Y el Mundo Sigue Girando – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: José José

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rich Spanish of José José's classic, "Y el mundo sigue girando." As a foundational piece of Latin pop from the *La Nave Del Olvido* album, this song offers poignant expressions about life's perseverance, giving listeners a beautiful, melodic entry point to understand deeply felt themes in Spanish.

[English]

While some suffer, others are happy

Life is like that, today it says yes to us

And tomorrow, no, life is like that

Maybe because there are poor people

Maybe because there are rich people

Life is like that

They don’t see that light of happiness

Life is like that

And the world keeps spinning, spinning

No one can stop it

Things keep changing, changing

And in the end, it won’t be the same

And the world keeps spinning, spinning

No one can stop it

Things keep changing, changing

And in the end, it won’t be the same

While some suffer, others are happy

Life is like that, today it says yes to us

And tomorrow, no, life is like that

Maybe because there are poor people

Maybe because there are rich people

Life is like that

They don’t see that light of happiness

Life is like that

And the world keeps spinning, spinning

No one can stop it

Things keep changing, changing

And in the end, it won’t be the same

And the world keeps spinning, spinning

No one can stop it

Things keep changing, changing

And in the end, it won’t be the same

And the world keeps spinning, spinning

No one can stop it

Things keep changing, changing

And in the end, it won’t be the same

And the world keeps spinning, spinning

...

[Spanish]

Mientras unos sufren, otros son felices

La vida es así, hoy nos dice sí

Y mañana no, la vida es así

Quizá porque hay pobres

Quizá porque hay ricos

La vida es así

No ven esa luz de felicidad

La vida es así

Y el mundo sigue girando, girando

Nadie lo puede parar

Las cosas siguen cambiando, cambiando

Y al final, no será igual

Y el mundo sigue girando, girando

Nadie lo puede parar

Las cosas siguen cambiando, cambiando

Y al final, no será igual

Mientras unos sufren, otros son felices

La vida es así, hoy nos dice sí

Y mañana no, la vida es así

Quizá porque hay pobres

Quizá porque hay ricos

La vida es así

No ven esa luz de feliciddad

La vida es así

Y el mundo sigue girando, girando

Nadie lo puede parar

Las cosas siguen cambiando, cambiando

Y al final, no será igual

Y el mundo sigue girando, girando

Nadie lo puede parar

Las cosas siguen cambiando, cambiando

Y al final, no será igual

Y el mundo sigue girando, girando

Nadie lo puede parar

Las cosas siguen cambiando, cambiando

Y al final, no será igual

Y el mundo sigue girando, girando

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sufren ˈsu.fɾen B1	verb - suffer
felices feˈli.θes A2	adjective - happy
pobres ˈpo.βɾes A2	adjective - poor
ricos ˈri.kos A2	adjective - rich
luz lus A2	noun - light
felicidad fe.li.θiˈðað B1	noun - happiness
girando xiˈɾan.do B1	verb - spinning, turning
parar paˈɾaɾ A2	verb - to stop
cambiando kam.biˈan.do B1	verb - changing
igual iˈɣwal A2	adjective - equal, same

Key Grammar Structures

• Mientras unos sufren, otros son felices

  ➔ While + present indicative (contrast)

  ➔ The conjunction "Mientras" introduces a contrast between two present actions: "unos ""sufren"" and "otros ""son"" felices.

• Quizá porque hay pobres

  ➔ Quizá + present indicative (expressing speculation)

  ➔ "Quizá" introduces a hypothesis; the verb "hay" is in the present indicative to state a possible fact.

• Y el mundo sigue girando, girando

  ➔ seguir + gerundio (continuous action)

  ➔ "sigue" (from "seguir") is followed by the gerund "girando" to express that the world keeps turning continuously.

• Nadie lo puede parar

  ➔ poder + infinitive (ability)

  ➔ "puede" is the third‑person singular form of "poder" followed by the infinitive "parar", expressing ability: "cannot be stopped".

• Las cosas siguen cambiando, cambiando

  ➔ seguir + gerundio (continuous action)

  ➔ "siguen" (from "seguir") plus the gerund "cambiando" indicates that things keep changing over time.

• Y al final, no será igual

  ➔ Future simple (será) in negative form

  ➔ The particle "no" negates the future verb "será" (from "ser"), meaning "will not be the same".

• No ven esa luz de felicidad

  ➔ Negative present indicative (third‑person plural)

  ➔ "No" negates the verb "ven" (they see), showing that “they do not see that light of happiness”.

• La vida es así, hoy nos dice sí

  ➔ Present indicative with indirect object pronoun "nos"

  ➔ "nos" is the indirect object pronoun meaning “to us”; the verb "dice" (says) is in present indicative: "today it says ‘yes’ to us".