Contigo
JOAN MANUEL SERRAT & JOAQUIN SABINA Lyrics

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Yo no quiero un amor civilizado
Con recibos y escena del sofá
Yo no quiero que viajes al pasado
Y vuelvas del mercado con ganas de llorar

Yo no quiero vecinas con pucheros
Yo no quiero sembrar ni compartir
Yo quiero catorce de Febrero

Ni cumpleaños feliz

Yo no quiero cargar con tus maletas
Yo no quiero que elijas mi champú
Yo no quiero mudarme de planeta
Cortarme la coleta, brindar a tu salud

Yo no quiero domingo por la tarde
Yo no quiero columpio en el jardín
Lo que yo quiero corazón cobarde
Es que mueras por mí

Y morirme contigo si te matas
Y matarme contigo si te mueres
Porque el amor cuando no muere mata
Porque amores que matan nunca mueren

Yo no quiero juntar para mañana
Nunca supe llegar a fin de mes
Yo no quiero comerme una manzana
Dos veces por semana, sin ganas de comer

Yo no quiero calor de invernadero
Yo no quiero besar tu cicatriz
Yo no quiero París con aguacero
Ni Venecia sin ti

No me esperes a las doce en el juzgado
No me digas volvamos a empezar

Yo no quiero ni libre ni ocupado
Ni carne ni pecado ni orgullo ni piedad
Yo no quiero saber porqué lo hiciste
Lo que yo quiero muchacha de ojos tristes
Es que mueras por mí

Y morirme contigo si te matas
Y matarme contigo si te mueres
Porque el amor cuando no muere mata
Porque amores que matan nunca mueren

Y morirme contigo si te matas
Y matarme contigo si te mueres
Porque el amor cuando no muere mata
Porque amores que matan nunca mueren

Porque amores que matan nunca mueren

Y morirme contigo si te matas
Y matarme contigo si te mueres
Porque el amor cuando no muere mata
Porque amores que matan nunca mueren

Y morirme contigo si te matas
Y matarme contigo si te mueres

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of the song "Contigo" by Joan Manuel Serrat and Joaquín Sabina are about rejecting the traditional, civilized version of love and instead desiring a passionate, intense relationship with all its ups and downs. They reject the idea of settling down into a comfortable routine with someone and instead want the excitement and unpredictability of a love that is raw and all-consuming.

They do not want to share everything with their partner or compromise their own desires for the sake of the relationship. The lyrics express a desire for independence even within the context of love. The chorus of the song, which repeat "And die with you if you die/And kill me with you if you kill yourself/Because love, when it doesn't die, kills/Because loves that kill never die", emphasizes the idea that their love is so strong and all-encompassing that they are willing to die for each other.

Overall, the lyrics of "Contigo" are a rejection of traditional, stable relationships in favor of the intensity and passion of an all-encompassing love that is not easy or comfortable but is worth it for the depth of feeling it brings.

Line by Line Meaning

Yo no quiero un amor civilizado
I don't want a love that is too proper and controlled.

Con recibos y escena del sofá
I don't want a love that is like a mundane routine, with receipts and couch scenes.

Yo no quiero que viajes al pasado
I don't want you to dwell in the past.

Y vuelvas del mercado con ganas de llorar
And come back from the market with tears in your eyes.

Yo no quiero vecinas con pucheros
I don't want nosy neighbors with their constant complaints.

Yo no quiero sembrar ni compartir
I don't want to plant or share things with anyone.

Yo quiero catorce de Febrero
I want Valentine's Day.

Ni cumpleaños feliz
Not just a simple 'Happy Birthday.'

Yo no quiero cargar con tus maletas
I don't want to carry your bags.

Yo no quiero que elijas mi champú
I don't want you to choose my shampoo.

Yo no quiero mudarme de planeta
I don't want to change planets or myself.

Cortarme la coleta, brindar a tu salud
Cut my long hair and cheers to your health.

Yo no quiero domingo por la tarde
I don't want a Sunday afternoon.

Yo no quiero columpio en el jardín
I don't want a swing in the garden.

Lo que yo quiero corazón cobarde
What I want, you cowardly heart,

Es que mueras por mí
Is for you to die for me.

Y morirme contigo si te matas
And if you kill yourself, I want to die with you.

Y matarme contigo si te mueres
And if you die, I want to die with you.

Porque el amor cuando no muere mata
Because love, when it doesn't die, kills you.

Porque amores que matan nunca mueren
Because loves that kill, never die.

Yo no quiero juntar para mañana
I don't want to save for tomorrow.

Nunca supe llegar a fin de mes
I never knew how to make ends meet.

Yo no quiero comerme una manzana
I don't want to eat an apple.

Dos veces por semana, sin ganas de comer
Twice a week, without any appetite.

Yo no quiero calor de invernadero
I don't want greenhouse heat.

Yo no quiero besar tu cicatriz
I don't want to kiss your scar.

Yo no quiero París con aguacero
I don't want to see Paris in the rain without you.

Ni Venecia sin ti
Nor Venice without you.

No me esperes a las doce en el juzgado
Don't wait for me at the courthouse at midnight.

No me digas volvamos a empezar
Don't tell me let's start again.

Yo no quiero ni libre ni ocupado
I don't want to be either free or busy.

Ni carne ni pecado ni orgullo ni piedad
Neither flesh nor sin, pride nor pity.

Yo no quiero saber porqué lo hiciste
I don't want to know why you did it.

Lo que yo quiero muchacha de ojos tristes
What I want, girl with sad eyes,