila lo que esté deshilachado hila
Weave what is frayed and undone.
Segundos de ilusión y para siempre de mí
Seconds of illusion and forever mine.
Amor a tu pelo
Love for your hair.
Átame cada pensamiento átame
Bind every thought of mine.
Sueños a cualquier rabo de nubes
Tie my dreams to any tail of clouds.
Átame a tu suerte que quiero quererte
Bind me to your fate, as I want to love you.
Sírveme dos dedos de tu amor
Serve me two fingers of your love.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: GUSTAVO SANTANDER, KIKE SANTANDER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
nahovis lozada
Me encanta esta canción, me conmueve al máximo!
Alicia Romero
Me llena el alma!! Bendito seas Montaner!!
Mara Colina
Me encanta la letra y melodía.
adriana karina coria
cada vez que escucho esta cancion me regresa al amor que perdi una vez y hace tiempo...
Noe Fernández
Uno de los mejoresss para mi!!!!!!!!lejossss
Gerzaín Mejía
"Y PARA SIEMPRES DE MI AMOR A TU PELO" "SIRVEME DOS DEDOS DE TU AMOR "WOOOW SOLO USTED SEÑOR MONTANER TIENE ESA LIRICA Y ESAS FRASES PEGADORAS QUE TODOS LOS HOMBRES QUEREMOS DECIR Y NO SABEMOS COMO Y NOS VALEMOS DE SU MUSICA PARA EXPRESARNOS,..... SU MUSICA QUE SE VUELVE DE TODOS NOSOTROS
María Sol Vallverdú
¡¡TE QUIERO MONTANER!!
Valentina Pérez
Grande señor Montaner.
Cicely Nadal
Que deleite es escucharlo 😍 me fascina 😍
Noe Fernández
Que hermoso!! Amo esta tema