Adios
Olimpo Cardenas Lyrics
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Vengo a darte la eterna despedida
Pues siento que las olas de la muerte
Me bañan en las playas de la vida
Puede salvarme tu amor y te detienes
Sin que te inspire mi suerte compasión
Te perdono porque muy bien sé que tienes
Me engañaste como se engaña a un niño
Que juegas a tu gusto con mi amor
Te burlas de mí, de mi cariño
Y me sumes en las noches del dolor
Pero todo se paga en esta vida
Y si tu olvido hoy me hace llorar
Cuando sientas de un desamor la herida
Tu tendrás también que sollozar
The lyrics of Olimpo Cardenas's song "Adiós" depict a heartbroken lover who is bidding farewell to his love. He blames both himself and his bad luck for the breakup, but he can’t help but feel the overwhelming waves of death washing over him as he says goodbye. The singer feels let down by his lover, who shows no compassion towards his misfortune, despite his love. The singer forgives his lover, as he knows that his lover's heart is made of stone. The singer feels deceived by his lover, who played with him like a child, breaking his heart as if it was a game. The lover's actions mock his affections, making him feel helpless and drowning in his own pain.
The singer comes to the conclusion that everything comes with a price in life. He accepts his sorrow and moves on, but warns his lover that the tables could turn, and someday, she would feel the pain that he felt. The song is a classic example of a melodramatic ballad that is rich with emotion and pain. Through this song, Olimpo Cardenas captures the listener's attention and encourages them to feel a range of emotions, from sadness to loss and even anger.
Line by Line Meaning
Por tu culpa, y por mi mala suerte
Because of your actions and my own bad luck
Vengo a darte la eterna despedida
I have come to bid you a final farewell
Pues siento que las olas de la muerte
I feel as though the waves of death
Me bañan en las playas de la vida
Are washing over me on the shores of life
Puede salvarme tu amor y te detienes
Your love could save me, but you hesitate
Sin que te inspire mi suerte compasión
Without feeling any compassion for my fate
Te perdono porque muy bien sé que tienes
I forgive you because I know you have
Una piedra en vez de corazón
A heart of stone instead of a beating heart
Me engañaste como se engaña a un niño
You deceived me like one deceives a child
Que juegas a tu gusto con mi amor
Playing with my love as you please
Te burlas de mí, de mi cariño
Mocking me and my affections
Y me sumes en las noches del dolor
Plunging me into nights of pain
Pero todo se paga en esta vida
But everything is repaid in this life
Y si tu olvido hoy me hace llorar
If your forgetfulness makes me cry today
Cuando sientas de un desamor la herida
You too will feel the wound of heartbreak
Tu tendrás también que sollozar
And you will also have to weep
Writer(s): Carlos Solis Moran
Contributed by Violet L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@luishelderrosero7236
hermoso pasillo excelente su voz que inspira un sentimiento en el alma
@JoseCruz-jb1vs
Bellos recuerdos me trae...
@jersontv2162
olimpo lomejor cuando avian hombres con inspiracion hacia lo vivido dario correa
@AlejandroIZASANTACRUZ
,,,Pero también conocemos a este pasillo como DESPEDIDA,
@silvioospina1740
el dueto Riobamba lo canta como Por tu culpa.