Having a conversation with two of my friends, the topic of relationships came up. When asked what I would've done in a certain drama-filled situation, I expressed my lack of patience for people who play games and that I only give partners one chance to get it right. One of them asked when I learned that (wondering if I had ever been played). I explained that I have always felt this way. They wondered if I learned it from my mother. I told them that my parents have been happily married for 34 years. Then, a few days later, this song came on and I remembered growing up listening to Milly** and other Merengueras*** who insisted on no-non-sense relationships in their songs. So I appear to be a product of my culture.
Aunque me parta en dos,
Aunque me explote en el pecho el corazon herido
Se me turbe la mente pensando en ti
Ya yo no regreso.
Aunque me parta en dos,
Aunque la pena me arranque en un soplo la vida
Y se me acabe el camino que me aleja de ti
Ya yo no regreso
Y lloraras, lamentaras y sufriras por mi,
Pero no vuelvo a tu lado (no vuelvo).
Y lloraras, lamentaras y sufriras por mi,
Pero no vuelvo a tu lado (no vuelvo)
Aunque me parta en dos.
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Even if I were breaking in half
Even if my broken heart were to explode inside my chest
and my mind became clouded with thoughts of you,
I will not return.
Even if I were breaking in half
Even if sorrow were to tear from me my own life with a sigh
and I reach the end of the road that leads me away from you,
I will not return.
And you will cry, lament and suffer over me,
But I will not come back to you (not coming back)
And you will cry, lament and suffer over me,
But I will not come back to you (not coming back)
Even if I were breaking in half.
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* Aunque Me Parta en Dos by Milly Quezada
** Milly was married for 20 years to Rafael Vásquez, who was also her manager, when he passed away while she was on tour. She has never remarried.
*** Merengue is the traditional music of the Dominican Republic. A Merenguera is a female performer of this music genre.
