Olvido Lyrics in English by Gerardo Ortiz
Enredé comes from the verb enredar, which means to entangle, to mess up, or to get caught in something. It's a versatile word that can describe physical entanglement or, as in this song, emotional or situational entanglement.
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Gerardo Ortiz's "Olvido" is a really honest and emotional song about the struggle of moving on from a past love. He sings, "El problema no es dejarla el problema es olvidarla" [The problem isn't leaving her, the problem is forgetting her], which perfectly sums up the whole feeling of the track. He's clearly still hung up on her, remembering "su cara su cama sus besos los recuerdos en mi pecho" [her face, her bed, her kisses, the memories in my chest] and even her "cuerpo, divino" [divine body].
It's not just about missing her, though; there's a lot of regret here too. He admits, "Me converti en un cobarde y te enrede entre mi cadena de problemas ahi que pena" [I became a coward and entangled you in my chain of problems, what a shame]. He blames his "celos, desprecios" [jealousy, contempt] for the end of their "Buenos tiempos" [good times]. Despite all this pain, he wishes her well, hoping she finds "Gente buena" [good people] and "con quien mirar las estrellas" [someone to look at the stars with]. He even hopes his memory won't "arruine una sonrisa" [ruin a smile] for her, which is pretty heartbreaking.
