Como Una Estrella Fugaz
Luis Eduardo Aute Lyrics
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tan poco tiempo que casi no ha sido
verdad,
decir la vida era hablar de lo que iba
a pasar,
decir la muerte era, como decir los
demás;
lo que tuviera que ocurrir
tan lejos como ese Dios
que nos creó y se marchó.
la vida es verla
pasar
como una estrella
fugaz.
Llegando siempre a deshora,
tan tarde que, cuando llega, ya se
consumió,
la vida es una mirada clavada en el
sol,
un rayo que se desplaza del odio al
amor;
ceniza que quedó al arder
ese momento que ya se fue.
Sólo un recuerdo es, al fin,
lo que llamamos vivir.
La vida es verla pasar...
Cómo se mide la vida
si son lo mismo un segundo y un siglo
de luz,
si entre la noche y el día no hay más
lentitud
que la distancia de un tono a otro
tono de azul;
qué hermosa broma del azar
nacer de la inmensa oscuridad
para, al instante, volver
a la tiniebla otra vez.
la vida es verla pasar...
The lyrics of Luis Eduardo Aute's song Como Una Estrella Fugaz describe the fleeting and ephemeral nature of life. Aute remarks on how recent it was that life was seen as something that would unfold predictably, while death was something distant from our present reality. However, now it has become increasingly obvious that life is more like a shooting star that comes and goes suddenly and without warning. Even when it does arrive, it is often too late, having already consumed all of its energy. Life is like staring into the sun, or a ray of emotion shifting from one extreme (hate) to the other (love). We are left only with memories of the moments that have passed by so quickly.
The song underscores the idea that one's life can be measured in a multitude of ways, whether it be a second or a century of light. While the distance between night and day may be long, the transition between the two happens in an instant, like a musical note. In the grand scheme of things, it is a strange quirk of fate that we emerge from the vast blackness of the universe, shining brightly for a brief moment before we return to darkness. Aute seems to be encouraging listeners to appreciate the fleeting nature of life and to embrace the present moment while it lasts, for it is all we have.
Line by Line Meaning
Apenas hace algún tiempo, tan poco tiempo que casi no ha sido verdad,
It was just a little while ago, such a short time that it hardly seems true,
decir la vida era hablar de lo que iba a pasar, decir la muerte era, como decir los demás;
To speak of life was to talk about what was going to happen, to speak of death was like speaking of others;
lo que tuviera que ocurrir era un planeta lejos de aquí, tan lejos como ese Dios que nos creó y se marchó.
Whatever was going to happen was a planet far away from here, as far away as that God who created us and then left.
la vida es verla pasar como una estrella fugaz.
Life is watching it pass by like a shooting star.
Llegando siempre a deshora, tan tarde que, cuando llega, ya se consumió,
It always comes too late, so late that when it arrives, it has already burned out,
la vida es una mirada clavada en el sol, un rayo que se desplaza del odio al amor;
Life is a gaze fixed on the sun, a beam that moves from hatred to love;
ceniza que quedó al arder ese momento que ya se fue. Sólo un recuerdo es, al fin, lo que llamamos vivir.
Ashes left over from that moment that has already passed. In the end, living is just a memory.
la vida es verla pasar...
Life is watching it pass by...
Cómo se mide la vida si son lo mismo un segundo y un siglo de luz, si entre la noche y el día no hay más lentitud que la distancia de un tono a otro tono de azul;
How do you measure life if a second and a century of light are the same, if between night and day there is no more slowness than the distance between one shade of blue and another?
qué hermosa broma del azar nacer de la inmensa oscuridad para, al instante, volver a la tiniebla otra vez.
What a beautiful joke of chance to be born from immense darkness only to return to darkness again in an instant.
la vida es verla pasar...
Life is watching it pass by...
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