Dile A El Lyrics in English by El Chaval De La Bachata
Desahogo literally means "relief," "release," or "outlet"—the act of unburdening oneself. It's a beautifully expressive Spanish word that you won't hear every day.
In this passionate bachata, the singer tells his lover to inform her other man, "Que soy tu desahogo" (That I am your outlet). He is her escape and her confidant, the person she turns to for emotional and physical release from her unsatisfying relationship. This word perfectly captures the drama and intensity of the song's love triangle.
Dominican bachata star El Chaval de la Bachata does not do subtle in "Dile A Él". If your partner's ex will not stop nagging and complaining, El Chaval offers a very direct solution: tell him to get lost because someone better took his spot. He tells the woman to inform her former flame that the fight is over with the bold line, "Dile a él que yo le gané la guerra" [Tell him that I won the war]. From there, the swagger only escalates. He calls himself "el playboy de tus escenas" [the playboy of your scenes], borrowing the American brand name playboy to cast himself as the charming leading man in her life, and even claims he acts as her personal doctor: "soy tu ginecólogo cuando estamos a solas" [I am your gynecologist when we are alone]. It is cocky, dramatic, and completely over the top.
Beyond boasting, the song leans hard into the rush of full-blown physical obsession. He begs her to confess that they are hooked on each other, singing, "Dile que eres mi droga, que ya soy un adicto a tu cuerpo" [Tell him you are my drug, that I am already an addict to your body]. He cannot function without a regular "dosis de tus besos" [dose of your kisses]. Whenever she is stressed or facing a crisis, he claims he is the first person she turns to: "soy tu desahogo y el 911 de tu emergencia" [I am your emotional release and the 911 for your emergency]. Here, desahogo means a relief valve or an outlet to vent, while 911 borrows the classic emergency telephone number to prove that he is the only responder she dials when things get heated.
