Me Quedo Con Tus Besos Lyrics in English by Ivan Villazon, Ivan Zuleta
Clandestinas means “clandestine” or “secret,” describing something hidden because it may be forbidden or kept from others. In the song, “las llamadas clandestinas” refers to secret phone calls between the former lovers, adding an intriguing sense of secrecy and betrayal to the heartbreak.
“Me Quedo Con Tus Besos” means “I’ll keep your kisses,” and that is the singer’s choice after a painful breakup. Looking at this woman makes him feel that his dreams and life are collapsing, yet he still wants to keep the kisses, caresses, her perfume on his pillow, and the memories of her saying “te quiero” [I love you]. He admits that he thought he was her only one and was wrong. The relationship left him with secret calls, coldness, silence, lies, and a heart full of pain. His line “me lastimaste hasta el cansancio” [you hurt me until I was exhausted] is blunt, while “jamás te voy a perdonar” [I will never forgive you] sounds final.
What makes the song interesting is the way anger and good wishes sit together. He says he cannot forgive her, then asks God to make sure she is well and tells her to be happy. He gives back the painful memories, but asks her to leave him the light and the song he created. He even says she can take the ruby and the Mercedes-Benz because those things are only material. The lyrics also bring in advice from his father and mother: he should trust that something great is ahead because he is a good person. So the goodbye is not neat or calm. He is still grieving, but he is beginning to laugh again, reclaim his voice, and let the relationship go.
