Perdí Mi Ojo de Venado – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Caifanes
• Album: Caifanes

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the atmospheric rock of Caifanes with "Perdí Mi Ojo De Venado." This song, steeped in Mexican folklore, offers a lyrical journey into symbolism and protection, providing a fascinating glimpse into cultural metaphors woven into powerful music.

[English]

I lost my deer’s eye charm; now no one will protect me.

My body flies through the darkness; Lady Macabre comes to see.

At night she talks to me about the magic of being alone.

My ears are freezing—I think they want to take me away.

Please, my love, cleanse me with a ritual.

Rid me of every evil, my dear.

Burn my bouquet, please, my love,

Before I end up burning you instead.

...

I lost my deer’s eye charm; I’ve become a creature of the dark.

I lost my life through a rosary made of brass miracles.

At night they visit me, signaling with their skin.

My ears are freezing—I think they want to take me away.

Please, my love, cleanse me with a ritual.

Rid me of every evil, my dear.

Burn my bouquet, please, my love,

Before I end up burning you instead.

...

Please, my love, cleanse me with a ritual.

Rid me of every evil, my dear.

Burn my bouquet, please, my love.

Before I end up burning you instead.

Please, my love, cleanse me with a ritual.

Rid me of every evil, my dear.

Burn my bouquet, please, my love.

Before I end up burning you instead.

...

[Spanish]

Perdí mi ojo de venado, nadie me va a proteger

Vuelo mi cuerpo entre tinieblas, Doña Macabra viene a ver

Por las noches me platica de la magia de la soledad

Me congelan las orejas, creo que me quieren llevar

Hazme una limpia por favor, amor

Despójame de todo mal carnal

Quema mi ramo por favor, amor

Antes que yo te queme a ti, a ti

Perdí mi ojo de venado, soy un ser de oscuridad

Perdí mi vida en un rosario, entre milagros de latón

Por las noches me visitan, me hacen señas con la piel

Me congelan las orejas, creo que me quieren llevar

Hazme una limpia por favor, amor

Despójame de todo mal carnal

Quema mi ramo por favor, amor

Antes que yo te queme a ti, a ti

Hazme una limpia por favor, amor

Despójame de todo mal carnal

Quema mi ramo por favor, amor

Antes que yo te queme a ti, a ti

Hazme una limpia por favor, amor

Despójame de todo mal carnal

Quema mi ramo por favor, amor

Antes que yo te queme a ti, a ti

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
perder /peɾˈdeɾ/ A2	verb - to lose
ojo /ˈoxo/ A1	noun - eye
venado /beˈnaðo/ B1	noun - deer
proteger /pɾoteˈxeɾ/ B1	verb - to protect
cuerpo /ˈkweɾpo/ A2	noun - body
tinieblas /tiˈnjeblas/ C1	noun (plural) - darkness; obscurity
magia /ˈmaxja/ B1	noun - magic
soledad /soleˈðað/ B2	noun - solitude; loneliness
congelar /koxeˈlaɾ/ B1	verb - to freeze
oreja /oˈɾexa/ A2	noun - ear
llevar /ʝeˈβaɾ/ A2	verb - to carry; to take; to lead
limpia /ˈlimpja/ B2	noun (ritual) - spiritual cleansing ritual adjective - clean
despojar /despoˈxaɾ/ C1	verb - to strip away; to dispossess
mal /mal/ A2	noun - evil; harm
carnal /kaɾˈnal/ C1	adjective - carnal; bodily; relating to flesh or desire
ramo /ˈramo/ B1	noun - bouquet; branch; bunch
quemar /keˈmaɾ/ B1	verb - to burn
oscuridad /oskuɾiˈðað/ B2	noun - darkness
milagro /miˈlaɣɾo/ B2	noun - miracle
piel /pjɛl/ A2	noun - skin

Key Grammar Structures

• Perdí mi ojo de venado

  ➔ Preterite tense of the verb 'perder' (to lose)

  ➔ The word 'Perdí' indicates a completed action in the past — ‘I lost’.

• Vuelo mi cuerpo entre tinieblas

  ➔ Present tense first person singular of 'volar' (to fly)

  ➔ ‘Vuelo’ means ‘I fly’; it expresses an ongoing or habitual action in the present.

• Doña Macabra viene a ver

  ➔ Present indicative of 'venir a + infinitive' to express movement or intention

  ➔ 'Viene a ver' means ‘comes to see’, showing purpose with movement.

• Por las noches me platica

  ➔ Use of 'me' as indirect object pronoun

  ➔ 'Me platica' means ‘she talks to me’; 'me' receives the action indirectly.

• Me congelan las orejas

  ➔ Passive-like reflexive construction expressing an effect on the subject

  ➔ ‘Me congelan’ literally ‘they freeze me’, meaning ‘my ears get frozen’.

• Hazme una limpia por favor

  ➔ Imperative form with object pronoun attached to the verb

  ➔ 'Hazme' combines ‘haz’ (do) + ‘me’ (to me): ‘Do me a cleansing’.

• Despójame de todo mal carnal

  ➔ Imperative with reflexive pronoun indicating personal purification

  ➔ ‘Despójame’ means ‘rid me (of...)’, using reflexive form to express something done to oneself.

• Quema mi ramo por favor

  ➔ Imperative form of 'quemar' (to burn)

  ➔ ‘Quema’ is the affirmative command ‘burn’; direct, urgent, and emotive.

• Antes que yo te queme a ti

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after ‘antes que’ indicating hypothetical or feared action

  ➔ ‘Queme’ is in the subjunctive because after ‘antes que’, Spanish anticipates a non-real or potential event.