Ódiame – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: David Ramírez

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

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Ódiame por piedad, yo te lo pido

Hate me out of pity, I ask you

Ódiame sin medida ni clemencia

Hate me without measure or mercy

Odio quiero más que indiferencia Porque el rencor hiere menos que el olvido

I want hate more than indifference - Because resentment hurts less than forgetting

Ódiame por piedad, yo te lo pido

Hate me out of pity, I ask you

Ódiame sin medida ni clemencia

Hate me without measure or mercy

Odio quiero más que indiferencia Porque el rencor hiere menos que el olvido

I want hate more than indifference - Because resentment hurts less than forgetting

Si tú me odias quedaré yo convencido De que me amaste mujer con insistencia

If you hate me, I will be convinced - That you loved me, woman, insistently

Pero ten presente, de acuerdo a la experiencia Que tan sólo se odia lo querido

But keep in mind, according to experience - That we only hate what we have loved

Pero ten presente, de acuerdo a la experiencia Que tan sólo se odia lo querido

But keep in mind, according to experience - That we only hate what we have loved

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¿O vale más, yo humilde y tú orgullosa?

Is it worth more, me humble and you proud?

¿O vale más, tu débil hermosura?

Is it worth more, your fragile beauty?

Piensa que en el fondo de la fosa Llevaremos la misma vestidura

Think that at the bottom of the grave - We will wear the same attire

¿O vale más, yo humilde y tú orgullosa?

Is it worth more, me humble and you proud?

¿O vale más, tu débil hermosura?

Is it worth more, your fragile beauty?

Piensa que en el fondo de la fosa Llevaremos la misma vestidura

Think that at the bottom of the grave - We will wear the same attire

Si tú me odias quedaré yo convencido De que me amaste mujer con insistencia

If you hate me, I will be convinced - That you loved me, woman, insistently

Pero ten presente, de acuerdo a la experiencia Que tan sólo se odia lo querido

But keep in mind, according to experience - That we only hate what we have loved

Pero ten presente, de acuerdo a la experiencia Que tan sólo se odia lo querido

But keep in mind, according to experience - That we only hate what we have loved

[Música]

[Music]

(¡Y escúchame! ¡David Ramírez!)

(And listen to me! David Ramírez!)

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Pero ten presente, de acuerdo a la experiencia Que tan sólo se odia lo querido

But keep in mind, according to experience - That we only hate what we have loved

Pero ten presente, de acuerdo a la experiencia Que tan sólo se odia lo querido

But keep in mind, according to experience - That we only hate what we have loved

[Música]

[Music]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ódio /ˈo.ðjo/ B1	noun - a strong feeling of dislike
piedad /pjeˈðað/ B2	noun - compassion or mercy
indiferencia /indifeˈɾenθja/ B2	noun - lack of interest or concern
rencor /reŋˈkor/ B2	noun - resentment or bitterness
experiencia /ekspeɾiˈenθja/ B1	noun - knowledge or skill gained through experience
humilde /umilˈðe/ A2	adjective - modest or humble
orgullosa /oɾɣuˈʝosa/ A2	adjective - proud or arrogant
hermosura /eɾmoˈsuɾa/ B1	noun - beauty or attractiveness
fondo /ˈfondo/ A2	noun - the bottom or depth of something
vestidura /bes.tiˈðu.ɾa/ B2	noun - clothing or attire
convencido /komβenˈθido/ B1	adjective - convinced or persuaded

Key Grammar Structures

• Ódiame por piedad, yo te lo pido

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The verb "Ódiame" is in the imperative form, used to give commands or requests.

• Odio quiero más que indiferencia

  ➔ Comparative structure

  ➔ The phrase "más que" indicates a comparison, showing preference for one feeling over another.

• Que tan sólo se odia lo querido

  ➔ Subjunctive mood

  ➔ The phrase uses the subjunctive mood "se odia" to express a hypothetical situation.

• Pero ten presente, de acuerdo a la experiencia

  ➔ Imperative with a conditional clause

  ➔ The imperative "ten presente" is followed by a conditional clause, indicating a condition to remember.

• Si tú me odias quedaré yo convencido

  ➔ Conditional sentence

  ➔ The sentence structure "Si tú me odias" introduces a condition that affects the outcome.

• ¿O vale más, yo humilde y tú orgullosa?

  ➔ Rhetorical question

  ➔ The use of a rhetorical question emphasizes the contrast between two states.

• Llevaremos la misma vestidura

  ➔ Future tense

  ➔ The verb "llevaremos" is in the future tense, indicating an action that will happen.