Help with song lyrics that don't make any sense

Question

I need help translating lyrics from a song. The line says "No despegues tus pies". I am really confused because it says don't attach your feet. However, this doesn't make sense because why would you detach your feet? Please help me translate this.

Answer 1

"Pegar" can mean glue/stick, so despegar could probably be interpreted as unstick your feet/don't move. Obviously this isn't the most common way of saying it, but songs take artistic liberties.

I agree about song lyrics. In this case I doubt the translation is literal. - bandit51jd, Feb 26, 2013

And your answer is reasonable. - bandit51jd, Feb 26, 2013

Answer 2

It might mean "keep your feet firmly planted on the ground "......It often means "be rational, don't base your actions on fanciful imagination, but rather, on solid logic."

A good answer. Obviously it's hard to tell with only this much context, but this seems very reasonable. - BigMike, Feb 26, 2013

Answer 3

The lyrics make sense, ! What does not make sense is, how little context, you have given, when you have a whole song,

Answer 4

"No despegues tus pies"

If this is a love song, it makes sense as somewhat of a poetic way of saying "No te me vayas" (don´t leave me) or "Quédate conmigo" (stay with me).

Answer 5

Or maybe "don't lose your footing".

But I like the "keep yourself grounded" idea better.