Te Dejo Madrid Shakira Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'Te Dejo Madrid' means 'I Leave You Madrid' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Shakira' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Original Lyrics: Ooh!

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Original Lyrics: Ah-ah

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Original Lyrics: Sí, ya es hora de esconder

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Free Translation: Yes, it is high time to hide

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Original Lyrics: Del mundo el dolor bajo la piel

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Original Lyrics: Mas sé que estaré bien

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Original Lyrics: Los gatos, como yo, caen de pie

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Original Lyrics: No quiero jugar mi suerte por ti

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Free Translation: I don't want to chance my luck on you

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Original Lyrics: No puedo con v pequeña vivir

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Original Lyrics: Pronto estaré de aquí muy, muy lejos

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Free Translation: Soon I'll be far, far away from here.

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Original Lyrics: Ay, me voy otra vez

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Free Translation: Oh, I'm leaving I'm leaving

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Original Lyrics: Ay, te dejo, Madrid

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Free Translation: Oh, I leave you, Madrid

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Original Lyrics: Tus rutinas de piel y tus ganas de huir

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Original Lyrics: Yo no quiero cobardes que me hagan sufrir

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Free Translation: I don't want cowards to make me suffer

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Original Lyrics: Mejor le digo adiós a tu boca de anis

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Free Translation: I'd better say goodbye to your aniseed mouth.

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Original Lyrics: Sí, ya es hora de limpiar las manchas de miel

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Original Lyrics: Sobre el mantel

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Original Lyrics: Yo nunca supe actuar

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Original Lyrics: Y mis labios se ven muertos de sed

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Original Lyrics: No quiero dejarlo todo al azar

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Original Lyrics: Entiendo que he comenzado a estorbar

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Original Lyrics: Pronto estaré de ti muy, muy lejos

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Free Translation: Soon I'll be far, far away from you

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Original Lyrics: Ay, me voy otra vez

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Original Lyrics: Ay, te dejo, Madrid

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Original Lyrics: Tus rutinas de piel y tus ganas de huir

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Original Lyrics: Yo no quiero cobardes que me hagan sufrir

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Original Lyrics: Mejor le digo adiós a tu boca de anis

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Free Translation: I'd better say goodbye to your aniseed mouth.

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Original Lyrics: Ah, ah

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Original Lyrics: Ay, me voy otra vez

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Free Translation: Oh, I'm leaving I'm leaving

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Original Lyrics: Ay, te dejo, Madrid

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Free Translation: Oh, I leave you, Madrid

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Original Lyrics: Tus rutinas de piel y tus ganas de huir

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Original Lyrics: Yo no quiero cobardes que me hagan sufrir

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Original Lyrics: Mejor le digo adiós a tu boca de anis

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Original Lyrics: Ay, me voy otra vez

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Original Lyrics: Ay, te dejo, Madrid

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Original Lyrics: Tus rutinas de piel y tus ganas de huir

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Original Lyrics: Yo no quiero cobardes que me hagan sufrir

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Original Lyrics: Mejor le digo adiós a tu boca de anis

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Original Lyrics: Ay, te dejo, Madrid, Madrid

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Free Translation: Oh, I leave you, Madrid, Madrid

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Original Lyrics: A tu boca de anis

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Original Lyrics: A tu boca de anis

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Review

Seems poor Shakira is upset with Madrid.  Or maybe someone in Madrid?

She's decided she having a terrible time and she doesn't want to waste any more of her time in Madrid/or the Madrid dude.

She's going to pack her stuff and get out of there - far away as possible, and soon.

She thinks the place is full of wusses and add the final insult - your aniseed mouth - ugh.

It's a pretty angry song.  I couldn't find if "boca de anis" was a common phrase, or just one Shakira made up.

There is a bullfighter who is clearly in love with himself; kissing himself, posing, laughing egotistically (maybe part of the job description?)  who is playing Shakira's lover.

She alternatively in bed, in a dressing room dressed like a bullfighter/bull or running away from Madrid with a massive pair of sissors.

She's kinda acting like a bull in a fight being attacked by the bullfighter, then maybe goes to kiss him, but just rubs her hands on his mouth as a rejection.

In the end she cuts off big chunks of her own hair with the scissors she's been lumping around.

Submitted by user: BENDECKO

Average Ratings

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

Many words used are not in common daily usage.RAE

Te Dejo Madrid has 131 BPM (beats per minute)

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RAE Based on a median word frequency of 25961 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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