La Despedida Lyrics in English Silvina Moreno

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La Despedida by Silvina Moreno from Spanish to English.
Verse 1
She goes out in a hurry
With wet sandals
Running for the train
She knows that tomorrow
Is the last day
That she will have with him
Chorus 1
She doesn't allow herself to cry
She doesn't even allow herself to complain
She wants to have the luck
To feel strong or to fake it
Never in her life did she pray to anyone
But she looked at the sky
If there's an angel that can hear me
I ask please, take care of him for me, take care of him for me
Verse 2
He knew the next day
That it was time, and it hurt to say goodbye
She doesn't want to let him go
She's terrified to leave him without love
Chorus 2
She doesn't allow herself to cry
She doesn't even allow herself to complain
She wants to have the luck
To feel strong or to fake it
Never in her life did she pray to anyone
But she looked at the sky
If there's an angel that can hear me
I ask please, take care of him for me, take care of him for me
Bridge
Letting go, letting go, scratches the soul
And God will know why it is
What irony, what irony, what irony this life
That brings us together to separate us again!
Chorus 3
Never in her life did she pray to anyone
But she looked at the sky
If there's an angel that can hear me
I ask please, take care of him for me, take care of him for me
Aw!
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SONG MEANING

La Despedida paints the scene of a woman racing to catch a train while her sandals are still wet, knowing that tomorrow will be her final day with the person she loves. Determined to appear brave, she refuses to cry or complain, yet her heart secretly breaks as she sends an urgent wish to the sky: “Please, someone up there, take care of him for me.” The song explores that fragile space where love, fear and courage collide, capturing the bittersweet moment when two souls must separate even though neither wants to let go.

Silvina Moreno transforms this goodbye into an emotional roller-coaster: pulsing rhythms mirror her pounding heartbeat, and lyrical repetitions of “soltar” (to let go) scratch at the listener’s soul just as the loss scratches hers. The irony is clear—life brings people together only to pull them apart—but the track reminds us that true strength is found in vulnerability and in the small, whispered prayers we offer when words are no longer enough.

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