La Vida No Es Eterna – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Caifanes
• Album: Caifanes II: El Diablito

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the poetic world of Caifanes with "La Vida No Es Eterna" to explore profound themes of life and mortality in Spanish. This song offers a rich vocabulary for discussing existence, time, and introspection, making it special for its philosophical depth and powerful rock sound that resonates culturally.

[English]

Look how this life has left you

Before you think you're going to grow old

Look how this story has left you

Before you think you're going to go crazy

Look, life isn't eternal

At any moment, it forgets us

...

Look how all your hair is falling out

Before you think you're going to go crazy

Look how your whole heart is slipping away

And you, and you, and you do nothing

Look, life isn't eternal

At any moment, it forgets us.

...

Look, life isn't eternal

At any moment, it forgets us.

...

[Spanish]

Mi-ra_ co-mo_ te_ ha_ de-ja-do_ es-ta_ vi-da

An-tes_ que_ pien-ses_ que_ vas_ a_ en-ve-je-cer

Mi-ra_ co-mo_ te_ ha_ de-ja-do_ es-ta_ his-to-ria

An-tes_ que_ pien-ses_ que_ vas_ a_ en-lo-que-cer

Mi-ra_ que_ la_ vi-da_ no_ es_ e-ter-na

En_ cual-quier_ mo-men-to_ nos_ ol-vi-da

Mi-ra_ co-mo_ te_ cae_ to-di-ta_ la_ ca-be-lle-ra

An-tes_ que_ pien-ses_ que_ vas_ a_ en-lo-que-cer

Mi-ra_ co-mo_ se_ te_ es-cu-rre_ to-di-to_ el_ co-ra-zón

Y_ tú,_ y_ tú,_ y_ tú_ no_ ha-ces_ na-da

Mi-ra_ que_ la_ vi-da_ no_ es_ e-ter-na

En_ cual-quier_ mo-men-to_ nos_ ol-vi-da.

Mi-ra_ que_ la_ vi-da_ no_ es_ e-ter-na

En_ cual-quier_ mo-men-to_ nos_ ol-vi-da.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
vida ˈbiða A1	noun - life
eterna eˈteɾna A2	adjective - eternal
olvida olˈβiða A2	verb - forgets
mira ˈmiɾa A1	verb - look
momento moˈmento A2	noun - moment
historia istoˈɾja A2	noun - history
envejecer enβexeˈθeɾ B1	verb - to grow old
enloquecer enloβekeˈθeɾ B1	verb - to go crazy
cabellera kaβeˈleɾa B1	noun - hair
corazón koɾaˈθon A1	noun - heart
escurre esˈkuɾe B2	verb - drips
haces ˈaθes A2	verb - you do
nada ˈnaða A1	noun - nothing
cualquier kwalˈkjejɛr A2	adjective - any
pienses ˈpjenses A2	verb - you think

Key Grammar Structures

• Mi-ra_ co-mo_ te_ ha_ de-ja-do_ es-ta_ vi-da

  ➔ Present Perfect (has left)

  ➔ The verb 'ha dejado' is in the present perfect tense, indicating an action that started in the past and has results in the present.

• An-tes_ que_ pien-ses_ que_ vas_ a_ en-ve-je-cer

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (that you think)

  ➔ The subjunctive mood 'pienses' is used after 'antes que' to express a hypothetical or uncertain situation.

• Mi-ra_ que_ la_ vi-da_ no_ es_ e-ter-na

  ➔ Present Tense of 'ser' (is not)

  ➔ The verb 'es' from 'ser' is in the present tense, used to describe a permanent or essential characteristic.

• En_ cual-quier_ mo-men-to_ nos_ ol-vi-da

  ➔ Present Tense (forgets us)

  ➔ The verb 'olvida' is in the present tense, indicating a habitual or general truth.

• Y_ tú,_ y_ tú,_ y_ tú_ no_ ha-ces_ na-da

  ➔ Present Tense of 'hacer' (do nothing)

  ➔ The verb 'haces' from 'hacer' is in the present tense, used to describe an action happening now or regularly.