Las Nieves de Enero – Lyrics Meaning in English – Chalino Sánchez
This song is about a girl who promised the singer that as soon as January snow arrived, she’d go visit Virgin Mary in the church and then they would get married soon after. However, the snow came and went, even spring passed and she has not kept her word. The singer tells her it’s time for an honest conversation.
Singer: Chalino Sánchez
Se ha llegado el momento, chatita del alma, de hablar sin mentiras
Esperé mucho tiempo pa’ ver si cambiabas, y tú, ni me miras
Al principio dijiste que ya que vinieran las nieves de enero
Ir a ver a la virgen y luego casarnos, sería lo primero
The moment has arrived, little piece of my soul, to talk without lies
I waited a long time to see if you changed, and you, didn’t even look at me
In the beginning you said that January snow would come already
Go to see the virgin and then we’d get married, it would be the first
Ya se fueron las nieves de enero
Y llegaron las flores de Mayo
Ya lo ves me he aguantado a lo macho
Y mi amargo dolor me lo cayo
January snows are gone
May flowers have arrived
You see I’ve put up like a real man
And my bitter pain has fallen
Ya se fueron las flores y llego el invierno y tú ni me miras
Es por eso, te digo, se llegó el momento de hablar, sin mentiras
The flowers are gone and winter has arrived and you don’t even look at me
And that’s why, I tell you, the moment has arrived to talk, without lies
Al principio dijiste que ya que vinieran las nieves de Enero
Ir a ver a la virgen y luego el casarnos, sería lo primero
In the beginning you said that January snow would come already
Go to see the virgin and then we’d get married, it would be the first
No soporto ya más tus mentiras
Esta espera se me está destrozando
Al mirar que han pasado los años
Y no pienso morirme esperando
I can’t tolerate your lies anymore
This wait is destroying me
Upon seeing that years have passed
I think of dying while I wait
Ya se fueron las nieves de enero
Ya llegaron las flores de Mayo
Ya lo vez me he aguantado a lo macho
Y mi amargo dolor me lo cayo
January snows are gone
May flowers have arrived
You see I’ve put up like a real man
And my bitter pain has fallen