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What does "víveme" mean?

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I've been listening to a Laura Pausini song called "Víveme", and I'm having trouble figuring out what the title means. I know that "vivir" means "to live", and that "vive" in this instance is a tú command followed by the object "me". My problem, I think, is figuring out how the object relates to the verb: I feel like it should translate into "live me", but that makes no sense in English. My friend suggested that it's "live for me", but I was under the impression that object pronouns can't be used if there's a preposition, so that it would have to be "Vive por mi" or something like that instead of "Víveme". Am I wrong in assuming this, or is "víveme" an idiomatic expression that doesn't translate directly into English?

If it helps, the context of the word in the song is: "Víveme sin miedo ahora / Que sea una vida o sea una hora ... Víveme sin más vergüenza".

Thanks in advance.

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updated Jan 3, 2012
posted by outofthesky

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Víveme doesn't make much sense in Spanish either. It literally means "live me". Like saying "enjoy me, love me, breathe me, take me"...

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Hope it helps!

updated Jan 3, 2012
posted by Benz
Wow, M. That's profound.:) - Yeser007, Mar 1, 2010
This is very descriptive to what viveme means. - NibbPower, Jan 3, 2012
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I know the italian song. The sense isn't live for me, but a sort of "stay with me intensely" (without being afraid, it doesn't matter if it's forever or only for an hour).

updated Mar 1, 2010
posted by letizia
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it refers more so to making love. she tells him to love her without fear now, for a lifetime or for an hour, she wants him to love her without fear or embarrassment. grin

updated Jan 3, 2012
posted by cartagenamarta8