Dime que lo deje – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Los Aslándticos, Mario Díaz Hurtado
• Album: ¿Por Qué Se Frotan Las Patitas?

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw emotion of "Dime que lo deje," a compelling song by Los Aslándticos and Mario Díaz Hurtado that powerfully expresses the depths of human struggle and the plea for liberation from addiction. Learning Spanish through this song offers a unique opportunity to grasp colloquial expressions and understand the intensity of sincere, desperate emotion conveyed in the lyrics, making it a truly special piece for language learners.

[English]

Tell me to stop because I can't take it anymore

Tell me to stop because I can't stand it anymore

Listen, mom, let me sleep with you in bed

Close the door well, close the windows tight

Tell him if dad comes that I won't be back until tomorrow

And tell me no to everything I ask for tonight with great desire

Tell him to forgive me for stealing from his sister

Since he saw me begging, he never passes through the square

I don't want to remember what I started next to a candle

I went from postures to doses in papers

I want to forget about the python in my veins

I want to evolve from monkey to man in chains

Tell me to stop now that I feel regret

Tell me to stop because I want to see you happy

Tell me to stop because I can't take it anymore

Tell me to stop because I can't stand it anymore

I don't want to live anymore with two lemons, a bag, and a used needle

With a ten-day beard and a worn-out cap

I don't know why, but I don't like these sores at all

I don't want to sell more tissues at the Meliá traffic light

I don't want to clean more windows at the Meliá traffic light

Searching through the trash for silver paper to smoke

Begging on the sidewalk with my flip-flops worn out

He ate it for the service with the doses of methadone

Mirror of the kid who gets high at every party

In which Andalusian trap have I been locked up?

With the bad vibe of someone who doesn't laugh and doesn't forgive

Tell me to stop because I can't take it anymore

Tell me to stop because I can't stand it anymore

Look at my sweats, lift the blinds for me

I swear I won't escape, but untie me from the bed

I told you not to come, and don't mess with me, little old lady

And tell dad that I won't be back until tomorrow

Wait until I catch you one day at home alone, dad, pinch me

Something or shoot with the gun

Let me splash a little water in my mouth

Because you look at me as if you don't know me

Tell me to stop because I can't anymore

But tell me to stop because I can't stand it anymore

...

[Spanish]

Dime que lo deje porque ya no puedo más

Dime que lo deje porque ya no aguanto más

Escucha mama, déjame que duerma contigo en la cama

Cierra bien la puerta, cierra bien las ventanas

Dile si viene al papa que no vengo hasta mañana

Y dime que no a todo lo que te pida esta noche con muchas ganas

Dile que me perdone por robarle a la hermana

Desde que me vio pedir ya nunca pasa por la plaza

No quiero recordar lo que empecé al lado de una candela

Yo pasé de las posturas a las dosis en papelas

Quiero olvidar lo del pitón en mis venas

Quiero evolucionar del mono al hombre en cadena

Dime que lo deje ahora que siento pena

Dime que lo deje que te quiero ver contenta

Dime que lo deje porque ya no puedo más

Dime que lo deje porque ya no aguanto más

No quiero vivir más con dos limones,una bolsa y una aguja usá

Con barba de diez días y una gorra gastá

No sé porqué pero estas pupas no me gustan ná

No quiero vender más pañuelos en el semáforo del Meliá

No quiero limpiar más ventanas en el semáforo del Meliá

Buscando por la basura papel de plata para fumar

Pidiendo por la acera con las chanclas reventás

Lo comió por lo servio con las dosis de metadona

Espejo del chaval que en todas las fiestas se encartona

En que andaluz me ha encerrado esta encerrona

Con el malaje del que no se ríe y no perdona

Dime que lo deje porque ya no puedo más

Dime que lo deje porque ya no aguanto más

Mírame los sudores, levántame la persiana

Yo te juro que no me escapo pero desátame de la cama

Te he dicho que no vinieras y no me jodas vieja enana

Y que le digas al papa que no vengo hasta mañana

Espera que te pille un día en la casa sola papa pínchame

Algo o dispara con la pistola

Déjame que me eche un poquito de agua a la boca

Porque me miras como si no me conocieras

Dime que lo deje porque ya no puedo

Más dime que lo deje porque ya no aguanto más

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dejar /deˈxaɾ/ A2	verb - to leave or let
poder /poˈðeɾ/ A2	verb - to be able to
más /mas/ A1	adverb - more
cama /ˈkama/ A1	noun - bed
ventana /benˈtana/ A2	noun - window
perdón /peɾˈðon/ B1	noun - forgiveness
vivir /biˈβiɾ/ A2	verb - to live
sudor /suˈðoɾ/ B1	noun - sweat
casa /ˈkasa/ A1	noun - house
mira /ˈmiɾa/ A2	verb - to look
días /ˈdias/ A1	noun - days
hermana /eɾˈmana/ A2	noun - sister
plaza /ˈplasa/ B1	noun - square (public space)
agujas /aˈɣuxas/ B2	noun - needles
basura /baˈsuɾa/ A2	noun - trash
fumar /fuˈmaɾ/ A2	verb - to smoke
disparar /dispaˈɾaɾ/ B2	verb - to shoot

Key Grammar Structures

• Dime que lo deje porque ya no puedo más

  ➔ Subjunctive mood used to express a desire or request.

  ➔ The phrase "Dime que lo deje" uses the subjunctive "deje" to express a wish that someone tells the speaker to stop.

• No quiero vivir más con dos limones, una bolsa y una aguja usá

  ➔ Negative form of the verb 'querer' (to want) to express refusal.

  ➔ The phrase "No quiero vivir más" uses the negative form to indicate the speaker's refusal to continue living in a certain way.

• Quiero olvidar lo del pitón en mis venas

  ➔ Infinitive form of the verb 'olvidar' (to forget) to express intention.

  ➔ The phrase "Quiero olvidar" uses the infinitive "olvidar" to express the speaker's intention to forget something.

• Dile que me perdone por robarle a la hermana

  ➔ Indirect object pronoun 'le' to indicate to whom the action is directed.

  ➔ The phrase "Dile que me perdone" uses the indirect object pronoun "le" to indicate that the request is directed to someone else.

• Cierra bien la puerta, cierra bien las ventanas

  ➔ Imperative form of the verb 'cerrar' (to close) to give commands.

  ➔ The phrase "Cierra bien la puerta" uses the imperative form "cierra" to command someone to close the door properly.

• Escucha mama, déjame que duerma contigo en la cama

  ➔ Use of the verb 'dejar' (to let) in the subjunctive to express a request.

  ➔ The phrase "déjame que duerma" uses the subjunctive "duerma" to express a request to let the speaker sleep.

• Mírame los sudores, levántame la persiana

  ➔ Use of the imperative form to give commands.

  ➔ The phrase "Mírame los sudores" uses the imperative form "mírame" to command someone to look at the speaker's sweat.