Me Dediqué A Perderte Lyrics in English Abel Pintos , Ha-Ash

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Verse 1

Why didn't I kiss your soul when I still could?

Why didn't I hug your life when I still had it?

And I that didn't realize how much it hurt you

And I that didn't know

The damage that I was doing to myself

Verse 1

How is it that I never noticed that you weren't smiling anymore?

And that before turning off the light, you said nothing to me anymore

That that love slipped away from you, that the day had come

That you no longer felt me

That it didn't even hurt you anymore

Chorus 1

I devoted myself to losing you

And I was absent in moments that are gone forever

I devoted myself to not seeing you

And I shut myself in my world and you couldn't stop me

And I walked away a thousand times

And when I came back I had lost you forever

And I wanted to stop you

And then I discovered that you were already looking differently

I devoted myself to losing you

Verse 2

Why didn't I fill you with me when there was still time?

Why couldn't I understand what I now understand?

That you were everything to me and that I was blind

I left you for later

This damned ego

Chorus 2

I devoted myself to losing you

And I was absent in moments that are gone forever

I devoted myself to not seeing you

And I shut myself in my world and you couldn't stop me

And I walked away a thousand times

And when I came back I had lost you forever

And I wanted to stop you

Then I discovered that you were already looking differently

I devoted myself to losing you

Outro

And I walked away a thousand times

And when I came back I had lost you forever

And I wanted to stop you

Then I discovered that you were already looking differently

I devoted myself to losing you

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dediqué — I dedicated / I devoted

Dediqué comes from the verb dedicar, meaning 'to dedicate' or 'to devote'. While it seems straightforward, its use in this song is quite ironic and poignant.

The title itself, "Me Dediqué A Perderte" (I Dedicated Myself To Losing You), highlights this irony. The singer 'dedicated' his efforts not to love, but to neglecting and ultimately losing his partner. This twist on a common verb makes it memorable and central to the song's theme of regret and missed opportunities.

“Me Dediqué A Perderte” is a heartfelt folk ballad in which Argentine singer–songwriter Abel Pintos, joined by the Mexican duo Ha-Ash, looks back on a love he let slip away through neglect and ego. Line after line of rhetorical questions (“¿Por qué no te besé en el alma…?”) paints a vivid picture of someone who finally notices every silent sign of their partner’s fading affection only when it is too late. The chorus becomes a painful confession: he actively “dedicated himself” to losing her by retreating into his own world, missing irreplaceable moments until her eyes no longer held the same sparkle. Regret, self-awareness, and the heavy cost of pride blend with the gentle folk melody, offering listeners a poignant reminder to cherish love before absence turns into permanence.

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