Me Voy a Ir – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Jenny and the Mexicats
• Album: Ten Spins Round The Sun

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant sounds of Jenny and the Mexicats with "Me Voy a Ir," a powerful song that combines folk, flamenco, jazz, and pop rhythms. Learning this song is a fantastic way to grasp Spanish vocabulary related to emotions, relationships, and self-assertion, while experiencing a unique fusion of musical cultures. Its clear narrative of empowerment makes the lyrics easy to follow and incredibly rewarding for language learners.

[English]

Ladies and gentlemen

Ladies and gentlemen

With you

Jenny & the Mexicats

I won't fail one more time

If you don't say anything

Our love has been suffering for a long time, because you give nothing

I'm tired of waiting for you to change

I'm fed up

All my affections, my caresses, and my body, don't touch your soul

Do you think you have me secure?

Do you think I love you madly?

But I want to tell you

That it's over!

Yes sir!

I'm leaving without saying goodbye

It's time to end this torture

Fatal fire

That burns my soul

I'm leaving, I'm done with you

You do nothing but think about yourself

Metal skin

I don't need you anymore

...

I won't wait one more day

I don't want your crumbs

Keep your dreams, your promises, and your time

You're going to need them

I'm tired of waiting for you to change, I'm

Very, very fed up

All my affections, my caresses, and my body, don't touch your soul

Do you think you have me secure?

Do you think I love you madly?

But I want to tell you

That it's over!

Yes sir!

I'm leaving without saying goodbye

It's time to end this torture

Fatal fire

That burns my soul

I'm leaving, I'm done with you

You do nothing but think about yourself

Metal skin

I don't need you anymore

I'm leaving without saying goodbye

It's time to end this torture

Fatal fire

That burns my soul

I'm leaving, I'm done with you

You do nothing but think about yourself

Metal skin

I don't need you anymore

...

I'm leaving, I'm done with you

You do nothing but think about yourself

Metal skin

I don't need you anymore

...

[Spanish]

Damas y caballeros

Ladies and gentlemans

Con ustedes

Jenny & the Mexicats

No voy a fallar una vez más

Si tú no dices nada

Hace mucho tiempo nuestro amor está sufriendo, porque no das nada

Yo ya estoy cansada de esperar a que tú cambies

Estoy harta

Todos mis detalles, mis caricias y mi cuerpo, no tocan tu alma

¿Crees que me tienes segura?

¿Crees que te amo con locura?

Pero quiero decirte

¡Qué se acabó!

¡Sí, señor!

Me voy a ir sin despedir

Es hora de acabar con esta tortura

Fuego fatal

Que me quema el alma

Me voy a ir, yo paso de ti

No haces otra cosa que pensar en ti mismo

Piel de metal

Ya no me haces falta

No voy a esperar un día más

No quiero tus migajas

Quédate tus sueños, tus promesas y tu tiempo

Te van a hacer falta

Yo ya estoy cansada de esperar a que tú cambies, estoy

Muy, muy harta

Todos mis detalles, mis caricias y mi cuerpo, no tocan tu alma

¿Crees que me tienes segura?

¿Crees que te amo con locura?

Pero quiero decirte

¡Qué se acabó!

¡Sí, señor!

Me voy a ir sin despedir

Es hora de acabar con esta tortura

Fuego fatal

Que me quema el alma

Me voy a ir, yo paso de ti

No haces otra cosa que pensar en ti mismo

Piel de metal

Ya no me haces falta

Me voy a ir sin despedir

Es hora de acabar con esta tortura

Fuego fatal

Que me quema el alma

Me voy a ir, yo paso de ti

No haces otra cosa que pensar en ti mismo

Piel de metal

Ya no me haces falta

Me voy a ir, yo paso de ti

No haces otra cosa que pensar en ti mismo

Piel de metal

Ya no me haces falta

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fallar /faˈʎaɾ/ B1	verb - to fail, to not work
tiempo /ˈtjem.po/ A1	noun - time
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
cansada /kanˈsa.da/ A2	adjective - tired
esperar /es.peˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to wait
cambiar /kamˈbjaɾ/ A2	verb - to change
detalles /deˈta.ʝes/ B1	noun - details
caricias /kaˈɾi.sjas/ B1	noun - caresses, affection
cuerpo /ˈkweɾ.po/ A1	noun - body
alma /ˈal.ma/ B1	noun - soul
segura /seˈɣu.ɾa/ A2	adjective - safe, sure
locura /loˈku.ɾa/ B2	noun - madness, craziness
despedir /des.peˈðiɾ/ B1	verb - to say goodbye, to fire
tortura /toɾˈtu.ɾa/ B2	noun - torture
fuego /ˈfwe.ɣo/ A2	noun - fire
fatal /faˈtal/ B2	adjective - fatal, deadly
piel /pjel/ A2	noun - skin
metal /meˈtal/ A2	noun - metal
sueños /ˈswe.ɲos/ A2	noun - dreams
promesas /pɾoˈme.sas/ B1	noun - promises

Key Grammar Structures

• No voy a fallar una vez más

  ➔ Future tense (ir + a + infinitive)

  ➔ The structure "ir + a + infinitive" is used to express the near future. In this case, "voy a fallar" means "I am going to fail" or "I will fail."

• Hace mucho tiempo nuestro amor está sufriendo, porque no das nada

  ➔ Present Continuous for ongoing action

  ➔ "Está sufriendo" uses the present continuous to emphasize that the love is currently suffering, and has been for a while. It's not a one-time event but a continuous state. "Hace mucho tiempo" adds a duration.

• Yo ya estoy cansada de esperar a que tú cambies

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood after "esperar a que"

  ➔ After the phrase "esperar a que" (to wait for), the verb must be in the subjunctive mood because it expresses a desire or expectation about something uncertain. Here, "cambies" is the subjunctive form of "cambiar."

• ¿Crees que me tienes segura?

  ➔ Question with inverted word order

  ➔ In Spanish questions, the verb typically comes before the subject ("Crees tú..."), though it's often omitted and implied (Crees que... ). This inversion is a common feature in Spanish grammar for forming questions.

• Me voy a ir sin despedir

  ➔ Gerunds and Prepositions - "sin + infinitive"

  ➔ The phrase "sin despedir" uses "sin" (without) followed by the infinitive form "despedir" (to say goodbye). This functions as a gerund, expressing how she is going to leave - without saying goodbye.

• No haces otra cosa que pensar en ti mismo

  ➔ "No ... otra cosa que" structure

  ➔ The structure "no ... otra cosa que" means "do nothing else but". In this case, "No haces otra cosa que pensar en ti mismo" translates to "You do nothing else but think about yourself."

• Ya no me haces falta

  ➔ Indirect Object Pronoun with "hacer falta"

  ➔ The verb "hacer falta" means "to be needed". The indirect object pronoun "me" indicates who needs something. "Ya no me haces falta" means "I don't need you anymore."