MYA LIVE P3: Qué Pasará Lyrics in English by Mya, Dread Mar I
Marchiten comes from the verb marchitar, meaning 'to wither' or 'to fade'. It's a poignant and evocative word that paints a vivid picture of decay and loss.
In the song, the lyrics state, "Dejamos que las flores se marchiten" (We let the flowers wither). This metaphor beautifully conveys the idea of a relationship that was neglected and allowed to fade away, rather than being nurtured. It's a powerful image for the end of a love story.
This is a breakup song built around one question the singer keeps circling back to: "¿Y qué pasará?" (And what will happen?). The couple already let go, "Soltamos las riendas de nuestro rumbo" (We let go of the reins of our path), and drifted into separate lives with nothing left to hold onto.
The clearest image in the whole song is a memory of a promise: "En la arena lo escribimos" (We wrote it in the sand), their names carved together, "para siempre" (forever). Years later they come back and find it gone, because "El mar se llevó lo que escribimos" (The sea took away what we wrote). There's also a small, honest detail thrown in almost as a joke, "Y tu tan aries, y yo también libra" (And you, such an Aries, and me, a Libra too), the kind of line people actually say when they're trying to explain what went wrong between them.
This recording is from MYA's live session series, with the song's original artist, Dread Mar I, joining her on stage, which is why she calls out his name near the end before the crowd takes over the "tarara" hook.
