Me Voy (English: I’m Leaving) is the second song to be presented here from American-born Mexican singer Julieta Venegas after her first entry Limón y Sal (Lemon and Salt). It was the first single from her album Limón y Sal and is by far her most successful song to date reaching the top of the US Billboard Latin Pop Airplay. In Mexico the song spent twelve consecutive weeks at number one and also peaked at number one in Colombia. The song was also nominated for the Latin Grammy Awards of 2006. The album established her as one of the most prominent songwriters in Latin pop.
Written by Julieta Venegas and produced by Cachorro López, Me Voy is a Ranchera/Pop farewell song between two lovers. I was enchanted with Me Voy from first-listen and the music video below only enhanced my appreciation of the song. Musically, it features a lively rollicking guitar melody accompanied by Venegas’ signature accordion, creating a lighthearted yet bittersweet tone. This duality between upbeat music and introspective lyrics adds to the song’s charm and always induces a smile in this listener.
A crude English translation of the lyrics follow:
[Verso 1]
Why didn’t you understand my heart?
What was in it
Why didn’t you have the courage to see who I am?
Why don’t you listen to what’s so close to you?
Only the noise outside and me
That I am on one side I disappear for you
[Pre-Coro]
I’m not going to cry and say that I don’t deserve this
Because I probably do
But I don’t want it, that’s why I’m leaving
[Coro]
What a pity, but goodbye
I say goodbye to you and I’m leaving
What a pity, but goodbye
I say goodbye to you
[Verso 2]
Because I know that something better awaits me
Someone who knows how to give me love
The kind that sweetens the salt and makes the sun come out
I thought I would never leave you
That it’s good love, for life, but
Today I understood that there’s not enough for both of us
Julieta Venegas Percevault was born on November 24, 1970. She is a songwriter, instrumentalist and producer who specializes in pop-rock-indie music in Spanish. She plays 17 instruments including acoustic guitar, accordion, and keyboard. She also speaks English, Portuguese, and Spanish. Born in Long Beach, California, United States due to birth tourism, Venegas grew up in Tijuana and began playing instruments from a young age. Since 2017, she has resided in Buenos Aires, where she made her debut as a theatre actress in the play “La Enamorada” by Argentine writer Santiago Loza.
The video below begins with Julieta Venegas in a room where she is singing to a man but he is sleeping. She packs her things and flies off in a hot air balloon. She lands in a variety of locations including the desert, south pole and a forest but she tires of her life in each. The video ends with her flying off into the sunset in her hot air balloon.
References:
1. Me Voy (Julieta Venegas song) – Wikipedia
2. Julieta Venegas – Wikipedia
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