Hasta Que la Muerte Los Separe
Melendi Lyrics


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Afina la punter铆a con las llaves
Anuncia un mal nacido tras la puerta
Porque llego el del coraz贸n cobarde
Cobarde, mil motivos para odiarle
Por el pasillo cruje una madera
Igual que suena el alma de esa madre
Porque el no pega con la mano abierta
Es algo que aprendi贸 viendo a su padre
Ella coge un cuchillo no sabe que hacer
Si cortarse las venas o clavarselo a el
Si apoyar la nevera se deja caer
Y llorando
le ruega que no le des en el mismo lado
marido y mujer
hasta que la muerte los separe
y ella espera tener hierro en sus manos
porque solo as铆 podr谩 devolverle parte del da帽o
Y fue a la ley
y la ley le dio del otro lao
no son suficientes los moraos
y segar al cero su amor sincero
pa condenarle
el solamente se siente seguro
cosiendole el coraz贸n a su pu帽o
un hombre que es infiel
hasta del viento
pues sabe que el solo es mierda por dentro
pero la vida le devolvi贸 la hostia
clavando aquel momento en su memoria
momento que no cuento los humanos
ahogando lo que hacia tiempo habia matado
Ella conge un cuchillo no sabe que hacer
Si cortarse las venas o clavarselo a el
Si apoyar la nevera se deja caer
Y llorando
le ruega que no le des en el mismo lado
marido y mujer
hasta que la muerte los separe
y ella espera tener hierro en sus manos
porque solo as铆 podr谩 devolverle parte del da帽o
porque fue a la ley
y la ley le dio del otro lao
no son suficientes los moraos
y segar al cero su amor sincero
pa condenarle
marido y mujer
hasta que la muerte los separe
y ella espera tener hierro en sus manos
porque solo as铆 podr谩 devolverle parte del da帽o
porque fue a la ley
y la ley le dio del otro lao
no son suficientes los moraos
y segar al cero su amor sincero
pa condenarle
Y no le dio
Miedo la muerte
Y se marcho
Tan sonriente
Fue la ultima vez
Que lloro
Y no le dio
Miedo la muerte
Y se marcho
Tan sonriente




Fue la ultima vez
Que lloro

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Melendi's song "Hasta Que la Muerte Los Separe" tells the story of a woman who is driven to extreme measures by her abusive and unfaithful husband. The song starts with the husband returning home, and the wife preparing for his arrival with a knife in hand. The husband, who has learned to be violent and callous from his own father's example, is met with the anger and frustration of his wife who struggles with the decision of whether to harm herself or harm him.


As the song progresses, it becomes clear that the couple's relationship has been toxic for some time. The wife seeks recourse through the legal system, but it is not enough to satisfy her desire for justice. The couple is bound together by the traditional vows of "marido y mujer, hasta que la muerte los separe" (husband and wife, until death do us part) even though their love has become tainted and broken.


Despite her feelings of despair, the wife finally breaks free from the cycle of abuse and the song ends on an uplifting note. She becomes unafraid of death and leaves with a smile on her face, having shed the last of her tears.


Overall, "Hasta Que la Muerte Los Separe" is a powerful commentary on the destructive nature of toxic relationships and the resilience of those who manage to break free from them.


Line by Line Meaning

Afina la punter铆a con las llaves
He prepares for a possible confrontation with his partner by holding his keys firmly


Anuncia un mal nacido tras la puerta
He knows his partner's angry and abusive behavior is about to manifest again


Porque llego el del coraz贸n cobarde
He acknowledges his own cowardice in staying with his abusive partner


Cobarde, mil motivos para odiarle
He resents himself for not having the courage to leave despite the countless reasons to do so


Por el pasillo cruje una madera
He hears the sound of a creaky floorboard, symbolizing the tense atmosphere in the house


Igual que suena el alma de esa madre
The creaky floorboard sounds like the mother's soul crying out in pain for her child's suffering


Porque el no pega con la mano abierta
He doesn't physically hit his partner because he learned from his abusive father that hitting is done with a closed fist


Es algo que aprendi贸 viendo a su padre
He attributes his abusive behavior to the toxic masculinity modeled by his father


Ella coge un cuchillo no sabe que hacer
She grabs a knife in a moment of desperation, unsure of how to protect herself


Si cortarse las venas o clavarselo a el
She considers self-harm or even harming him in order to escape the cycle of abuse


Si apoyar la nevera se deja caer
She collapses in despair, overwhelmed by the weight of the abuse and trauma


Y llorando le ruega que no le des en el mismo lado
She tearfully begs him not to hit her in the same spot again, hoping to avoid any more physical pain


marido y mujer hasta que la muerte los separe
They are bound by the social construct of marriage until death, regardless of the abuse within the relationship


y ella espera tener hierro en sus manos porque solo as铆 podr谩 devolverle parte del da帽o
She wishes to have the strength to fight back, to be able to inflict some of the same pain on him


Y fue a la ley y la ley le dio del otro lao no son suficientes los moraos
She seeks help from the law, but finds it to be ineffective and unsympathetic to her plight


y segar al cero su amor sincero pa condenarle
She hopes to completely destroy their love in order to punish him for his abuse


el solamente se siente seguro cosiendole el coraz贸n a su pu帽o
He feels powerful and safe when he inflicts harm on his partner, using his closed fist to sew up his own wounded heart


un hombre que es infiel hasta del viento pues sabe que el solo es mierda por dentro
He is unfaithful to his partner and knows deep down that he is a terrible person


pero la vida le devolvi贸 la hostia clavando aquel momento en su memoria
A moment of painful retribution from life becomes etched in his memory


momento que no cuento los humanos ahogando lo que hacia tiempo habia matado
He keeps the painful moment a secret, trying to bury the pain and trauma he has inflicted on others


Y no le dio miedo la muerte y se marcho tan sonriente fue la ultima vez que lloro
He is not afraid of death and leaves with a smile, having finally reached an end to his suffering and pain




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