Ahí te dejo – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Antonio Aguilar

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of Mexican ranchera music with Antonio Aguilar's 'Ahí te dejo,' a song packed with colorful metaphors and playful sarcasm. Through its vivid language and cultural references, this song offers a unique window into Mexican humor and the art of expressing complex emotions with a lighthearted touch.

[English]

Oh my, you wild old woman,

here comes this song for you

ahhahaha

pay attention, guys

Here I leave you passionate so you remember me

so you can go with another, everything is asked of me

Oh dad, oh dad

And if you want and if you can, and if not, you'll know

commit to me, let the others complain

ahhahaha no, old woman, I have better fruits around

I don't want you for anything, old belly, old lazy one, ahahaha

here goes this verse for the one who's trying to win you over, here I go

! Wow!

With that bull, you won't plow, really, really not

one horn is crooked and the other one fell off

Let's see, Sergeant Heriberto

give a trumpet blast in honor of this woman and the suitor who accompanies her

Ahh!

[Trumpets sound]

Here you go

[Trumpets sound]

another...

[Trumpets sound]

This is how out of tune the old bull is with whom you are

but here your old man is like the neck of Aunt Cleta, melon but very playful

Wow!

If tomorrow or the day after I see you here again

I'll make you horns, firewood so you remember me

Ahh haha

Come on, my little bunny, wow!, there you go, guys

my heels are dancing

Old woman, old woman, oh old woman, listen to what I'm going to tell you

you are like the bearded woman who greets from afar

Ahahaha

looks like a mess

With that bull, you won't plow, really, really not

one horn is crooked and the other one fell off

bang bang

...

[Spanish]

Ayayay vieja alborotada,

ahi te vá esta cancion

aahajaj

fijense bien pelao's

Ahi te dejo apasionada para que te acuerdes de mí

pa que te pasiés con otro, todo se me pide a mi

A papá, a papá

Y si quieres y si puedes y si no, tu lo sabrás

compromometete conmigo, que renieguen los demas

aaayjajaja no vieja yo tengo mejores frutas por ahí

yo no te quiero pa' nada vieja barrigona, vieja pansonaa ahajaja

ahi te vá este verso pal que te anda pretendiendo, ahi te voy

! Ua¡

Con ese novillo, no aras, deveras, deveras no

un cuerno lo tiene gacho y el otro se le calló

A ver Sargento Heriberto

hechese un trompetazo en honor de esta mujer y el pretendiente que la acompaña

¡AAh!

[Suenan las trompetas]

Uaa aahi les vaa

[Suenan las trompetas]

otro...

[Suenan las trompetas]

Asi de destemplado esta el buey viejo con el que andas

pero acá tu viejo como el cuello de la tia cleta, melon pero muy jugador

¡UUaa!

Si mañana o el pasado te vuelvo a ver por aquí

te he de hacer los cuernos leña pa' que te acuerdes de mí

Aahh jahaj

Entrele mi conejito,¡Uua¡!, ahi pelaoo

me bailan los talones

Vieja, vieja, vieeejaa, olleme lo que te voy a decir

tu eres como la mujer barbuda que desde lejos se saluda

Ahjajaja

parece cacama

Con ese novillo no haras, deveras, deveras no

un cuerno lo tiene galcho y el otro se le calló

pan pan

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
canción /kanˈsjon/ A1	noun - song
vieja /ˈbje.xa/ A1	noun - old woman
acuerdes /aˈkweɾ.des/ B1	verb - to remember
comprométete /kom.pɾoˈme.te.te/ B2	verb - commit yourself
frutas /ˈfɾu.tas/ A1	noun - fruits
bailan /ˈbai.lan/ A2	verb - they dance
cuernos /ˈkweɾ.nos/ B1	noun - horns
novillo /noˈbi.ʝo/ B2	noun - young bull
trompetazo /tɾom.peˈta.θo/ C1	noun - trumpet sound
pretendiendo /pɾe.tenˈdjen.do/ B2	verb - pretending
jugador /xu.ɣaˈðoɾ/ B1	noun - player
mejor /meˈxoɾ/ A2	adjective - better
destemplado /des.temˈpla.ðo/ C1	adjective - out of tune

Key Grammar Structures

• Ahi te dejo apasionada para que te acuerdes de mí

  ➔ Subjunctive mood used after 'para que' to express purpose.

  ➔ The phrase "para que" indicates a purpose, requiring the use of the subjunctive form "acuerdes".

• Y si quieres y si puedes y si no, tú lo sabrás

  ➔ Conditional sentences using 'si' to express conditions.

  ➔ The use of "si" introduces conditions that affect the outcome, leading to the conclusion "tú lo sabrás".

• Con ese novillo, no harás, de veras, de veras no

  ➔ Negative construction with 'no' to negate the verb.

  ➔ The phrase "no harás" clearly indicates that the action will not take place, emphasizing the negation.

• te he de hacer los cuernos leña pa' que te acuerdes de mí

  ➔ Future intention expressed with 'he de' indicating obligation or intention.

  ➔ The phrase "he de hacer" indicates a strong intention or obligation to perform the action.

• tu eres como la mujer barbuda que desde lejos se saluda

  ➔ Simile construction using 'como' to compare two entities.

  ➔ The phrase "como la mujer barbuda" creates a vivid comparison, enhancing the imagery in the lyrics.

• A ver Sargento Heriberto

  ➔ Imperative form used to give a command or request.

  ➔ The phrase "A ver" is an informal way to prompt someone to pay attention or take action.

• me bailan los talones

  ➔ Idiomatic expression indicating a feeling or state of being.

  ➔ The phrase "me bailan los talones" conveys a sense of excitement or nervousness.