YEMAYA
Ruth Vazquez Lyrics
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Que yo lo perdone
Yo no puedo perdonar ni tenerle lastima
Que quiere ese hombre
Que ya lo perdone
Vale mas mi dignidad y lo voy a demostrar
Que se quede con esa hembra que coqueta le salio
Que se quede con esa hembra
Que en la calle lo dejo
Si ella lo ha votado por pobre
Pobre no recojo yo
Hentil yemaya
Lo que quiero que me este rogando
Que dure su mal que pague por infiel
Que la pase mal
Hentil yemaya
Lo que quiero es que me este rogando
Que dure su mal que pague por infiel
Que la pase mal
Me dice la gente que ya lo perdone
Vale mas mi dignidad y lo voy a demostrar
Que se quede con esa hembra
Que en la calle lo dejo
Si ella lo ha votado por pobre
Pobre no recojo yo
Hentil yemaya
Lo que quiero es que me este rogando
Que dure su mal que pague por infiel
Que la pase mal
Hentil yemaya
Lo que quiero es que me este rogando
Que dure su mal que pague por infiel
Que la pase mal
Hentil yemaya
Lo que quiero es que me este rogando
Que dure mal que pague por infiel
Que la pase mal
Hentil yemaya
Lo que quiero es que me este rogando
Que dure su mal que pague por infiel
Que la pase mal mal mal
The lyrics to Ruth Vazquez's song Yemaya deal with a betrayed lover who refuses to forgive and forget her unfaithful partner. She is determined to stand up for her dignity and self-respect, and despite the pleas and apologies of her ex-lover, she is not willing to take him back. Instead, she wishes for him to suffer and pay for his infidelity, and she appeals to the powerful Yoruba goddess Yemaya to grant her wish. Yemaya is a mother goddess who presides over the oceans, and she is known for her protective and nurturing qualities. By invoking her name, the singer is seeking divine justice and vindication, and she is expressing her faith that Yemaya will help her overcome her pain and heal her wounded heart.
The lyrics also contain a critique of gender roles and inequalities, as the woman denounces her ex-partner's new lover as a coquette and a streetwise woman who only cares about material possessions and social status. The lyrics suggest that the woman is complicit in the man's betrayal, and that she has no moral values or commitments. The woman in the song, by contrast, is portrayed as a dignified and self-respecting individual who is not willing to compromise her principles just for the sake of a relationship. She refuses to be treated as a second-class citizen or a disposable object, and instead, she demands respect and honesty from her partner.
Line by Line Meaning
Que quiere ese hombre
What does that man want from me?
Que yo lo perdone
That I forgive him?
Yo no puedo perdonar ni tenerle lastima
I cannot forgive him nor pity him.
Que ya lo perdone
Did I forgive him already?
Vale mas mi dignidad y lo voy a demostrar
My dignity is worth more, and I will show it.
Que se quede con esa hembra que coqueta le salio
Let him stay with that flirtatious woman he found.
Parrandera y bien ladina carita de no fui yo
Party girl and so cunning with a face that says 'it wasn't me'.
Que en la calle lo dejo
The one who left him in the street?
Si ella lo ha votado por pobre
If she left him because he was poor.
Pobre no recojo yo
I don't pick up poor men.
Hentil yemaya
Gentle Yemaya.
Lo que quiero que me este rogando
What I want is for him to beg me.
Que dure su mal que pague por infiel
That he suffers, pays for his infidelity.
Que la pase mal
Let him have a bad time.
Me dice la gente que ya lo perdone
People tell me I already forgave him?
Vale mas mi dignidad y lo voy a demostrar
My dignity is worth more, and I will show it.
Hentil yemaya
Gentle Yemaya.
Lo que quiero es que me este rogando
What I want is for him to beg me.
Hentil yemaya
Gentle Yemaya.
Lo que quiero es que me este rogando
What I want is for him to beg me.
Hentil yemaya
Gentle Yemaya.
Lo que quiero es que me este rogando
What I want is for him to beg me.
Que dure mal que pague por infiel
Let him suffer and pay for being unfaithful.
Que la pase mal mal mal
Let him have a really bad time.
Writer(s): Ruth Yadhira Morales Vazquez
Contributed by Parker B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
15 minutos de Biología.
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