No soy digno
Luis Eduardo Aute Lyrics
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no soy digno
de entrar en tu morada;
no debe ser el Paraíso
cueva para el ladrón
encarcelado.
No soy digno, mujer,
de entrar en tu morada
aunque las catedrales
estén llenas de polvo, cenizas
y nada.
No soy digno, mujer,
no soy digno de entrar en tu morada
porque, como los tiranos,
no querré salir de ella
nunca.
No soy digno, mujer,
no soy digno
de entrar en tu morada:
es vientre la mar para el pirata
no para el viento que besa
su bandera.
No soy digno, mujer,
no soy digno
de entrar en tu morada;
lo haría, únicamente,
si me lo pides
indignada.
No soy digno, mujer,
no soy digno
de entrar en tu morada
si me amas, como yo te amo,
sobre todas las cosas.
The lyrics of Luis Eduardo Aute's song No soy digno speak of the singer’s unworthiness to enter a woman’s dwelling place. He uses various metaphors to describe his feelings, comparing himself to a thief who can’t enter paradise, an outsider in a cathedral, a tyrant who wouldn’t want to leave, a pirate who takes from the sea rather than admiring its beauty, and so on. The singer acknowledges that he is not worthy of entering this woman’s sanctuary unless she demands it.
The song tells us about the singer’s deep-seated insecurity around this woman, and his fear of not being good enough for her. He is so besotted with her that he recognizes that he will only enter her world if she compels him to do so. It is unclear whether the woman reciprocates his feelings or whether this is a one-sided love affair.
Overall, No soy digno is a powerful ballad that speaks of unrequited love, insecurity, and the idea of worthiness as a barrier to love. It is a poignant reminder that sometimes loving someone can feel like an unwelcome intrusion, and that one’s own demons can prevent us from finding happiness in relationships.
Line by Line Meaning
No soy digno, mujer,
I am not worthy of you, woman,
no soy digno
I am not worthy
de entrar en tu morada;
to enter your dwelling;
no debe ser el Paraíso
Paradise should not be
cueva para el ladrón
a den for the thief
encarcelado.
imprisoned.
aunque las catedrales
even though the cathedrals
estén llenas de polvo, cenizas
are filled with dust, ashes
y nada.
and nothing.
porque, como los tiranos,
because, like tyrants,
no querré salir de ella
I won't want to leave it
nunca.
ever.
es vientre la mar para el pirata
the sea is the pirate's womb
no para el viento que besa
not for the wind that kisses
su bandera.
its flag.
lo haría, únicamente,
I would do it, only,
si me lo pides
if you ask me to
indignada.
incensed.
si me amas, como yo te amo,
if you love me, as I love you,
sobre todas las cosas.
above all else.
Contributed by Maria B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.