Si Me Dejas Ahora – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Camilo Sesto

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the profound emotional depth of Camilo Sesto's "Si Me Dejas Ahora." This iconic song, a powerful ballad of love and dependence, offers a glimpse into Spanish romantic expression. By exploring its heartfelt lyrics and melancholic melody, you can connect with themes of vulnerability and devotion, enriching your understanding of Spanish music and emotion.

[English]

If you leave me now, I won't be able to survive

You chained me to your skirt and taught my soul to depend on you

You bound my skin to yours and your mouth to mine

You plunged your mind into mine like a sword into the rock

And now you leave me, as if I were just anything

If you leave me now, I won't be able to feel again

You pushed me away from everything and now you let me sink into the mud

It's so hard for me to believe you have no heart

That I have been just a link in your chain of love

And on your ladder, a step you don’t care to step on and hurt

I'm trapped among the webs of a poem

It's you who can help me or condemn me

You're the best part of my past

You're the one still keeping me in love

You're you, only you

You're you, only you

...

If you leave me now, my spirit will go after you

It will ride day and night, feeling like a dreamer and Don Quixote

Because you tied my skin to yours and your mouth to mine

You plunged your mind into mine like a sword into the rock

And now you leave me, as if I were just anything

I'm trapped among the webs of a poem

It's you who can help me or condemn me

You're the best part of my past

You're the one still keeping me in love

You're you, only you

You're you, only you

...

I'm trapped among the webs of a poem

It's you who can help me or condemn me

You're the only one

You're only you

You're only you

You're only you

You're only you

...

[Spanish]

Si me dejas ahora, no seré capaz de sobrevivir

Me encadenaste a tu falda y enseñaste a mi alma a depender de ti

Ataste mi piel a tu piel y tu boca a mi boca

Clavaste tu mente a la mía como una espada en la roca

Y ahora me dejas, como si fuera yo cualquier cosa

Si me dejas ahora, no seré capaz de volver a sentir

Me alejaste de todo y ahora dejas que me hunda en el lodo

Me cuesta tanto creer que no tengas corazón

Que yo he sido en tu cadena de amor, tan solo un eslabón

Y, en tu escalera, un peldaño al que no te importa pisar y hacerle daño

Estoy preso entre las redes de un poema

Eres tú quien me puede ayudar o me condena

Eres lo mejor de mi pasado

Eres tú quien aún me tiene enamorado

Eres tú, solo tú

Eres tú, solo tú

Si me dejas ahora, mi espíritu se irá tras de ti

Cabalgará día y noche, sintiéndose soñador y Quijote

Porque ataste mi piel a tu piel y tu boca a mi boca

Clavaste tu mente a la mía, como una espada en la roca

Y ahora me dejas, como si fuera yo cualquier cosa

Estoy preso entre las redes de un poema

Eres tú quien me puede ayudar o me condena

Eres lo mejor de mi pasado

Eres tú quien aún me tiene enamorado

Eres tú, solo tú

Eres tú, solo tú

Estoy preso entre las redes de un poema

Eres tú quien me puede ayudar o me condena

Eres tú, solo tú

Eres tú, solo tú

Eres tú, solo tú

Eres tú, solo tú

Eres tú, solo tú

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dejar /deˈxaɾ/ A2	verb - to leave
capaz /kaˈpas/ B1	adjective - capable
alma /ˈalma/ B1	noun - soul
cadena /kaˈðena/ B2	noun - chain
daño /ˈdaɲo/ B2	noun - damage
poema /poˈema/ B1	noun - poem
enamorado /enamoˈɾaðo/ B1	adjective - in love
espada /esˈpaða/ B2	noun - sword
redes /ˈreðes/ B2	noun - nets
pasado /paˈsado/ B1	noun - past
hunda /ˈunda/ B2	verb - to sink
cuerpo /ˈkweɾpo/ B1	noun - body
sentir /senˈtiɾ/ A2	verb - to feel
cosa /ˈkosa/ A1	noun - thing
mundo /ˈmundo/ A1	noun - world
quijote /kiˈxote/ C1	noun - a character from a famous Spanish novel, representing an idealistic hero

Key Grammar Structures

• Si me dejas ahora, no seré capaz de sobrevivir.

  ➔ Use of the conditional tense with 'si' (if) clause to express hypothetical situations.

  ➔ The sentence demonstrates the use of the **conditional tense** ('seré') combined with an 'si' clause to indicate a future hypothetical scenario.

• Ataste mi piel a tu piel y tu boca a mi boca.

  ➔ Use of the preterite tense ('ataste') to indicate completed actions in the past.

  ➔ The verb **'ataste'** is in the preterite tense, indicating a **completed action** in the past, emphasizing the act of binding or attaching.

• Clavaste tu mente a la mía, como una espada en la roca.

  ➔ Use of the preterite tense ('clavaste') to describe a completed action; comparison with 'como' (like/as) for simile.

  ➔ The verb **'clavaste'** is in the preterite, indicating the action has been completed, and it is used with **'como'** to make a **simile** comparing the mind to a sword.

• Estoy preso entre las redes de un poema.

  ➔ Use of the present tense ('Estoy') to express a current state; 'entre' to indicate being caught or trapped between something.

  ➔ The phrase **'Estoy preso'** uses the present tense to describe a **current emotional or mental state** of being trapped, with **'entre'** indicating the space between two abstract entities.