Todo Tiene Su Final – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Willie Colon, Hector Lavoe
• Album: Lo Mato

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Todo tiene su final

Everything has its end

Nada dura para siempre

Nothing lasts forever

Tenemos que recordar

We have to remember

Que no existe eternidad

That eternity doesn't exist

Como el lindo clavel

Like the beautiful carnation

Solo quizo florecer

Just wanted to bloom

Y enseñarnos su belleza

And show us its beauty

Y marchito perecer

And wither away and perish

Todo tiene su final

Everything has its end

Nada dura para siempre

Nothing lasts forever

Tenemos que recordar

We have to remember

Que no existe eternidad

That eternity doesn't exist

Como el campeón mundial

Like the world champion

Dio su vida por llegar

Gave his life to reach the top

Y perder lo más querido

And lose what he loved most

En las masas otro más

Among the crowd, just another one

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Todo tiene su final

Everything has its end

Todo tiene su final

Everything has its end

Si no me quieres dímelo ahora

If you don't love me, tell me now

Todo tiene su final

Everything has its end

A mi velorio no venga a llorar

Don’t come to my funeral to cry

Todo tiene su final

Everything has its end

Ay, mamita rica

Oh, my sweet mama

Todo tiene su final

Everything has its end

Yo sabía que un día tenía que acabar

I knew one day it had to end

Todo tiene su final

Everything has its end

Punto final, todo se acabó

Final point, it's all over

Todo tiene su final

Everything has its end

Y va a llegar un demonio atómico y te va a limpiar

And an atomic demon will come and clean you up

Todo tiene su final

Everything has its end

Porque todo tiene su final

Because everything has its end

Todo tiene su final

Everything has its end

Echa pa' delante, mamá

Move forward, mom

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Ay, yo perdí lo más querido

Oh, I lost what I loved most

Cuando perdí a mi mama

When I lost my mother

Todo tiene su final

Everything has its end

Pero seguí pa' alante y pa' alante

But I kept going forward, moving on

Todo tiene su final

Everything has its end

Has como yo, nunca eches pa' atrás

Just like me, never look back

Todo tiene su final

Everything has its end

Ni pa' coger impulso, ¡qué va!

No need to rush, no way!

Todo tiene su final

Everything has its end

Cuida'o que de espalda te pue'en atacar

Watch out, they can attack you from behind

Todo tiene su final

Everything has its end

Echa pa' alante, cobarde

Keep moving forward, coward

Todo tiene su final

Everything has its end

Anda y ve búscate el pan

Go on, find your bread

Todo tiene su final

Everything has its end

Oigo una voz que me dice

I hear a voice telling me

Todo tiene su final

Everything has its end

¡Cuida'o, tierra va a temblar, tierra va a temblar!

Watch out, the earth will shake, the earth will shake!

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
final /fiˈnal/ A2	noun - the end or conclusion of something
durar /duˈɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to last, to endure
recorder /re.korˈðar/ A2	verb - to remember, to recall
existir /eksisˈtir/ B1	verb - to exist
bellísima /beʝiˈsi.ma/ B2	adjective - very beautiful
perceber /peɾ.seˈβeɾ/ B2	verb - to perceive, to realize
trabajar /tɾa.βaˈxar/ A2	verb - to work
fuerte /ˈfweɾte/ B1	adjective - strong, powerful
querer /keˈɾeɾ/ A2	verb - to want, to love
campeón /kampeˈon/ B2	noun - champion
perder /peɾˈðeɾ/ B1	verb - to lose
querido /keˈɾi.ðo/ B1	adjective/noun - dear; loved one
márgenes /ˈmaɾ.xenes/ B2	noun - margins, edges
punto /ˈpun.to/ A2	noun - point, dot, period

Key Grammar Structures

• Todo tiene su final

  ➔ Present tense to express a general truth.

  ➔ The phrase "Todo tiene su final" means "Everything has its end," indicating a universal truth.

• Nada dura para siempre

  ➔ Negative structure to express the absence of permanence.

  ➔ The phrase "Nada dura para siempre" translates to "Nothing lasts forever," emphasizing the transient nature of life.

• Como el lindo clavel

  ➔ Simile to compare two different things.

  ➔ The phrase "Como el lindo clavel" means "Like the beautiful carnation," using a flower to illustrate beauty and fragility.

• A mi velorio no venga a llorar

  ➔ Imperative mood to give a command or request.

  ➔ The phrase "A mi velorio no venga a llorar" translates to "Do not come to my wake to cry," expressing a strong wish.

• Cuida'o que de espalda te pue'en atacar

  ➔ Warning expression using informal language.

  ➔ The phrase "Cuida'o que de espalda te pue'en atacar" means "Be careful, they can attack you from behind," indicating a need for vigilance.

• Oigo una voz que me dice

  ➔ Present tense to express an ongoing action.

  ➔ The phrase "Oigo una voz que me dice" translates to "I hear a voice that tells me," indicating a current experience.