Despacito
La Maquinaria Norteña Lyrics


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Despacito muy despacito
Se fue metiendo en mi corazon
Con mentiras y cariñitos
La fui queriendo con mucho amor

Despacito muy despacito
Crecio la llama de mi pasion
Que aun sabiendo que no era buena
Le di mi vida sin condicion

Hoy que quiero dejarla de amar
No responden las fuerzas de mi alma
Ya no se donde voy acabar
Por que yo ya no puedo olvidarla

Despacito muy despacito
Me dijo cosas que nunca oi
Me enseno lo que tantas veces
Con otros labios no comprendi

Pero todo todo se acaba
La dicha grande tambien se va
Y nos deja nomas recuerdos
Recuerdos de dia que no vendran

Hoy que quiero dejarla de amar
No responden las fuerzan de mi alma




Ya no se donde voy acabar
Por que yo ya no puedo olvidarla

Overall Meaning

The song Despacito by La Maquinaria Norteña talks about a love that started slowly and steadily seeped its way into the singer's heart. The lyrics talk about how the woman was able to deceive him and win his heart with sweet words and affection. The passion between them grew, even though the singer knew that the relationship wasn't good for him.


However, now the singer wants to leave her, but he is struggling to do so. He feels helpless because he has invested so much love and energy into this relationship that he cannot simply forget it. He reminisces about the things that she taught him and the memories they shared, although now all that is left is the bittersweet memories of what could have been. The song's melancholic tone creates a feeling of longing and regret, conveying the pain that comes with ending a relationship that once meant everything.


Overall, the lyrics of Despacito portray the complex nature of love and how it can sometimes lead to feelings of longing and despair, despite the happiness it can bring in the beginning.


Line by Line Meaning

Despacito muy despacito
Slowly, very slowly


Se fue metiendo en mi corazon
She got into my heart


Con mentiras y cariñitos
With lies and sweet nothings


La fui queriendo con mucho amor
I started loving her with great affection


Crecio la llama de mi pasion
The flame of my passion grew


Que aun sabiendo que no era buena
Even knowing she wasn't good


Le di mi vida sin condicion
I gave her my life unconditionally


Hoy que quiero dejarla de amar
Now that I want to stop loving her


No responden las fuerzas de mi alma
My soul doesn't respond


Ya no se donde voy acabar
I don't know where I'm going to end up


Por que yo ya no puedo olvidarla
Because I can't forget her


Me dijo cosas que nunca oi
She told me things I'd never heard


Me enseno lo que tantas veces
She showed me what so many times


Con otros labios no comprendi
I didn't understand with other lips


Pero todo todo se acaba
But everything, everything ends


La dicha grande tambien se va
Great happiness also goes away


Y nos deja nomas recuerdos
And leaves us only memories


Recuerdos de dia que no vendran
Memories of days that won't come back




Writer(s): josé alfredo jiménez

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