Me Tengo Que Ir Lyrics in English by Adolescents Orquesta
Entrañas literally translates to "insides" or "guts." It's a powerful, visceral word that you won't find in most love songs.
In "Me Tengo Que Ir," the singer describes a love so deep it comes from his very core, singing "todo el amor de mis entrañas" (all the love from the depths of my being). This dramatic, poetic use to express an all-consuming passion makes it a fascinating and memorable word to learn.
This song starts out like a classic salsa romántica tearjerker. The singer falls for his perfect match, "Me enamoré de la persona ideal" [I fell in love with the ideal person], but she has to leave. It's a painful goodbye, full of promises to return someday. She tells him, "Me tengo que ir / Y no es por mí, contigo está mi corazón" [I have to go / And it's not my choice, my heart is with you]. You think you know where this is going, right? A long-distance love, a sad but hopeful separation.
But then the story takes an incredibly tragic turn. The reason she has to leave is revealed in a devastating way. The singer explains, "es que el dolor que había en su vientre / Un niño estaba presente" [it's that the pain that was in her womb / A child was present]. She writes to him that "alguien perdería la vida" [someone would lose their life], and it becomes clear she is talking about herself, likely dying during childbirth. Her final goodbye isn't a promise to return, but a heartbreaking farewell as she leaves their child behind: "Todo el fruto de este amor se queda aquí" [All the fruit of this love stays here]. It transforms the song from a simple breakup anthem into a story of ultimate sacrifice and loss.
