Ironía Lyrics in English by MANA

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Ironía by MANA from Spanish to English.

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What an irony of life love that hurts night and day

That makes you abundant happy or breaks you from pain (pain)

Now that you're not going to walk with me

Now that I'll just be your friend

Light up the distance, brighten the pain (oh)

How to forget, how to return

What irony of love oh

What irony if life is flooded with pain

Love glorified, love tore us away

So many laughs so much crying

What do I cry to him? What do I sing to him? that is going to kill us

What irony what a way to cry, for a love

And in my sad hands, I keep the emptiness of your smell

And I just hope for my love, dawn

Like heaven and hell

Your love that hurts and is very tender

I am so full of your life and empty of your love

And it is absurd being in love

What a sad love to be so apart

And forgive the insistence but I die of pain (oh)

How to forget, how to return

What irony of love eh

What irony if it is life flooded with love

Love glorified, love condemned us

One loves to be alive and one dies from the void

In the Wars of Love

What irony, what a way to break love

And in my sad hands, I keep the emptiness of your smell

And I just hope for my love

Dawn, you keep the secret of love

I keep embracing hope

Embracing dementia, what an irony of life

Dawn, what is the secret of love?

I am still hopeful or it will be pure dementia

What am I going to do to him, what is the secret of love?

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demencia — dementia / madness

Demencia literally translates to "dementia" or "madness." It's a strong and evocative word that isn't commonly found in everyday song lyrics, making it stand out.

In "Ironía," Maná uses demencia to express the intense, almost irrational, state of mind brought on by a painful love. The lyrics question whether the hope for love is real or "pura demencia" (pure madness), highlighting the overwhelming and confusing emotions experienced in the throes of a difficult relationship.

Maná's "Ironía" is a passionate exploration of the bittersweet paradoxes of love. The song opens with the line, "Qué ironía de la vida el amor que duele noche y día" [What an irony of life, love that hurts night and day], immediately setting the tone for a journey through the pain and joy that love brings. It's about that confusing space where love can "te alegra en abundancia o te quiebra del dolor" [make you abundantly happy or break you with pain].

The lyrics really dig into the frustration of a love that's still so present, even when it's over. The singer laments, "Ahora que no vas a andar conmigo, ahora que solo seré tu amigo" [Now that you won't be with me, now that I'll only be your friend], highlighting the irony of being so close yet so separated. He's left with "el vacío de tu olor" [the emptiness of your scent] in his hands, waiting for a new day, wondering, "¿Cuál es el secreto del amor?" [What is the secret of love?]. It's a powerful song for anyone who's ever felt the push and pull of a love that both glorifies and condemns.

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