No Es El Momento Lyrics in English by Ricardo Arjona
Mariposa literally translates to "butterfly". It's a beautiful and evocative word that, while common, is used here in a particularly poetic and poignant way.
In the song, Ricardo Arjona sings, "Tú tienes alas pa' volar de mariposa" (You have butterfly wings to fly). He uses the image of a butterfly to symbolize freedom, beauty, and the transient nature of their relationship, implying that his lover is meant to fly away and explore, rather than be tied down. This metaphorical use makes it a memorable and emotionally resonant word in the context of the song's theme of letting go.
Ricardo Arjona turns a breakup into an argument with himself in "No Es El Momento." The song opens on the title line, "No es el momento" ("It's not the moment"), and instead of begging his partner to stay, the narrator talks himself into leaving. He compares what they had to something you can't hold on to, "Lo nuestro es viento" ("Our thing is wind"), and tells her "Tú tienes alas pa' volar" ("You have wings to fly"), a line finished by the next one, "De mariposa" ("Like a butterfly"). It plays less like heartbreak and more like a decision he's still trying to justify to himself.
The chorus gives away the real reason, and it's an unusually honest one for a love song. "Si me quisiera más a mí" ("If I loved myself more"), he sings, then answers himself, "Me quedaría" ("I would stay"). He isn't walking away because the love ran out; he's walking away because staying would cost him something he isn't ready to give up. "No es por cobarde lo sabrás" ("It's not out of cowardice, you'll know"), he insists, "Es por quererte" ("It's because I love you"). That turns the exit into the more generous choice. By the last chorus he sounds almost surprised by his own relief: "Jamás he sido tan feliz" ("I've never been so happy"), "Quién lo diría" ("Who would've thought"). Leaving turned out to feel like freedom, not loss.
