No te aprendí a olvidar
La Mona Jiménez Lyrics

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He tratado de enterrar
tu recuerdo y olvidar
he tratado de matarte dentro mío
y sigues... sigues... aquí en cada rincón
aquí en mi corazón,
en mi cuerpo, en mi mente
y en mi piel te siento yo...

La vida no me importa
desde que no estás
quiero volver a empezar
daría lo que tengo
por volver atrás,
para volverte a encontrar
no te aprendí a olvidar
si supieras que traté
si supieras que intenté
he buscado la manera de arrancarte
pero... más...
cada vez te quiero más
no lo puedo controlar

donde quiero que yo vaya
dentro mío tú estarás...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of La Mona Jimenez's song No te aprendí a olvidar describe a person who has been trying to forget and obliterate the memory of someone from their mind and heart. They have attempted to bury the memories of this person and erase them from their existence, but the memories are persistent and keep resurfacing. The person feels the presence of their memory in every corner of their mind, heart, body and soul. The singer expresses how the thought of this person is taking over their life and controlling their emotions.

The lyrics further reveal that without this person, life has lost its meaning, and the person desires to go back in time and find them again. The singer reveals that they have put continuous effort into forgetting this person and tried to find ways to remove their memory altogether, but it seems like the more they try, the more intensely they feel connected to them. The singer is unable to control their emotions, and the memories always remain with them, no matter where they go.

Line by Line Meaning

He tratado de enterrar
I've attempted to bury

tu recuerdo y olvidar
your memory and forget

he tratado de matarte dentro mío
I've tried to kill you within me

y sigues... sigues... aquí en cada rincón
and you continue... continue... here in every corner

aquí en mi corazón,
here in my heart,

en mi cuerpo, en mi mente
in my body, in my mind

y en mi piel te siento yo...
and in my skin I feel you...

La vida no me importa
Life doesn't matter to me

desde que no estás
since you're not here

quiero volver a empezar
I want to start over

daría lo que tengo
I would give everything I have