Throughout her long career she has been the recipient of numerous awards including the Grammy Award and the Emmy Award. The couple's striking union of broad ballads and breezy swing has combined with the endurance of their marriage and their comic facility to make them American institutions - even though neither of the couple, as separate performers or together, has put a single into the American Top 40 since 1963.
Eydie Gorme is the spelling according to their official website: http://www.steveandeydie.com
Tómame O Déjame
Eydie Gorme Lyrics
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Pero no me pidas que te crea más
Cuando llegas tarde a casa
No tienes porque inventar
Pues tu ropa huele a leña de otro hogar.
Tómame o déjame
Si no estoy despierta, déjame soñar
No me beses en la frente
Y tu beso sabe a culpabilidad.
Tú me admiras porque callo y miro al cielo
Porque no me ves llorar
Y te sientes cada día más pequeño
Y esquivas mi mirada en tu mirar.
Tómame o déjame
Ni te espío ni te quito libertad
Pero si dejas el nido
Si me vas a abandonar
Házlo antes de que empiece a clarear.
Tú me admiras porque callo y miro al cielo
Porque no me ves llorar
Y te sientes cada día más pequeño
Y esquivas mi mirada en tu mirar.
Tómame o déjame
Y si vuelves trae contigo la verdad
Trae erguida la mirada
Trae contigo mi rival
Si es mejor que yo, podré entonces llorar.
Tómame o déjame
Y si vuelves trae contigo mi rival
Trae erguida la mirada
Trae contigo mi rival
Si es mejor que yo, podré entonces llorar.
The lyrics of the song 'Tómame o Déjame' by Eydie Gorme, primarily express the dilemma of the singer or protagonist, hinting towards suspicion and mistrust in a romantic relationship. The singer is seemingly in love with her partner, which is evident from the chorus where she asks her partner to either take her with him or leave her but not to ask her to believe in his lies anymore. The line "Cuando llegas tarde a casa, no tienes porque inventar, pues tu ropa huele a leña de otro hogar" suggests that the singer is aware of her partner's infidelity and can notice the smell of a strange perfume on him.
However, the singer is not too vocal about her feelings and does not show any resentments. Instead, she admires her partner for being able to remain calm and collected, without letting her emotions get the best of her. In the line "Tú me admiras porque callo y miro al cielo, porque no me ves llorar" and "Y te sientes cada día más pequeño, y esquivas mi mirada en tu mirar", the singer talks about how her partner admires her for not calling him out on his lies and infidelity. The singer makes it clear that she is not taking away her partner's freedom, but at the same time, she does not want to be a part of his lies until he is ready to come back with the truth.
Overall, this song is a beautiful representation of trust issues in a romantic relationship where the singer is holding back her feelings for someone she seems to be deeply in love with.
Line by Line Meaning
Tómame o déjame
Take me or leave me
Pero no me pidas que te crea más
But don't ask me to believe in you anymore
Cuando llegas tarde a casa
When you come home late
No tienes porque inventar
You don't have to lie
Pues tu ropa huele a leña de otro hogar.
Because your clothes smell like another home's fireplace
Si no estoy despierta, déjame soñar
If I'm not awake, let me dream
No me beses en la frente
Don't kiss me on the forehead
Sabes que te oí llegar
You know I heard you come in
Y tu beso sabe a culpabilidad.
And your kiss tastes like guilt
Tú me admiras porque callo y miro al cielo
You admire me because I stay silent and look up at the sky
Porque no me ves llorar
Because you don't see me cry
Y te sientes cada día más pequeño
And you feel smaller every day
Y esquivas mi mirada en tu mirar.
And you avoid my gaze in your own eyes
Ni te espío ni te quito libertad
I don't spy on you or take away your freedom
Pero si dejas el nido
But if you leave the nest
Si me vas a abandonar
If you're going to leave me
Házlo antes de que empiece a clarear.
Do it before daybreak
Y si vuelves trae contigo la verdad
And if you come back, bring the truth with you
Trae erguida la mirada
Come with your head held high
Trae contigo mi rival
Bring my rival with you
Si es mejor que yo, podré entonces llorar.
If they are better than me, then I can cry
Y si vuelves trae contigo mi rival
And if you come back, bring my rival with you
Writer(s): Calderon Lopez De Arroyabe Juan Carlos
Contributed by Oliver W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.