Víctor Manuel San José Sánchez is a Spanish singer-songwriter. He has been … Read Full Bio ↴Víctor Manuel San José Sánchez is a Spanish singer-songwriter. He has been married to the Spanish singer and actress Ana Belén since 1972. He and his wife are considered symbols of the Spanish Transition, and his songs and albums often feature boldly-titled works with social and political content.

Vete Pena
Victor Manuel Lyrics

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Cuando me pierdo
en el laberinto que llevo adentro
en esos días
que uno se encierra en el agujero
no esperas nada del alto cielo
del pozo negro solo me pueden
sacar tus besos.
cuando me pierdo

en el laberinto que llevas dentro
voy por tu sangre
por tu memoria voy por tus huesos
nos abrazamos como dos ciegos
que cuando se aman lo hacen a tientas
como hacen ellos.

Vete pena triste y negra
sal del corazón
deja que el aire entre de afuera
y que esta nube negra
no me oculte el sol.

Cuando me pierdo
en el laberinto que llevo adentro
pasan las lunas
de cuatro en cuatro y yo ni las veo
hablo con sombras me tengo miedo
no sé quién es ese que me mira
desde el espejo.

Vete pena...

Overall Meaning

The opening lines of Víctor Manuel's "Vete Pena" set the tone for the entire song. The singer confesses that he is lost in the labyrinth he carries within himself, a period of time when he shuts himself out from others and doesn't expect anything from the divine world above or even within his own thoughts. Nevertheless, the only thing that could bring him out of this deep and dark hole is the taste of her lips. This brief encounter of affection could provide the singer with a sense of escape from his daily struggles as he can come up for air when he is lost in a maze of confusion.

As the song continues, the singer reveals that when he is lost, he seeks refuge in his lover's inner labyrinth. He admits that he travels by her blood, memories, and bones. The two embrace each other like blind people, relying entirely on each other's sensations to express and experience their love. The singer acknowledges that when two people truly love each other, it is the little things that matter most, such as how they embrace or how they find each other when they are lost.

The chorus has several meanings, one repeated phrase is "Vete pena" which translates to "Go away sorrow." The singer is asking grief to leave his heart and let the fresh breeze of air enter through his chest. Even though we don't know how long the sorrow stays, the singer sings "no me oculte el sol" which suggests that they don't want the storm to obscure the beauty of life and the light of the sun.

Line by Line Meaning

Cuando me pierdo
Whenever I get lost

en el laberinto que llevo adentro
In the labyrinth that I carry within

en esos días
In those days

que uno se encierra en el agujero
When one locks themselves in a hole

no esperas nada del alto cielo
You don't expect anything from the high skies

del pozo negro solo me pueden sacar tus besos.
Only your kisses can rescue me from the black well

cuando me pierdo en el laberinto que llevas dentro
When I'm lost in the labyrinth that you carry within

voy por tu sangre
I go through your blood

por tu memoria voy por tus huesos
I go through your memory and your bones

nos abrazamos como dos ciegos
We hug each other like two blind people

que cuando se aman lo hacen a tientas como hacen ellos.
Who love each other blindly as they do