Ódiame
Josã© Feliciano Lyrics

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Odiame por piedad yo te lo pido.
Odiame sin medidas ni clemencia,
Odio quiero mas que indiferencia
Por que el reincor hiere menos que el olvido. (2x)

Si tu me odias quedare yo convencido
De que me amastes mujer con insistencia
Pero ten presente de acuerdo a la esperiencia

Que tan solo se odia
Lo querido.

Que vale mas yo nino, tu orgulloza.
O vale mas tu debil hermosura. Piensa que en el fondo de la fosa,
Llevaremos la misma vestidura. (2x)

Si tu me odias quedare yo convencido,
De que me amastes mujer con insistencia,
Pero ten presente de acuerdo a la esperiencia

Que tan solo se odia,
Lo querido.

Overall Meaning

Josã© Feliciano's song "Odiame" is a song about a man who is pleading with a woman to hate him. The singer is begging the woman to hate him out of mercy, and not to show him any compassion or sympathy. He wants her to hate him because for him, hatred hurts less than being forgotten. He goes on to say that if she hates him, he will be convinced that she loved him with passion and persistence. However, he reminds her that people only hate what they care about, and he hopes that this is not the case for her.

In the second verse, he poses the question of what is more important: his pride or her beauty. He asks her to consider that in the end, they will both be buried in the same clothing, and that their material possessions and image will not matter. He repeats the idea that if she hates him, he will be convinced that she once loved him, but reminds her again that hating what one used to love is not uncommon.

The song explores themes of heartbreak, desperation, and the complexities of human emotion. It suggests that hate can sometimes be a response to love or care, and that it is often easier to feel hate than to be forgotten. It also challenges societal norms surrounding pride and image, and encourages listeners to consider the inevitability of death and the impermanence of material possessions.

Line by Line Meaning

Odiame por piedad yo te lo pido.
Please hate me out of pity.

Odiame sin medidas ni clemencia,
Hate me without any mercy or restraint,

Odio quiero mas que indiferencia
I prefer hate over indifference,

Por que el reincor hiere menos que el olvido. (2x)
Because a grudge hurts less than being forgotten. (2x)

Si tu me odias quedare yo convencido
If you hate me, I will be convinced

De que me amastes mujer con insistencia
That you loved me, woman, with persistence

Pero ten presente de acuerdo a la esperiencia
But keep in mind, according to experience,

Que tan solo se odia Lo querido.
That only the beloved is hated.

Que vale mas yo nino, tu orgulloza.
What is worth more, me, a boy, or you, proud woman.

O vale mas tu debil hermosura.
Or is it worth more, your fragile beauty.

Piensa que en el fondo de la fosa,
Think that in the depths of the grave,