Odiame
Margarita y Su Sonora Lyrics
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Ódiame sin medida ni clemencia
Odio quiero más que indiferencia
Porque el rencor quiere menos que el olvido
Ódiame, por piedad yo te lo pido
Ódiame sin medida ni clemencia
Odio quiero más que indiferencia
Si tú me odias quedaré yo convencida
De que me amaste muy bien con insistencia
Pero ten presente, de acuerdo a la experiencia
Que tan solo se odia lo querido
Pero ten presente, de acuerdo a la experiencia
Que tan solo se odia lo querido
¡Ay corazoncito!
Me dejaste sola y abandonada
¿Qué vale más?
Yo humilde y tu orgulloso
No vale más tu débil hermosura
Recuerda que en el fondo de la fosa
Llevaremos la misma vestidura
¿Qué vale más?
Yo humilde y tu orgulloso
No vale más tu débil hermosura
Recuerda que en el fondo de la fosa
Llevaremos la misma vestidura
Si tú me odias quedaré yo convencida
De que me amaste muy bien con insistencia
Pero ten presente, de acuerdo a la experiencia
Que tan solo se odia lo querido
Pero ten presente, de acuerdo a la experiencia
Que tan solo se odia lo querido
Ódiame, pero sigue bailando con ¡La Sonora de Margarita!
The lyrics of Margarita y Su Sonora's song "Odiame" express a plea from the singer to be hated by their lover. The song is a bolero, a slow Latin American ballad typically accompanied by guitars, percussion, and brass instruments. The singer is asking their lover to hate them without mercy, rather than feeling indifference towards them, as they believe that hatred is proof of prior love. The idea is that if someone truly loves another person and then falls out of love, they may hate them rather than feeling indifferent towards them.
The repetition of the phrase "Ódiame, por piedad yo te lo pido" (Hate me, I beg you) throughout the song underscores the singer's plea for their lover's hatred. There is also an acknowledgement that this is a somewhat paradoxical situation—to hate someone you once loved—but it is suggested that it is better to feel hatred than to feel nothing at all, as it at least provokes a strong emotion.
Later in the song, the singer mentions their abandonment by their lover and how they are left feeling humbled by the experience. They also say that in death, everyone will be dressed in the same clothes, regardless of their position or status in life. This could be interpreted as a message about the importance of humility and the unimportance of worldly possessions, and how they ultimately do not matter in the grand scheme of things.
Line by Line Meaning
Ódiame, por piedad yo te lo pido
I beg you to hate me, please have mercy and hate me
Ódiame sin medida ni clemencia
Hate me without mercy or compassion
Odio quiero más que indiferencia
I want hatred more than indifference
Porque el rencor quiere menos que el olvido
Because resentment wants less than forgetting
Si tú me odias quedaré yo convencida
If you hate me, I will be convinced
De que me amaste muy bien con insistencia
That you loved me very well with insistence
Pero ten presente, de acuerdo a la experiencia
But keep in mind, according to experience
Que tan solo se odia lo querido
That only what is loved is hated
Ay corazoncito!
Oh, little heart!
Me dejaste sola y abandonada
You left me alone and abandoned
¿Qué vale más?
What is worth more?
Yo humilde y tu orgulloso
Me humble and you proud
No vale más tu débil hermosura
Your weak beauty is not worth more
Recuerda que en el fondo de la fosa
Remember that at the bottom of the grave
Llevaremos la misma vestidura
We will wear the same clothes
Si tú me odias quedaré yo convencida
If you hate me, I will be convinced
De que me amaste muy bien con insistencia
That you loved me very well with insistence
Pero ten presente, de acuerdo a la experiencia
But keep in mind, according to experience
Que tan solo se odia lo querido
That only what is loved is hated
Ódiame, pero sigue bailando con La Sonora de Margarita!
Hate me, but keep dancing with La Sonora de Margarita!
Contributed by Isaac N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.