Finisterra – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Mägo de Oz
• Album: Finisterra

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic and musical journey with Mägo de Oz's 'Finisterra.' This epic track offers a fantastic opportunity to learn Spanish through its rich, narrative-driven lyrics that tell a captivating story of a dystopian future and a historical pilgrimage. The song's complex vocabulary and allegorical themes provide a unique and engaging way to deepen your understanding of the language while immersing yourself in a masterpiece of Spanish folk metal.

[English]

Oh End, oh Earth

Oh End, oh Earth

Oh End, oh Earth

Oh End, oh Earth

Oh End, oh Earth

Oh End, oh Earth

Oh End, oh Earth

Oh End, oh Earth

...

Yesterday like snow on the sea

Things were no longer the same

People forgot how to laugh

And the Sun finds it so hard to rise

Today the jester couldn't stop crying

The mute has finally learned to sing

At twelve the bells awoke

Hope closed down because of a change of business

Silence still shouts at the deaf who

Everything is going wrong, nothing is right

Oh, the statue runs to avoid

Being splashed by oblivion

Being soaked by the sea water

Oh, at last you've decided to come

I've heard so much talk about you

In my dreams I've seen you arrive

In your eyes I see evil

For centuries you've wanted to rule

In all souls, and few have yielded

The ones most will reach the kingdom of light

The others will go to the sea of oblivion

If you've learned the lesson

If you've observed how they are

They need a leader to obey

Let's form a coalition

...

In them I've seen fear of loneliness

Fear of death and the pain when love ends

Let's make a pact, leave them to free will

And I will give them progress, weaponry, and civilization

Let's divide their souls, the future is mine

While you use your Church, lull them

Consumption, television, inflation

A new order, globalization

It's my gift, in front of the computer

I'll take you to the other side

Oh End, oh Earth

Oh End, oh Earth

Oh End, oh Earth

Oh End, oh Earth

Oh End, oh Earth

Oh End, oh Earth

Oh End, oh Earth

Oh End, oh Earth

...

Let me explain

Stop hearing, listen to me

Outcasts of the world, come

To freedom

Now your journey begins

Only you are your own master

Progress lies in your spirit

And not in a city

Only you choose your destiny

Only you decide to invest

In your spirit

Or in a nuclear power plant

...

Do not believe in who

From a cassock, only sees

Little blacks to turn into

Instead of learning from them how to live

Now your journey begins

Only you are your own master

Progress lies in your spirit

And not in a city

Only you choose your destiny

Only you decide to invest

In your spirit

No to dictatorships

No to impunity

No to unfair trade

That exploits minors

Yes to autocracies

Yes to freedom

The Third World is going to explode

Let's join forces

To resist Pinochet in Chile

And in Chechnya, a certain Putin

Rise up in Bosnia

Immigrants, come

The Third World is already here

...

Good morning, information bulletins

Your station speaks: Radio Your Balls

Surprised, a politician unable to deceive

To a bishop who is not lecherous and truly poor

A documentary has been the ratings leader

Pepe doesn't hit Marta and takes her into account

The voluptuous and intelligence are taken

I wish it were true

They have found in Compostela

At the feet of the Apostle wrapped in cloth

A mysterious chest and inside a CD-ROM

With an inscription

You are in Satania, it is the end of the road

...

Oh End, oh Earth

Oh End, oh Earth

Oh End, oh Earth

Oh End, oh Earth

Oh End, oh Earth

Oh End, oh Earth

Oh End, oh Earth

Oh End, oh Earth

...

[Spanish]

Oh Finis, oh Terra

Oh Finis, oh Terra

Oh Finis, oh Terra

Oh Finis, oh Terra

Oh Finis, oh Terra

Oh Finis, oh Terra

Oh Finis, oh Terra

Oh Finis, oh Terra

Ayer como la nieve en la mar

Las cosas ya no parecían igual

La gente se olvidó de reír

Y al Sol le cuesta tanto salir

Hoy el bufón no paró de llorar

El mudo al fin ha aprendido a cantar

Las doce a las campanas despertó

La esperanza por cambio de negocio cerró

Aún grita el silencio al sordo que

Todo va mal, nada está bien

Oh, corre la estatua a evitar

Que salpique el olvido

Que moje el agua del mar

Oh, por fin te has decidido a venir

He oído tanto hablar de ti

En mis sueños te he visto llegar

En tus ojos veo el mal

Desde hace siglos gobernar has querido

En todas las almas y pocas han cedido

Las más al reino de la luz llegarán

Las menos al reino del mar del olvido

Si has aprendido la lección

Si has observado cómo son

Necesitan a un líder obedecer

Hagamos una coalición

En ellos he visto el miedo a la soledad

Miedo a la muerte y el dolor al terminar de amar

Hagamos un pacto, al libre albedrío déjalos

Y yo les daré progreso, armamento y civilización

Repartámonos sus almas, el futuro es para mí

Mientras tú utilizas tu Iglesia, adormécelos

Consumo, televisión, inflación

Un nuevo orden, globalización

Es mi regalo, frente al ordenador

Al otro lado os llevaré

Oh Finis, oh Terra

Oh Finis, oh Terra

Oh Finis, oh Terra

Oh Finis, oh Terra

Oh Finis, oh Terra

Oh Finis, oh Terra

Oh Finis, oh Terra

Oh Finis, oh Terra

Déjame explicar

Deja de oír, escúchame

Parias del mundo venid

A la libertad

Ahora empieza tu camino

Solo tú eres el señor de ti

El progreso está en tu espíritu

Y no en una ciudad

Solo tú elige tu destino

Solo tú decide invertir

En tu espíritu

O en una central nuclear

No creas en quién

Desde una sotana, solo ve

Negritos a quién convertir

En vez de aprender de ellos a vivir

Ahora empieza tu camino

Solo tu eres el señor de ti

El progreso está en tu espíritu

Y no en una ciudad

Solo tú elige tu destino

Solo tú decide invertir

En tu espíritu

No a las dictaduras

No a la impunidad

No al comercio injusto

Que explota al menor de edad

Sí a las autocracias

Sí a la libertad

El tercer mundo va a estallar

Juntemos las fuerzas

Para resistir a Pinochet en Chile

Y en Chechenia a un tal Putin

Levantaos en Bosnia

Inmigrantes venid

El tercer mundo ya está aquí

Buenos días boletines de información

Les habla su emisora: radio tus cojones

Sorprendido un político incapaz de engañar

A un obispo no putero y pobre de verdad

Un documental ha sido líder de audiencia

Pepe a Marta no pega y la tiene en cuenta

Se llevan las gordas y la inteligencia

Ojalá fuera verdad

Han hallado en Compostela

A los pies del Apóstol envuelto en tela

Un misterioso cofre y dentro un CD Rom

Con una inscripción

En Satania estás, es el fin del camino

Oh Finis, oh Terra

Oh Finis, oh Terra

Oh Finis, oh Terra

Oh Finis, oh Terra

Oh Finis, oh Terra

Oh Finis, oh Terra

Oh Finis, oh Terra

Oh Finis, oh Terra

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
espíritu /esˈpiɾitu/ B2	noun - spirit or soul
camino /kaˈmino/ A2	noun - path or way
miedo /ˈmjeðo/ B1	noun - fear
progreso /pɾoˈɣɾeso/ B2	noun - progress or advancement
olvido /olˈβiðo/ C1	noun - forgetfulness, oblivion
destino /desˈtino/ B1	noun - destiny or fate
libertad /liβeɾˈtat/ B2	noun - freedom, liberty
soledad /soleˈðað/ B2	noun - loneliness, solitude
civilización /θiβilisaˈθjon/ C1	noun - civilization
gobernar /ɡoβeɾˈnaɾ/ B2	verb - to govern, to rule
cantar /kanˈtaɾ/ A1	verb - to sing
llorar /ʎoˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to cry, weep
reír /reˈiɾ/ A2	verb - to laugh
olvidar /olβiˈðaɾ/ B1	verb - to forget
muerte /ˈmweɾte/ B1	noun - death
dolor /doˈloɾ/ B1	noun - pain or sorrow
esperanza /espeˈɾanθa/ B1	noun - hope
fuerza /ˈfweɾθa/ B1	noun - strength or power
resistir /resisˈtiɾ/ B2	verb - to resist, to endure

Key Grammar Structures

• [translate:Ayer como la nieve en la mar]

  ➔ Simile using 'como' (comparison).

  ➔ The word 'como' creates a poetic comparison: 'like snow in the sea' suggests disappearance or loss.

• [translate:Las doce a las campanas despertó]

  ➔ Word order inversion for emphasis.

  ➔ Placing 'Las doce' before the verb highlights the time instead of the subject.

• [translate:El mudo al fin ha aprendido a cantar]

  ➔ Present perfect tense: 'ha aprendido'.

  ➔ Indicates a completed action with present relevance: 'has learned to sing'.

• [translate:Hagamos una coalición]

  ➔ First-person plural imperative (subjunctive form).

  ➔ The 'hagamos' form means 'let’s make'. Used to propose collective action.

• [translate:En ellos he visto el miedo]

  ➔ Present perfect of 'ver': 'he visto'.

  ➔ Expresses personal experience observing fear: 'I have seen fear in them'.

• [translate:Déjame explicar]

  ➔ Imperative + object pronoun ('déjame').

  ➔ Used to request permission politely: 'let me explain'.

• [translate:Solo tú eres el señor de ti]

  ➔ Emphasis with 'solo tú' (subject focus).

  ➔ Gives personal empowerment, emphasizing individual control and responsibility.

• [translate:Que explota al menor de edad]

  ➔ Relative clause with 'que'.

  ➔ Describes something that 'exploits the minor', functioning as an adjectival clause.

• [translate:El tercer mundo va a estallar]

  ➔ Near future construction with 'ir a + infinitive'.

  ➔ Indicates an event expected soon: 'is going to explode'.