The group first formed under the name Los Cuatro del Norte in 1969 by three brothers and a fourth member; a fourth brother joined in 1972. Their debut record was released in 1973; they scored their first gold record in 1978. With the growth of their success they toured regularly through the U.S., Mexico, and Central America. They continued to release charting records into the 2000's.
NOCHES ETERNAS
Los Huracanes del Norte Lyrics
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Que lenta es mi agonia
Que triste vida mia
Vivir pensando en ti
Quisiera yo olvidarte
Borrarte de mi mente
Pero es un mal empeño
Que largas son las horas
Que negro es mi desvelo
Que triste desconsuelo
Pensar que te perdi
Porque sin la esperanza
Mi vida es un tormento
Y aquien mi pensamiento
Agranda mi sufrir
Como esas golondrinas
Buscando primavera
Asi niña hechicera
Un dia dijiste adios
Te fuiste de mi lado
Volaste para siempre
Y solo me has dejado
Recuerdos de tu amor
Que largas son las horas
Que negro es mi desvelo
Que triste desconsuelo
Pensar que te perdi
Quisiera yo olvidarte
Borrarte de mi mente
Pero es un mal empeño
Que yo te olvide a ti
The lyrics to Los Huracanes del Norte's song Noches Eternas express the pain and heartbreak the singer is enduring after a breakup. The first stanza sets the tone for the rest of the song, stating that their nights are eternal, their agony is slow, and their life is sad due to constantly thinking about the person they lost. The singer acknowledges that they want to forget this person and erase them from their mind, but they know it's a fruitless effort. The second stanza emphasizes the length and darkness of the singer's sleepless nights, and the desolation of realizing they've lost the person they love. Without hope, life becomes unbearable, and memories of their lost love continue to worsen the singer's suffering.
The third stanza uses a metaphor of birds searching for spring to describe how the singer's former partner left them abruptly, flying away forever and leaving them only with memories of their love. The final stanza repeats the desire to forget this person and eliminate the memories, but concludes with the same acknowledgement that it's impossible. The song is a lamentation of heartache and the inability to move on from a profound loss.
Line by Line Meaning
Que eternas son mis noches
My nights seem never-ending
Que lenta es mi agonia
My agony drags on slowly
Que triste vida mia
My life is so sad
Vivir pensando en ti
Living while thinking of you
Quisiera yo olvidarte
I wish I could forget you
Borrarte de mi mente
Delete you from my mind
Pero es un mal empeño
But it's a hopeless endeavor
Que yo te olvide a ti
To forget about you
Que largas son las horas
The hours seem so long
Que negro es mi desvelo
My sleepless nights are so dark
Que triste desconsuelo
To feel such sadness
Pensar que te perdi
To think that I lost you
Porque sin la esperanza
Because without hope
Mi vida es un tormento
My life is a torment
Y aquien mi pensamiento
And in whom my thoughts
Agranda mi sufrir
Increase my suffering
Como esas golondrinas
Like those swallows
Buscando primavera
Looking for spring
Asi niña hechicera
So, my bewitching girl
Un dia dijiste adios
One day you said goodbye
Te fuiste de mi lado
You left my side
Volaste para siempre
You flew away forever
Y solo me has dejado
And left me only
Recuerdos de tu amor
With memories of your love
Writer(s): Felipe Valdes Leal
Contributed by Alexandra M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.