Tan sólo en la cantina soy felíz
después que me dejaste nada soy
ya no tengo en mi vida la ilusión
hice de la bebida mi existir.
La casa triste y sola esta sin ti
tirada abandonada sin calor
porque ya no regresa de una vez
ya no haga mas profundo este dolor.
Alcohol divino veneno lento
si ella no esta ven dame aliento
Alcohol divino veneno lento
si ella no esta ven dame aliento.
Tengo hecha el alma trizas
de sufrir no siento ya no tengo voluntad
y me he secado en vida por tu amor
por tu amor nomás.
Alcohol divino veneno lento
si ella no esta ven dame aliento
Alcohol divino veneno lento
si ella no esta ven dame aliento.

La casa triste y sola esta sin ti
tirada abandonada sin calor
porque ya no regresa de una vez
ya no haga mas profundo este dolor.
Tengo hecha el alma trizas
de sufrir no siento ya no tengo voluntad
y me he secado en vida por tu amor
por tu amor nomás.
Alcohol divino veneno lento
si ella no esta ven dame aliento
Alcohol divino veneno lento
si ella no esta ven dame aliento.
Si ya no vuelve mas que siga el padecer
que mi vida no es mas que un barco de papel.
Alcohol divino veneno lento
si ella no esta ven dame aliento
Alcohol divino veneno lento
si ella no esta ven dame aliento.
Si me olvidó su amor
y en otros brazos esta
que venga mas alcohol
no quiero vida ya.
Alcohol divino veneno lento
si ella no esta ven dame aliento
Alcohol divino veneno lento
si ella no esta ven dame aliento.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Leonardo Paniagua's song Alcohol Divino express the singer's deep grief over a lost love and their attempts to cope with the pain of their absence. The song opens with the singer admitting that they can only find happiness in the cantina, suggesting that they have turned to alcohol as a way to numb their pain. They lament that since their loved one left them, they no longer have any purpose or joy in life, and have made drinking their sole existence. The lyrics describe the singer's unhappy home life without their love, their shattered soul and lack of will to carry on, and their feelings of being dried up or dead inside due to the absence of their beloved.

The chorus of the song repeatedly uses the phrase "Alcohol divino veneno lento" which translates to "Divine alcohol slow poison" in English. This phrase captures how the singer sees the alcohol as both a divine gift that can provide temporary relief from their pain, but also as a slow poison that is destroying them from within. They beg for the alcohol to give them strength and keep them going, but also acknowledge that if their love never returns, they may not want to keep living.

Overall, this poignant song depicts the heartbreak and desperation that can result from lost love and the ways that people sometimes turn to self-destructive behaviors to cope.

Line by Line Meaning

Tan sólo en la cantina soy felíz
I am only happy in the cantina.

Después que me dejaste nada soy
I am nothing since you left me.

Ya no tengo en mi vida la ilusión
I no longer have hope in my life.

Hice de la bebida mi existir.
I have made drinking my reason for living.

La casa triste y sola esta sin ti
The house is sad and empty without you.

Tirada abandonada sin calor
Neglected and cold.

Porque ya no regresa de una vez
Because she doesn't come back.

Ya no haga mas profundo este dolor.
Don't deepen this pain anymore.

Alcohol divino veneno lento
Divine alcohol, slow poison.

Si ella no esta ven dame aliento
If she's not here, give me encouragement.

Tengo hecha el alma trizas
My soul is shattered.