La Verdolaga
Rodrigo Fernandez Lyrics


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Hay de aquel
que a las mujeres
les da el amor
y el dinero
cuando menos
se lo piensan
se queda en
el puro cuero

Por eso yo vivo errante
sin confiar en la mujer
cariñito de un instante
y no volvernos a ver

Por eso yo vivo errante
sin confiar en la mujer
cariñito de un instante
y no volvernos a ver

No hay que estar comprometido
en las cosas del querer
solteras o con marido
siempre es buena
la mujer

Aunque me vean inocente
en las cosas del amor
no me gusta lo corriente
consumo de lo mejor

Aunque me vean inocente
en las cosas del amor
no me gusta lo corriente
consumo de lo mejor

Los amores más bonitos
son como la verdolaga
nomas les pones tantito
y crecen como una plaga y
tienes otra ventaja
si cultivas ese amor
que cuando ya se te pasa
con un jalón se acabo

Y tienes otra ventaja
si cultivas ese amor
que cuando ya se te pasa
con un jalón se acabo




que cuando ya se te pasa
con un jalón se acabo

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Rodrigo Fernandez's song La Verdolaga represent a man's perspective on love and relationships. The first verse talks about how men who give women both love and money are at risk of being left with nothing but their clothes on. This reflects a common societal belief that women can be manipulative and use men for their own financial gain. The following lines reveal the singer's distrust of women, expressing his preference for short-lived romances that won't lead to long-term commitment. He's resigned to living a transient lifestyle, which reflects his lack of faith in women. In the second verse, he declares that he doesn't commit himself to any woman, whether married or single. He prefers to enjoy the best that women have to offer, rather than settling for something ordinary. The chorus likens the best kind of love to "verdolaga," a type of wild weed that spreads easily and can be easily uprooted once it outlives its usefulness.


Overall, the song conveys a rather cynical view of romantic relationships. The singer has been burned before and doesn't want to be hurt again, so he limits himself to fleeting romances that he can discard whenever they lose their appeal. While his experiences might make him seem jaded, the song suggests that he's still a romantic at heart. He believes in love, but he's also realistic about its pitfalls.


Line by Line Meaning

Hay de aquel
Beware of those


que a las mujeres
who to women


les da el amor
give love


y el dinero
and money


cuando menos
when at least


se lo piensan
they expect it


se queda en
it ends up being


el puro cuero
just a fling


Por eso yo vivo errante
That's why I live alone


sin confiar en la mujer
without trusting women


cariñito de un instante
a momentary affection


y no volvernos a ver
and never see each other again


No hay que estar comprometido
You shouldn't be committed


en las cosas del querer
when it comes to love


solteras o con marido
whether single or married


siempre es buena
women are always good


la mujer
companions for men


Aunque me vean inocente
Although I may seem innocent


en las cosas del amor
when it comes to love


no me gusta lo corriente
I don't like the ordinary


consumo de lo mejor
I go for the best


Los amores más bonitos
The most beautiful loves


son como la verdolaga
are like purslane


nomas les pones tantito
if you give them just a little


y crecen como una plaga y
they grow like a weed


tienes otra ventaja
you have another advantage


si cultivas ese amor
if you nurture that love


que cuando ya se te pasa
when it's over


con un jalón se acabo
you can end it with a snap


Que cuando ya se te pasa
When it's over


con un jalón se acabo
You can end it with a snap




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