O ME VOY O TE VAS – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Marco Antonio Solis

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the emotional depth of Marco Antonio Solís' hit song "O Me Voy O Te Vas." This ballad delves into the complexities of relationships, touching on themes of criticism, sadness, and the difficult decision to part ways. It's a poignant reflection on love's challenges, offering a powerful emotional narrative through Solís' signature vocal style.

[English]

You live

accentuating my faults day by day

Highlighting what I can't do right

Comparing myself to everyone

Who should be like this one or that one

You live

Patch up, as you say, all my flaws

Reminding me that I won't learn

That I still have so much to go

To have a woman by my side

I carry

With sadness on my back, your misery

I believe

That we should end things on good terms

If I hurt you so much

Better, leave me alone

Before the thread that’s left breaks

Holding on to what little was saved

Of our love

If I hurt you so much

Why do you keep turning it over in your mind?

And avoid ridiculing me further

So that this can end in peace

Either I leave or you go

I carry

With sadness on my back, your misery

I believe

That we should end things on good terms

If I hurt you so much

Better, leave me alone

Before the thread that’s left breaks

Holding on to what little was saved

Of our love

If I hurt you so much

Why do you keep turning it over in your mind?

And avoid ridiculing me further

So that this can end in peace

Either I go or you go (hey)

...

[Spanish]

Vives

Acentuando día a día mis defectos

Resaltando lo que no me sale bien

Comparándome con todos

Que debía ser como este y como aquel

Vives

Remendando, según tú, todas mis fallas

Recordándome que no voy a aprender

Que me falta demasiado

Para tener a mi lado a una mujer

Llevo

Con tristeza en mi espalda tu desdicha

Creo

Que debemos por las buenas terminar

Si te hago tanto mal

Mejor, déjame tranquilo

Antes que se rompa el hilo que quedó

Sosteniendo lo poco que se salvó

De nuestro amor

Si te hago tanto mal

¿Por qué le das tantas vueltas?

Y te evitas ridicularizarme más

Para que esto se termine en santa paz

O me voy o te vas

Llevo

Con tristeza en mi espalda tu desdicha

Creo

Que debemos por las buenas terminar

Si te hago tanto mal

Mejor, déjame tranquilo

Antes que se rompa el hilo que quedó

Sosteniendo lo poco que se salvó

De nuestro amor

Si te hago tanto mal

¿Por qué le das tantas vueltas?

Y te evitas ridicularizarme más

Para que esto se termine en santa paz

O me voy o te vas (eh)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
acentuando /aθentuˈando/ B2	verb - accentuating, emphasizing
resaltando /resalˈtando/ B2	verb - highlighting, emphasizing
comparándome /kompaɾanˈdome/ B2	verb - comparing myself
remendando /remenˈdando/ B2	verb - patching up, mending
recordándome /rekordandome/ B2	verb - reminding myself
falta /ˈfalta/ A2	noun, verb - lack, missing / to lack, to be missing
salvó /salˈβo/ B1	verb - saved, preserved
rompa /ˈrompa/ B1	verb - breaks, breaks down
va /βa/ A1	verb - goes, is going
pago /ˈpago/ A2	verb - pay, pay for
mal /mal/ A2	adjective, noun - bad, evil / harm, evil
paz /pað/ A2	noun - peace
irse /ˈiɾse/ B1	verb - to leave, to go away

Key Grammar Structures

• Vives

  ➔ Present indicative tense for 'vives' (you live / you are living)

  ➔ Used to indicate an action happening in the present.

• Resaltando

  ➔ Present participle (gerund) form of 'resaltar' indicating an ongoing action.

  ➔ Expresses an ongoing or continuous action in the present.

• Terminar

  ➔ Infinitive verb form used after 'debe' (should), expressing obligation or suggestion.

  ➔ Used with modal verbs like 'debe' to indicate obligation or necessity.

• Se rompa

  ➔ Subjunctive mood in the present tense of 'romper' (to break), used after 'antes que' (before that).

  ➔ Expresses doubt, wish, or hypothetical situations following 'antes que'.

• Sosteniendo

  ➔ Present participle of 'sostener', indicating ongoing action (holding / supporting).

  ➔ Used to describe an ongoing action of holding or supporting.

• Le das vueltas

  ➔ Literal translation is 'you turn around it', using the present indicative of 'dar' + 'vueltas' (turns), meaning 'to give a lot of thought'.

  ➔ An idiomatic expression meaning to overthink or dwell on something.

• Que debía ser

  ➔ Imperfect subjunctive form of 'deber' (should/must), used to express hypothetical or past obligation.

  ➔ Expresses hypothetical, unreal, or polite past obligation or condition.