Julieta Venegas (born November 24, 1970) is a successful Mexican singer and… Read Full Bio ↴Julieta Venegas (born November 24, 1970) is a successful Mexican singer and songwriter of Latin music. She was born in Long Beach, California, but raised in Tijuana, Baja California and has a twin sister Yvonne who is a photographer. She was a former member of the band "Tijuana No". Julieta plays numerous instruments including acoustic guitar, accordion, and keyboard. She won the 2004 Latin Grammy for Best Vocal Rock Album (Sí).
Albums. She is radicated in Mexico City
1997: "Aquí", 2000: "Bueninvento", 2003: "Sí", 2006: "Limón y Sal", 2007: "Realmente Lo Mejor", 2008: "Mtv Unplugged", 2010: "Otra Cosa", 2013: “Los Momentos”, 2015: “Algo Sucede”, 2019: “La Enamorada”.

Antes
Julieta Venegas Lyrics

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Antes era así
Ahora es otra
Comedia empieza ya terminó
Antes era con alguien
Ahora quizás
Antes tenía tanto y para todos

Antes tenía ahora deseo

Antes había ahora espero

Antes tenía ahora deseo
Antes había ahora espero

Siempre a punto de tocar
El momento que termina
A punto de extrañarlo

Antes tenía ahora deseo
Antes había ahora espero

Antes tenía ahora deseo
Antes había ahora espero

Antes tiempo de más
Hoy no puedo terminar
Ya no puedo terminar

Antes tenía ahora deseo
Antes había ahora espero

Antes tenía ahora deseo
Antes había ahora espero

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Julieta Venegas's song Antes are about the passage of time and how things have changed. The singer contrasts her current situation with how things used to be. In the past, she says, things were a certain way, she was with someone, she had a lot of things, and life was a comedy. But now things are different. She has desires instead of possessions, and she is waiting for something to happen instead of having it all.

The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "Antes tenía ahora deseo, antes había ahora espero", which translates to "Before I had, now I desire, before there was, now I wait." The singer is lamenting the loss of what she had before and the uncertainty of what is to come. She feels like she is always on the brink of something ending or missing out on it.

Overall, this song is a reflection on the fleeting nature of life and how we must appreciate what we have while we have it because it may not always be there.

Line by Line Meaning

Antes era así
In the past, things were different than they are now

Ahora es otra
But now things have changed and are different

Comedia empieza ya terminó
The comedy that once existed is now over

Antes era con alguien
I used to have someone with me in the past

Ahora quizás
But now, maybe?

Antes tenía tanto y para todos
In the past, I had so much to give

Antes tenía ahora deseo
I used to have things before, but now all I have is desire

Antes había ahora espero
Before, I had things, but now, I only hope for them

Siempre a punto de tocar
Always on the verge of touching it

El momento que termina
That moment which is about to end

A punto de extrañarlo
I'm about to miss it