Decirnos Adiós Lyrics in English by Miguel Bosé, Penélope Cruz

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Decirnos Adiós by Miguel Bosé from Spanish to English.

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Verse 1

The last one out, turn off the light

Close the door slowly

Throw the keys to the bottom of the sea

I know that I'll miss your words

The damp venom of your lips

I will accept that nothing is forever

That all we ever did was say goodbye

Chorus 1

To tell each other goodbye

To make everything go black

Like the mouth of a wolf

Or: Like a wolf's mouth

Like a moonless night

To tell each other goodbye

To make everything go black

Like a bottomless pit

Like a moonless night

To tell each other goodbye

Verse 2

I'll vacuum-seal my kisses

I will dance my last tango, now without you

What were once sweet cries of hope

Now they're just the past

Pieces of cardboard

I will accept that nothing is forever

That all we ever did was say goodbye

Chorus 2

To tell each other goodbye

To make everything go black

Like the mouth of a wolf

Like a moonless night

To tell each other goodbye

To make everything go black

Like a bottomless pit

Like a moonless night

To tell each other goodbye

Verse 3

But how much it hurts to stop seeing you

To breathe, to live with you on my mind

With your laughter, your summer, and my bad luck

I'll accept my life in this lousy death

Chorus 3

To tell each other goodbye

To make everything go black

Like the mouth of a wolf

Like a moonless night

To tell each other goodbye

To make everything go black

Like a bottomless pit

Like a moonless night

Like the mouth of a wolf

Like a moonless night

To tell each other goodbye

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Envasaré — I will pack / I will bottle

Envasaré is the future tense of the verb envasar, which means 'to pack,' 'to bottle,' or 'to can,' usually in the context of preserving food.

In this song, Miguel Bosé creates a striking and unusual image by singing, "Envasaré mis besos al vacío" (I will vacuum-pack my kisses). This is a poignant metaphor for the end of a relationship, suggesting he is sealing his kisses away forever. It powerfully conveys a sense of finality and the preservation of a love that is now in the past.

"Decirnos Adiós" brings Miguel Bosé and Penélope Cruz together for a dramatic, absolute breakup where neither person is looking back. Right from the start, they set clear rules for walking away: "El último que apague la luz / Que cierre la puerta despacio / Que tire las llaves al fondo del mar" ("The last one to leave turns off the light / Closes the door softly / Throws the keys to the bottom of the sea"). It feels less like a messy fight and more like an official ceremony closing down a shared life. Even with vivid memories like "el húmedo veneno de tus labios" ("the damp poison of your lips"), there is no room left to negotiate.

The imagery turns pitch-black fast. They repeat that leaving each other means "volverlo todo negro / Como la boca de un lobo" ("turning everything black / Like the mouth of a wolf"). In Spanish, saying something is como la boca de un lobo is an everyday idiom for pitch-dark, dangerous places where you cannot see a thing ahead of you. Former excitement turns into cheap junk, described bluntly as "trozos de cartón" ("pieces of cardboard"). One partner even promises to "envasar mis besos al vacío" ("vacuum-pack my kisses") and dance a final solo tango. It is heavy, theatrical pop about coming to terms with a total blackout when love ends.

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