Desapariciones Lyrics in English Maná

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Desapariciones by Maná from Spanish to English.
That somebody tell me if they've seen my husband
The lady was asking
His name's Ernesto X, he's forty years old
He works as a guard at a car dealership
He was wearing a dark shirt and light pants
He went out the night before last and hasn't come back
And I don't know what to think anymore
Because this hadn't happened to me before
I've spent three days looking for my sister
Her name's Altagracia, same as Grandma
She left work for school
She was wearing jeans and a light shirt
It hasn't been her boyfriend
The guy's at his house
They don't know about her at the PSN or at the hospital
That somebody tell me if they've seen my son
He's a pre-med student
His name's Agustín and he's a good kid
Sometimes he's stubborn when he speaks his mind
They've arrested him, I don't know which force
Light pants, striped shirt
It happened the day before yesterday
Where do the disappeared go?
Search in the water and in the bushes
And why is it that they disappear?
Why aren't we all the same?
And when does the disappeared come back?
Each time the thought brings him back
How does one talk to the disappeared?
With emotion squeezing inside
Clara, Clara, Clara, Clara Quiñones is my mother's name
She is, she is a soul of God
She doesn't mess with anybody
And they've taken her as a witness
Over a matter that's only with me
And she went to hand me something this afternoon
And now they say they don't know who took her
From the barracks
Last night I heard several explosions
Boom ba-boom boom pow
Shotgun and revolver fire
Cars speeding, brakes, screams
Echo of boots in the street
Knocking on doors like gods, broken dishes
They were showing the soap opera
That's why nobody looked outside
Where do the disappeared go?
Search in the water and in the bushes
And why is it that they disappear?
Why aren't we all the same?
And when does the disappeared come back?
Each time the thought brings him back
How does one talk to the disappeared?
With emotion squeezing inside
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SONG MEANING

Desapariciones is not a love song; it is a wake-up call. Maná strings together a series of anxious voices—wives, sisters, mothers—each begging for information about a loved one who left the house in everyday clothes and never came home. Their short descriptions of outfits and routines feel frighteningly ordinary, which makes the silence that follows even louder. The chorus then asks the chilling questions everyone is thinking: Where do the disappeared go? Why are some lives treated as less important? By repeating these questions, the band turns personal grief into a collective outcry.

Behind the storytelling lies a sharp critique of political violence in Latin America. Forced disappearances were a dark reality across the region for decades, and the song exposes how terror seeps into kitchens, streets, even TV time. Sirens and gunshots interrupt soap-operas, proving that no one is truly safe. Maná’s message is clear: you cannot look away. The song urges listeners to remember the missing, demand accountability, and protect every human life. Although the rhythm is catchy, the lingering feeling is one of solidarity and resistance—the music keeps the memory of the desaparecidos alive so they are never erased from history.

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