Adiós [Mambo Remix] Lyrics in English by Ricky Martin, Nicky Jam
Agonizo comes from the verb agonizar, meaning "to agonize" or "to be in agony." It's a strong and dramatic word that conveys intense suffering or struggle.
In this song, Ricky Martin uses agonizo to express the deep emotional pain and internal conflict he feels as he tries to escape from a captivating but perhaps destructive love. He sings, "Agonizo poco a poco, descontrolado" (I agonize little by little, out of control), highlighting his struggle to break free from a love that is consuming him.
Ricky Martin turns a breakup into a party trick here. The verse is straight guilt: "Te tengo que decir adiós" [I have to tell you goodbye], followed by the confession that undoes it: "Me estoy volviendo loco" [I'm going crazy], "Loco por tu amor" [crazy for your love]. He's not free of her. He's just leaving anyway.
Then the song shows off. Nicky Jam spells his own name out letter by letter, Martin brags "Puedo traducir en Inglés" [I can translate it into English], and switches to French for "Il faut t'oublier, je te dis au revoir" [I have to forget you, I say goodbye to you]. Same goodbye, dressed up in a third language, because apparently one wasn't dramatic enough. This is a mambo remix built for a wedding DJ, not a breakup album, and that trilingual bridge gives it away: he's having more fun leaving than he ever let on.
