O me Voy o te Vas Marco Antonio Solís Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'O me Voy o te Vas' means 'Either I Walk or you Go' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Marco Antonio Solís' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Lyrics and Translations

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Original Lyrics: Vives

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Aligned Translation: You live

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Original Lyrics: Acentuando, día a día, mis defectos

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Aligned Translation: Accentuating, day by day my flaws

Free Translation: Magnifying my flaws day by day

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Original Lyrics: Resaltando lo que no me sale bien

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Aligned Translation: Highlighting what doesn't work out for me

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Original Lyrics: Comparándome con todos

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Aligned Translation: Comparing myself to everyone

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Original Lyrics: Que debía ser como este y como aquel

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Aligned Translation: That I should be like this and like that

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Original Lyrics: Vives

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Aligned Translation: You live

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Original Lyrics: Remendando, segun tú, todas mis fallas

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Aligned Translation: Mending, according to you, all my failures

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Original Lyrics: Recordándome que no voy a aprender

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Aligned Translation: Reminding me that I'm not going to learn

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Original Lyrics: Que me falta demasiado

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Aligned Translation: That I'm too far away

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Original Lyrics: Para tener, a mi lado, a una mujer

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Aligned Translation: To having, by my side, a woman

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Original Lyrics: Llevo

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Aligned Translation: I carry

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Original Lyrics: Con tristeza, en mi espalda, tu desdicha

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Aligned Translation: Sadly, on my back your misery

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Original Lyrics: Creo

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Aligned Translation: I think

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Original Lyrics: Que debemos, por las buenas, terminar

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Aligned Translation: That we must by good means, finish

Free Translation: We should end this clean, no more fights

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Original Lyrics: Si te hago tanto mal

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Aligned Translation: If I do you so much harm

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Original Lyrics: Mejor déjame tranquilo

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Aligned Translation: Better leave me alone

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Original Lyrics: Antes que se rompa el hilo que quedó

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Aligned Translation: Before the thread that was left is broken

Free Translation: Before the last thread snaps

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Original Lyrics: Sosteniendo lo poco que se salvó

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Aligned Translation: Holding the little that was saved

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Original Lyrics: De nuestro amor

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Aligned Translation: Of our love

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Original Lyrics: Si te hago tanto mal

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Aligned Translation: If I do you so much harm

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Original Lyrics: Por qué le das tantas vueltas

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Aligned Translation: Why do you give it so much thought

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Original Lyrics: Y te evitas ridiculizarme más

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Aligned Translation: And you avoid ridiculing me further

Free Translation: Spare us both the humiliation

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Original Lyrics: Para que esto se termine en santa paz

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Aligned Translation: For this to end in holy peace

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Original Lyrics: O me voy o te vas

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Aligned Translation: Either I'm leaving or you'releaving

Free Translation: Either I walk or you go

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Original Lyrics: Llevo

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Aligned Translation: I carry

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Original Lyrics: Con tristeza, en mi espalda, tu desdicha

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Aligned Translation: Sadly, on my back your misery

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Original Lyrics: Creo

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Aligned Translation: I think

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Original Lyrics: Que debemos, por las buenas, terminar

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Aligned Translation: That we must by good means, finish

Free Translation: We should end this clean, no more fights

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Original Lyrics: Si te hago tanto mal

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Aligned Translation: If I do you so much harm

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Original Lyrics: Mejor déjame tranquilo

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Aligned Translation: Better leave me alone

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Original Lyrics: Antes que se rompa el hilo que quedó

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Aligned Translation: Before the thread that was left is broken

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Original Lyrics: Sosteniendo lo poco que se salvó

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Aligned Translation: Holding the little that was saved

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Original Lyrics: De nuestro amor

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Aligned Translation: Of our love

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Original Lyrics: Si te hago tanto mal

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Aligned Translation: If I do you so much harm

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Original Lyrics: Por qué le das tantas vueltas

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Aligned Translation: Why do you give it so much thought

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Original Lyrics: Y te evitas ridiculizarme más

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Aligned Translation: And you avoid ridiculing me further

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Original Lyrics: Para que esto se termine en santa paz

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Aligned Translation: For this to end in holy peace

Free Translation: Let this end in holy peace

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Original Lyrics: O me voy o te vas

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Aligned Translation: Either I'm leaving or you'releaving

Free Translation: Either I walk or you go

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Original Lyrics: Oh!

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Aligned Translation: Oh!

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Original Lyrics: La Ra

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Aligned Translation: La Ra

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Original Lyrics: La Ra La Ra La Ra La Ra La

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Aligned Translation: La Ra La Ra La Ra La Ra La

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Original Lyrics: La Ra La Ra La Ra La Ra La

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Aligned Translation: La Ra La Ra La Ra La Ra La

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Original Lyrics: La Ra La Ra La Ra La Ra La

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Aligned Translation: La Ra La Ra La Ra La Ra La

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Review

1) Summary of the Story in the Lyrics

The lyrics portray a resigned yet dignified end to a toxic relationship, where the narrator confronts their partner’s indirect rejection ("Por qué le das tantas vueltas"). Marco Antonio Solís frames the breakup as inevitable—offering a peaceful resolution ("terminar en santa paz") through the ultimatum "O me voy o te vas" (Either I leave or you go). The imagery of carrying the partner’s "desdicha" (misfortune) like a weight underscores emotional exhaustion.

2) Emotional Impact & Storytelling Technique

Solís’s weathered vocals and melancholic mariachi-tinged arrangement amplify the lyrics’ quiet devastation. The juxtaposition of dignified language ("por las buenas") with raw vulnerability ("tristeza en mi espalda") creates a poignant contrast, while the repetitive chorus mirrors the cyclical nature of their unresolved conflict.

3) Themes & Tone

No explicit content. The song explores mature themes of self-respect and emotional fatigue, with a tone of sorrowful resolve—more weary than angry.

4) Music Video Relation

The video moves seamlessly between a subway car's mundane rhythm and the raw vulnerability of a recording studio. Marco Antonio Solís with his guitar in the train, singing softly as life unfolds around him—commuters lost in thought, a couple stealing a kiss, a priest fingering his rosary beads. Each passenger becomes a living verse of the song's central dilemma: "either I leave or you go." The scene shifts abruptly to a studio where Marco Antonio stands before a microphone, his voice now filling the space as a dancer's body translates the lyrics into movement. The editing weaves both worlds together, contrasting the anonymity of public transit with the stark exposure of performance. As the song progresses, the train empties. Passengers exit, the couple parts ways, the priest tucks his rosary away. By the final chorus, only Marco Antonio remains in the deserted car, the open doors framing him like a question mark "let's end this kindly."

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https://www.last.fm/music/Marco+Antonio+Sol%C3%ADs/_/O+Me+Voy+O+Te+Vas

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https://www.lyrics.com/lyric/8392438/Marco+Antonio+Sol%C3%ADs/O+Me+Voy+o+Te+Vas

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https://music.apple.com/us/song/o-me-voy-o-te-vas/1691814394

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Submitted by user: HERNANDEZJ

Average Ratings

Most people find the song lyrics easy to understand lyrics, lyrics sung very slowly and it has hard to remember verbs and nouns

Most words used are in very common daily usage.RAE

O me Voy o te Vas has 96 BPM (beats per minute)

O me Voy o te Vas is suitable for DELE Level students in terms of language complexity.

References

RAE Based on a median word frequency of 910 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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