Despedida
Manu Chao & Fermin Muguruza Lyrics


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Ya estoy curado, anestesiado
Ya me he olvidado de ti
Hoy me despido de tu ausencia
Ya estoy en paz

Ya no te espero, ya no te llamo
Ya no me engaño
Hoy te he borrado de mi paciencia
Hoy fui capaz

Desde aquel día en que te fuiste
Yo no sabía qué hacer de ti
Ya están domados mis sentimientos
Mejor así

Hoy me he burlado de la tristeza
Hoy me he librado de tu recuerdo
Ya no te extraño, ya me he arrancado
Ya estoy en paz

Se acabó, se acabó, se acabó
Oh, se acabó, oh, se acabó
Se acabó, se acabó, se acabó

Ya estoy curado, anestesiado
Ya me he olvidado
Oh, se acabó, oh, se acabó
Se acabó, se acabó, se acabó

Ya estoy curado, anestesiado
Ya me he olvidado
Oh, se acabó, oh, se acabó (te espero siempre, mi amor)
Se acabó, se acabó, se acabó

Oh, se acabó, oh, se acabó (cada hora, cada día)
Se acabó, se acabó, se acabó (te espero siempre, mi amor)
Oh, se acabó, oh, se acabó (cada minuto que yo viva)
Se acabó, se acabó, se acabó

Te espero siempre, mi amor
Sé que un día llegará
Te espero siempre, mi amor
Cada hora, cada día

Te espero siempre, mi amor
Cada minuto que yo viva
Te espero siempre, mi amor
No me olvido y te quiero




Te espero siempre, mi amor
Sé que un día, volverás

Overall Meaning

The opening lyrics of Manu Chao's La Despedida suggest that the singer has finally healed from a past relationship and is able to move on. The repetition of "ya estoy curado, anestesiado" roughly translates to "I am cured, anesthetized", suggesting that the pain of the breakup is no longer felt. The singer has forgotten about their past lover and is saying goodbye to their absence, finally at peace with the situation. The next line, "Ya no te espero, ya no te llamo" means "I no longer wait for you, I no longer call you." The singer has stopped deceiving themselves with false hope and is ready to move on.


The song continues to reflect on the past relationship, with the line "Desde aquel día en que te fuiste, yo no sabía qué hacer de ti" which translates to "Since the day you left, I didn't know what to make of you." But ultimately, the singer has tamed their feelings and is now free from the burden of longing for this person. This is most evident in the line "Hoy me he burlado de la tristeza, hoy me he librado de tu recuerdo" which means "Today I have mocked sadness, today I have freed myself from your memory."


Overall, La Despedida is a song about the process of healing from a relationship and moving on. While there are remnants of sadness and longing, the singer ultimately finds peace in letting go.


Line by Line Meaning

Ya estoy curado, anestesiado
I have healed myself and am numb to any pain caused by you


Ya me he olvidado de ti
I have forgotten about you


Hoy me despido de tu ausencia
I am bidding farewell to your absence


Ya estoy en paz
I am finally at peace


Ya no te espero, ya no te llamo
I will no longer wait for you or call you


Ya no me engaño
I no longer deceive myself


Hoy te he borrado de mi paciencia
Today, I have erased you from my patience


Hoy fui capaz
Today, I was strong enough to do it


Desde aquel día en que te fuiste
Since the day you left


Yo no sabía qué hacer de ti
I didn't know what to do with you


Ya están domados mis sentimientos
My feelings have been tamed


Mejor así
It's better this way


Hoy me he burlado de la tristeza
Today, I made fun of sadness


Hoy me he librado de tu recuerdo
Today, I have freed myself from your memory


Ya no te extraño, ya me he arrancado
I don't miss you anymore, I have ripped you out of my life


Se acabó, se acabó, se acabó
It's over, it's over, it's over


Oh, se acabó, oh, se acabó
Oh, it's over, oh, it's over


Te espero siempre, mi amor
I will always wait for you, my love


Sé que un día llegará
I know one day you will return


Cada hora, cada día
Every hour, every day


Cada minuto que yo viva
Every minute that I live


No me olvido y te quiero
I won't forget and I love you


Sé que un día, volverás
I know that one day, you will come back




Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Jose Manuel Chao

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@ElMusicario

Muy bueno ver esto desde el escenario! Gracias!

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ojala algun dia se me cumpla el sueno de conocerlos

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