Déjalo Todo – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt Spanish lyrics of José José's "Déjalo Todo" to explore a rich vocabulary of romance and commitment. This iconic ballad, known for its poetic invitations to a new beginning, offers a beautiful way to understand expressions of devotion and emotional appeal in Spanish, making it a perfect song for language learners.

[English]

Leave everything behind

Come with me to sail a new river

On a sailboat

That will sway to the rhythm of your whims

Leave everything behind

And ride the blue horse with white wings

I want you to see

And hear the stars up close as they sing

Leave everything behind

Your whole life, your affairs, your problems

Stay forever

Around me

Stay close

So that when I look, I always find you among the crowd

Stay close

Because your presence helps me to be stronger

Leave everything behind

Leave everything and follow me wherever I go

Leave everything behind

Free yourself from those things that bind you

Close your beautiful eyes

Cling to my waist

And without a hint of doubt

Leave everything behind

Stay close

So that when I look, I always find you among the crowd

Stay close

Because your presence helps me to be stronger

Leave everything behind

Leave everything and follow me wherever I go

Leave everything behind

Free yourself from those things that bind you

Close your beautiful eyes

Cling to my waist

And without a hint of doubt

Leave everything behind

[Spanish]

Déjalo todo

Vente conmigo a navegar un nuevo río

En un velero

Que irá meciéndose al compás de tus caprichos

Déjalo todo

Y súbete al caballo azul con alas blancas

Quiero que veas

Y oigas de cerca las estrellas cuando cantan

Déjalo todo

Tu vida entera, tus asuntos, tus problemas

Quédate siempre

Alrededor de mí

Quédate cerca

Que yo al mirar te encuentre siempre entre la gente

Quédate cerca

Porque me ayuda tu presencia a ser más fuerte

Déjalo todo

Déjalo todo y sígueme por donde vaya

Déjalo todo

Despréndete de aquellas cosas que te amarran

Cierra tus bellos ojos

Préndete a mi cintura

Y sin dudar ni un poco

Déjalo todo

Quédate cerca

Que yo al mirar te encuentre siempre entre la gente

Quédate cerca

Porque me ayuda tu presencia a ser más fuerte

Déjalo todo

Déjalo todo y sígueme por donde vaya

Déjalo todo

Despréndete de aquellas cosas que te amarran

Cierra tus bellos ojos

Préndete a mi cintura

Y sin dudar ni un poco

Déjalo todo

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
déjalo ˈde.xa.lo A1	verb - leave it
vente ˈben.te A2	verb - come with me
navegar na.βeˈɣar A2	verb - to navigate
velero beˈle.ɾo A2	noun - sailboat
meciéndose meˈθjen.do.se B1	verb - swaying
caprichos kaˈpɾi.tʃos B1	noun - whims
súbete ˈsu.βe.te A2	verb - get on
caballo kaˈβa.ʎo A1	noun - horse
alas ˈa.las A1	noun - wings
quiero ˈkje.ɾo A1	verb - I want
oigas ˈoi.ɣas A2	verb - you hear
estrellas es.ˈtre.ʎas A1	noun - stars
cantan ˈkan.tan A2	verb - they sing
asuntos aˈsun.tos A2	noun - affairs
problemas pɾoβ.ˈle.mas A1	noun - problems
quédate ˈke.ða.te A2	verb - stay
cerca ˈθer.ka A1	adverb - close
presencia pɾeˈsen.θja A2	noun - presence
sígueme ˈsi.ɣe.me A2	verb - follow me
despréndete des.pɾenˈðe.te B1	verb - detach yourself
amarran a.ˈma.ran B1	verb - tie you down

Key Grammar Structures

• Vente conmigo a navegar un nuevo río

  ➔ Imperative + a + infinitive

  ➔ In "Vente conmigo **a** navegar un nuevo río", the preposition **a** introduces the infinitive "navegar" after the imperative "Vente".

• en un velero que irá meciéndose al compás de tus caprichos

  ➔ Future + ir + gerund (near‑future progressive)

  ➔ The construction "irá **meciéndose**" combines the future of "ir" with the gerund "meciéndose" to express an action that will be happening continuously.

• y súbete al caballo azul con alas blancas

  ➔ Imperative of reflexive verb + a + noun

  ➔ The verb "súbete" is a reflexive imperative; the preposition **a** links it to the destination "al caballo azul".

• Quiero que veas y oigas de cerca las estrellas cuando cantan

  ➔ Verb + que + subjunctive (expressing desire)

  ➔ After "Quiero", the clause "que **veas**" uses the subjunctive "veas" to show a wish; the same pattern follows with "oigas".

• Quédate siempre alrededor de mí

  ➔ Imperative of reflexive verb + adverbial phrase

  ➔ "Quédate" is the reflexive imperative; the adverb **siempre** and the prepositional phrase "alrededor de mí" add location and frequency.

• Porque me ayuda tu presencia a ser más fuerte

  ➔ Verb + a + infinitive (complement of infinitive)

  ➔ The verb "ayuda" is followed by the preposition **a** and the infinitive "ser" to express purpose or result.

• Despréndete de aquellas cosas que te amarran

  ➔ Imperative + de + relative clause

  ➔ "Despréndete** de**" is the reflexive imperative; the relative clause "que **te** amarran" describes "aquellas cosas".

• Cierra tus bellos ojos, préndete a mi cintura

  ➔ Sequence of imperatives; pronominal verb with preposition "a"

  ➔ First imperative "Cierra" is followed by another imperative "préndete **a**" where the pronominal verb "prenderse" requires the preposition **a** before the complement "mi cintura".

• Y sin dudar ni un poco

  ➔ Gerund phrase with negation (sin + infinitive)

  ➔ The preposition **sin** introduces the gerund "dudar", meaning "without doubting"; the negative sense is expressed by the phrase "sin dudar".