Carlos Vives
La despedida lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1992
- Genre
- Latin Pop, Cumbia
- Length
- 2:53
Yo vengo a darte mi despedida
I come to give you my goodbye
Con este merengue sentimental
With this sentimental merengue
Para que sepas Maye querida
So you know, dear Maye,
Que yo me voy de Valledupar
That I'm leaving Valledupar
(Para que sepas Maye querida)
(So you know, dear Maye)
(Que yo me voy de Valledupar)
(That I'm leaving Valledupar)
Porque me vaya para el liceo
Because I'm heading to the lycée
Te juro mi Maye no estoy contento
I swear, my Maye, I'm not happy
Las despedidas dan sentimiento
Goodbyes bring such emotion
Y eso es muy justo yo te lo creo
And that's very fair, I believe you
(Las despedidas dan sentimiento)
(Goodbyes bring such emotion)
(Y eso es muy justo yo te lo creo)
(And that's very fair, I believe you)
No llores mi Maye, no llores más
Don't cry, my Maye, don't cry anymore
Que a mí me duele verte llorar
Because it hurts me to see you cry
Tú sabes mi Maye cómo me duele
You know, my Maye, how much it hurts me
Que yo me vaya y que tú te quedes
That I'm leaving and you're staying
Ponte mi Maye ese trajecito
Put on, my Maye, that little outfit
Que te ponías cuando me esperabas
You used to wear when you were waiting for me
Ese que tiene flores pintadas
The one with painted flowers
Dos mariposas y un pajarito
Two butterflies and a little bird
(Ese que tiene flores pintadas)
(The one with painted flowers)
(Dos mariposas y un pajarito)
(Two butterflies and a little bird)
Yo no me opongo a que tú te pintes
I don't mind you putting on makeup
Esa boquita tan primorosa
That lovely little mouth of yours
Lo que yo temo es que se te quite
What I fear is that it fades away
Y me dejes pintadas dos mariposas
And leaves me two painted butterflies
(Lo que yo temo es que se te quite)
(What I fear is that it fades away)
(Y me dejes pintadas dos mariposas)
(And leaves me two painted butterflies)
No llores mi Maye, no llores más
Don't cry, my Maye, don't cry anymore
Que a mí me duele verte llorar
Because it hurts me to see you cry
Tú sabes mi Maye cómo me duele
You know, my Maye, how much it hurts me
Que yo me vaya y que tú te quedes
That I'm leaving and you're staying
(No llores mi Maye, no llores más)
(Don't cry, my Maye, don't cry anymore)
(Que a mí me duele verte llorar)
(Because it hurts me to see you cry)
(Tú sabes mi Maye cómo me duele)
(You know, my Maye, how much it hurts me)
(Que yo me vaya y que tú te quedes)
(That I'm leaving and you're staying)
Adiós Maye
Goodbye, Maye
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Key vocabulary
- adiós
- goodbyeA1
- boquita
- Diminutive of “boca,” meaning a little mouth; used affectionately (e.g., for a child’s mouth or as an endearing term).
- cómo
- howA1
- contento
- happyA2
- creo
- I thinkA1
- cuando
- whenB1
- darte
- to give youB2
- dejes
- leaveB1
- duele
- hurtsA2
- dan
- giveB1
About this song
Colombian singer who brought vallenato into the pop mainstream by mixing it with rock and Caribbean rhythms.