Mujer
Victor Manuel Lyrics
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Se hace dueña de mi habitación
Si pudiera esquivar tu mirada
Aunque sé que me ves donde estoy.
Nunca anduve descalzo entre brasas
Pero puedo acostumbrarme al dolor
Tengo miedo de algunas palabras
Si existiera un rosal sin espinas
O la noche sin la oscuridad
No estarían mis manos vacías
Sin saber en qué puerta golpear.
Cuánto callo y me consumo por dentro
Y esta sed no la consigo apagar
Esta llama que si aparto me quemo
Si el dejo igual me puedo abrasar... mujer
Mujer que das la vida
Igual que me la quitas
Sé que no me necesitas.
Con la ausencia tu sombra se alarga
Se hace dueña de mi habitación
Nunca anduve descalzo entre brasas
Pero puedo acostumbrarme al dolor.
The lyrics of Víctor Manuel's song "Mujer" reflect on the complicated relationship between a man and a woman. The first verse suggests that the woman's absence is causing the man's surroundings to feel empty, and her presence still lingers in his mind, even when she is not there. The second verse talks about the man's fear of being defined by certain labels or words, and how it can be hard for him to come to terms with what it means to be a "woman".
The chorus of the song is a recognition of the woman's power, both as a life-giving force and as someone who can take away the man's happiness if she chooses to. The third verse captures the man's feelings of uncertainty and longing, as he struggles to find purpose and meaning in his life without the woman. The final verse reiterates how the woman's absence has left an emptiness in the man's life, and he must learn to live with that pain.
Overall, the song offers a poignant portrayal of the complexity of human relationships and the emotions that arise from them.
Line by Line Meaning
Con la ausencia tu sombra se alarga
Your absence makes your presence felt in my room
Se hace dueña de mi habitación
I feel like you own my room
Si pudiera esquivar tu mirada
If I could avoid your gaze
Aunque sé que me ves donde estoy.
Even though I know you see me wherever I am.
Nunca anduve descalzo entre brasas
I have never walked barefoot on hot coals
Pero puedo acostumbrarme al dolor
But I can get used to the pain
Tengo miedo de algunas palabras
I am afraid of certain words
Que me aclaren de una vez lo que soy... mujer
That might finally clarify what I am... a woman
Si existiera un rosal sin espinas
If there were a rose bush without thorns
O la noche sin la oscuridad
Or a night without darkness
No estarían mis manos vacías
My hands would not be empty
Sin saber en qué puerta golpear.
Without knowing which door to knock on.
Cuánto callo y me consumo por dentro
How much I suffer in silence and consume myself from within
Y esta sed no la consigo apagar
And I can't quench this thirst
Esta llama que si aparto me quemo
This flame that if I move away from, I'll get burned
Si el dejo igual me puedo abrasar... mujer
If I leave it as is, I can still get burned... as a woman
Mujer que das la vida
Woman who gives life
Igual que me la quitas
Just as you take it away from me
Sé que no me necesitas.
I know you don't need me.
Con la ausencia tu sombra se alarga
Your absence makes your presence felt in my room
Se hace dueña de mi habitación
I feel like you own my room
Nunca anduve descalzo entre brasas
I have never walked barefoot on hot coals
Pero puedo acostumbrarme al dolor.
But I can get used to the pain.
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