El Tiempo No Perdona – Lyrics Meaning in English – Alex Fernández
This song is about a father-son duo. When he was younger, the singer would ask God that he wanted to grow up to be like his father and asked him to accelerate time so that they could always be together. However, now his father is getting old and the singer wishes he could turn back time.
Singer: Alex Fernández
Poco a poco te me vas
Sin que pueda yo hacer nada
El tiempo no perdona
Y se va igual que la Aurora
Little by little you’re leaving me
Without me being able to do anything about it
Time doesn’t forgive
And it goes the same as Aurora
Poco a poco te me vas
Y miro pasar el tiempo
Y por más que yo lo intento
No he podido detenerlo
Little by little you’re leaving me
And I watch time go by
And even know I try
I haven’t been able to stop it
De niño, yo le dije a Dios que quería ser grande pa’ ser como tú
No sabía lo que pedía, aunque en verdad lo quería
De niño, yo le dije a Dios que adelantara el tiempo pa’ estar junto a ti
He cambiado de opinión, aunque ser como tú es un gran honor
As a child, I told God I wanted to be big to be like you
I didn’t know what I asked, even though I really wanted it
As a child, I told God to move time forward to be with you
I’ve changed opinions, although being like you is a great honour
Detente
No camines hacia donde corre el tiempo
Regálame, mejor, este momento
Y enrolla en tus brazos al niño que ama a papá
Stop
Don’t walk towards the place where time runs
Gift me, better, this moment
And embrace in your arms the boy who loves his father
Detente
Y juntos caminemos de regreso
Regálame en la frente un tierno beso
Y con mis ahorros el tiempo poderte comprar
Para ser por siempre el niño de papá
Stop
And together we’ll walk back
Gift me a tender kiss on the forehead
And with my savings I wish I could buy you time
To always be daddy’s boy
Poco a poco te me vas
Y no logro comprenderlo
Y es que la gente que es buena
Debería ser eterna
Little by little you’re leaving me
And I don’t manage to understand
And people who are good
Should be eternal
De niño, yo le dije a Dios que quería ser grande pa’ ser como tú
Que supieran que era hijo tuyo y te llenara de orgullo
De niño, yo le dije a Dios que adelantara el tiempo pa’ estar junto a ti
He cambiado de opinión, aunque ser como tú es un gran honor
As a child, I told God I wanted to be big to be like you
Little did they know I was your child and I’d fill you with price
As a child, I told God to move time forward to be with you
I’ve changed opinions, although being like you is a great honour
Detente
No camines hacia donde corre el tiempo
Regálame, mejor, este momento
Y enrolla en tus brazos el niño que ama a papá
Stop
Don’t walk towards the place where time runs
Gift me, better, this moment
And embrace in your arms the boy who loves his father
Detente
Y juntos caminemos de regreso
Regálame en la frente un tierno beso
Y con mis ahorros el tiempo poderte comprar
Para ser por siempre el niño de papá
Stop
And together we’ll walk back
Gift me a tender kiss on the forehead
And with my savings I wish I could buy you time
To always be daddy’s boy