De Nada Sirve (En Vivo) Lyrics in English by No te va Gustar
Entregarte comes from entregar, meaning “to hand over,” “to give,” or “to surrender,” combined with te (“to you”). In the song, “No sé entregarte la vida” means “I don’t know how to give you my life,” expressing total devotion and emotional surrender in a poetic way.
This song is a blunt, confused love song about someone who cannot make sense of leaving. The singer repeats “De nada sirve el por qué” [“The why is no use”] and “De nada sirve el adiós” [“Goodbye is no use”], dismissing explanations, courage, returning, and farewell one by one. Then comes the question, “¿Hasta cuándo te querré como hasta hoy?” [“How long will I love you as I do today?”]. The word “vos” is the familiar form of “you” commonly used in Uruguay and other parts of South America, so “vos me enseñaste” means “you taught me.”
The singer admits he is full of contradictions: “Me gusta lo que no tengo y quiero lo que no doy” [“I like what I do not have, and I want what I do not give”]. He cannot offer his whole life, yet he says he cannot live without this person. Even if he falls apart, “pero acá siempre estás vos” [“but you are always here”]. Near the end, the garden no longer waits because he has cut the flower, a sharp image of something finished or taken away. Still, all he has left is to sing with his soul: “Si te regalé la voz” [“If I gave you my voice”]. It is a lovely contradiction: farewell is useless, the flower is already cut, and the voice keeps bringing the other person back.
