Mariachi Lyrics Archive

Enciendo Esta Vela

A candle lit for those who are no longer here, so their light won't go out. Enciendo Esta Vela is a song sent across the distance between worlds.

About the Song

Enciendo Esta Vela is an original devotional composition by Mariachi Hijas De Jalisco connecting the Día de los Muertos tradition of lighting candles on the ofrenda to the broader Catholic and folk practice of votive candle-lighting. In Mexican tradition, candles on the ofrenda serve as guides for returning souls — the light that calls the dead home on the nights of November 1st and 2nd. The song belongs to the Muertolandia Music catalog's mission of creating original songs that honor Día de los Muertos traditions with contemporary sincerity.

Meaning of the Song

Enciendo Esta Vela is an act of faith made audible. The flame on the ofrenda is not decoration — it is a beacon, a signal sent across whatever distance separates the living from the dead. This song is that signal in musical form: we are here, the light is on, come home. Mariachi Hijas De Jalisco sings it with the simplicity that only the most serious intentions can achieve. A candle lit, a door left open, a song sung into the dark.

Lyrics / Letra

Y en cada noche
y en cada amanecer
yo te prometo que te recordaré...

Cada destello susurra tu voz,
haciendo eco de, tu gran amor...

enciendo esta vela para recordar
que sigues brillando aunque el tiempo pasa

y en cada noche, y en cada amanecer
yo te prometo, que te recordaré
por siempre...
por siempre...
ah...ah...
por siempre...

Por este amor tan profundo
te agradezco
por esta historia clavada
aquí en mi pecho

este amor tan bonito
no lo borraré
lo que me queda de vida
te agradeceré
tanto, tanto amor
tanto que hoy canto en tu honor

fuiste mi mayor inspiración
y esta llama arderá para siempre
en tu honor...
en tu honor...
( y en cada noche )

enciendo esta vela para recordar
que sigues brillando aunque el tiempo pasa

y en cada noche, y en cada amanecer
yo te prometo, que te recordaré
por siempre...
por siempre...
ah...ah...
por siempre...

English Translation

I light this candle
for those who are no longer here
I light this candle
so their light will not go out

For the souls that still wander
between this world and the next
I light this candle
so they find their way home

And though the night is dark
and the road is long
this flame will guide them
back to where they belong