Julio Jaramillo
Odiame lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1989
- Genre
- Bolero
- Length
- 4:00
Ódiame por piedad, yo te lo pido
Hate me out of pity, I ask you
Ódiame sin medida ni clemencia
Hate me without measure or mercy
Odio quiero más que indiferencia
I want hatred more than indifference
Porque el rencor hiere menos que el olvido
Because resentment hurts less than forgetfulness
Ódiame por piedad, yo te lo pido
Hate me out of pity, I ask you
Ódiame sin medida ni clemencia
Hate me without measure or mercy
Odio quiero más que indiferencia
I want hatred more than indifference
Porque el rencor hiere menos que el olvido
Because resentment hurts less than forgetfulness
Si tú me odias, quedaré yo convencido
If you hate me, I'll be convinced
De que me amaste, mujer, con insistencia
That you loved me, woman, with persistence
Pero ten presente de acuerdo a la experiencia
But keep in mind, according to experience
Que tan sólo se odia lo querido
That we only hate what is dear to us
Pero ten presente de acuerdo a la experiencia
But keep in mind, according to experience
Que tan sólo se odia lo querido
That we only hate what is dear to us
¿Qué vale más, yo humilde y tú orgullosa?
What is worth more, me humble and you proud?
¿O vale más tu débil hermosura?
Or is your fragile beauty worth more?
Piensa que en el fondo de la fosa
Think that at the bottom of the grave
Llevaremos la misma vestidura
We'll wear the same shroud
¿Qué vale más, yo humilde y tú orgullosa?
What is worth more, me humble and you proud?
¿O vale más tu débil hermosura?
Or is your fragile beauty worth more?
Piensa que en el fondo de la fosa
Think that deep down in the pit
Llevaremos la misma vestidura
We'll wear the same garment
Si tú me odias, quedaré yo convencido
If you hate me, I'll be convinced
De que me amaste, mujer, con insistencia
That you loved me, woman, with persistence
Pero ten presente de acuerdo a la experiencia
But keep in mind, according to experience
Que tan sólo se odia lo querido
That you only hate what is loved
Pero ten presente de acuerdo a la experiencia
But keep in mind, according to experience
Que tan sólo se odia lo querido
That you only hate what is loved
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Key vocabulary
- acuerdo
- agreementA1
- menos
- lessA1
- mujer
- womanA1
- presente
- presentA1
- qué
- whatA1
- quiero
- wantA1
- débil
- weakB1
- experiencia
- experienceB1
- fondo
- backgroundB1
- más
- moreB1
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About this song
Julio Jaramillo was an Ecuadorian singer associated with Latin American popular music, especially boleros, valses, pasillos, tangos, and rancheras. He is known for his prolific recordings, including Nuestro Juramento, and for shaping the Ecuadorian vocal tradition from Guayaquil.