Una canción española

Question

I've found a nice Spanish song that goes like this:

Olvídalo, aquí estoy yo / Para dar lo que él nunca te dio / Déjame entrar en tu corazón / Pégate, pégate, pé-pé-pégate

Can you explain to me what ''pégate'' means? I know that affirmative informal commands are used here and 'pega' comes from 'pegar' (to stick), but I don't understand why we have "te". Stick to you? :D Shouldn't it be pégame?

Gracias por ayudarme

Answer 1

Get Closer

You can also check this link: Pégate

Stick/paste ''yourself'' (to) - sinsonte, May 25, 2012

Answer 2

Agree with sinsonte. It means "acércate - get closer" in an informal way. And I think it is more used in songs for dancing.

Lyrics comes from song that is often used in zumba classes. And now, after checking "acercar" i think i got it : this "te" is not direct/indirect object but it's more like reflexive pronoun, right? - Madelleine, May 25, 2012

sorry, I don't know how to explain you with the grammatical expressions (reflexive pronoun, etc). But I can tell you that acércate or pégate are imperative ways to call someone (in this case like an invitation : come here, get closer = ven, acércate). - Juliss, May 25, 2012

I hope this helps you a little bit. - Juliss, May 25, 2012

It's a command, albeit a suggestive one. acércate (near yourself/bring yourself near) ..you attach the object pronouns to the end of the imperative form of the verb. - sinsonte, May 25, 2012

http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/procomm.htm - sinsonte, May 25, 2012

thanks very much again. i checked only one meaning of pegar = stick to an it didn't make sense to sing stick to yourself in a song about love. thank you all again - Madelleine, May 25, 2012

Answer 3

"Estar pegado a alguien" is a very natural phrase and it is not about dancing but about being very close to someone in a relationship. Many years ago Elvis Presley had a song "Stuck on You" and this is the same idea.

We say "pégate" because with just "pega" the natural question will be "¿pegar qué?" If it helps to understand better, you can think of it as "stick yourself to ....."

Shouldn't it be pégame?

The first thing that comes to mind if you say this is "hit me." (Pegar .... Glue, stick, hit)