Por Pedir Pedí Lyrics in English by Antonio Orozco
Atrevimiento translates to "daring" or "boldness." It's a word that suggests a courageous and audacious spirit, often in a way that pushes boundaries.
In the song, Antonio Orozco sings, "Pedí el atrevimiento de una loca" (I asked for the daring of a madwoman). This line is particularly striking because it personifies daring as something one can request, linking it to an almost wild, uninhibited passion. It's a unique and evocative choice that stands out from more common vocabulary.
Antonio Orozco builds this whole song out of one verb: pedir, to ask. He opens by borrowing a notebook to write in, "Hoy pedí prestada una libreta donde escribir" [Today I borrowed a notebook to write in], as if even the paper had to be requested first. From there the requests pile up into a wishlist of borrowed courage: "Pedí el atrevimiento de una loca" [I asked for the daring of a crazy woman], "Pedí la fe del que rezaba" [I asked for the faith of the one who prayed], "Pedí el valor, el que solo le queda esperanza" [I asked for the courage of the one who has only hope left]. He is describing what he had to borrow, not what he already had.
By the chorus the asking stops being about abstract things and turns toward one person: "Yo soy el prisionero de tus carnes" [I am the prisoner of your flesh]. Every earlier request, the faith, the courage, the daring, was really just him working up to saying that line. The title's wordplay carries the whole idea: por pedir, pedí, "for asking, I asked", a man who spent a song's worth of nerve just to say what he wanted.
