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Amor Eterno – mariachi song lyrics

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Amor Eterno

Juan Gabriel wrote it for his mother. The world claimed it for everyone they've ever lost. Amor Eterno is grief made into something you can hold.

About the Song

Amor Eterno is one of Juan Gabriel's most iconic compositions, written as a tribute to his mother who died before he achieved fame. Released in 1984, it became one of the best-selling Latin singles of the decade and remains a staple at memorial services and Day of the Dead celebrations throughout Mexico and the Latin diaspora. Rocío Dúrcal's definitive recording made it a ranchera classic, and Las Almas' interpretation honors this tradition of carrying grief with grace. The song has transcended genre to become a universal expression of love after loss.

Meaning of the Song

Amor Eterno is the song Juan Gabriel wrote for the mother he couldn't save from poverty, the one who died before she saw what her son became. That specific grief — the love that outlives the person, that refuses to stop even when there's no one left to receive it — is what made this song immortal. Las Almas sings it as every listener sings it inside: for someone specific, someone gone, someone whose absence still has a shape.

Lyrics / Letra

Tú eres la tristeza, ay, de mis ojos
Que lloran en silencio por tu amor
Me miro en el espejo y veo en mi rostro
El tiempo que he sufrido por tu adiós

Obligo a que te olvide el pensamiento
Pues siempre estoy pensando en el ayer
Prefiero estar dormida que despierta
De tanto que me duele que no estés

Cómo quisiera, ay
Que tú vivieras
Que tus ojitos jamás se hubieran
Cerrado nunca y estar mirándolos
Amor eterno
E inolvidable
Tarde o temprano estaré contigo
Para seguir amándonos

Yo he sufrido tanto por tu ausencia
Desde ese día hasta hoy no soy feliz
Y aunque tengo tranquila mi conciencia
Sé que pude haber yo hecho más por ti

Oscura soledad estoy viviendo
La misma soledad de tu sepulcro
Tú eres el amor del cual yo tengo
El más triste recuerdo de Acapulco

Cómo quisiera, ay
Que tú vivieras
Que tus ojitos jamás se hubieran
Cerrado nunca y estar mirándolos

Amor eterno
E inolvidable
Tarde o temprano estaré contigo
Para seguir amándonos

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Interpretación Las Almas • ℗ Muertolandia Music © The Pico Blvd Group

English Translation

You are the star that illuminated my life
you are the rose that perfumed everything
you filled my soul with emotion and feeling
and you left me here in this abandonment

How I wish that you could be with me again
how I want to feel your arms around me again
how I need to tell you, love eternal
that I love you much more than my own life

Eternal love, unforgettable
I want to feel your lips kissing me
eternal love, unforgettable
you are the reason that I keep living

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