Alma De Luz Alvaro Soler Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'Alma De Luz' means 'Soul Of Light' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Alvaro Soler' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Original Lyrics: Alma de luz, piel de marfil

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Noun	Preposition	Noun		Noun	Preposition	Noun
alma	de	luz		piel	de	marfil
soul	of (expressing composition, substance)	light		skin	of (expressing composition, substance)	ivory

Soul	of	light	,	skin	of	ivory

Aligned Translation: Soul of light, skin of ivory

Free Translation: Soul of light, ivory skin

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Original Lyrics: Dicen que tú no eres de aquí

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Verb	Conjunction	Pronoun	Adverb	Verb	Preposition	Adverb
dicen	que	tú	no	eres	de	aquí
to say, to tell	that	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	not	to be (essentially or identified as).	from (with the source or provenance of or at)	here
2nd Person Plural Indicative Present Polite of the verb decir				2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb ser
They say	that	you	not	are	from	here

Aligned Translation: They say that you're not from here

Free Translation: They say you're not from here

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Original Lyrics: Alma de luz, ellos dirán

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Noun	Preposition	Noun		Pronoun	Verb
alma	de	luz		ellos	dirán
soul	of (expressing composition, substance)	light		they, them (used subjectively and after prepositions; can refer to men, masculine nouns, groups of people or nouns of mixed gender, and (rarely) groups of neuter nouns).	to say, to tell
					2nd Person Plural Indicative Future Polite of the verb decir
Soul	of	light	,	they	will say

Aligned Translation: Soul of light, they will say

Free Translation: Soul of light, they will say

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Original Lyrics: Ojos del sur, piel de alemán

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Noun	Determiner	Noun		Noun	Adjective
ojo	el	sur		piel	alemán
eye	Masculine singular definite article; the.	south		skin	German (relating to Germany or to the German language)

Eyes	the	southern	,	skin	German

Aligned Translation: Eyes of the south, skin of German

Free Translation: Southern eyes, German skin

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Original Lyrics: Alma de luz, ellos dirán

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Noun	Preposition	Noun		Pronoun	Verb
alma	de	luz		ellos	dirán
soul	of (expressing composition, substance)	light		they, them (used subjectively and after prepositions; can refer to men, masculine nouns, groups of people or nouns of mixed gender, and (rarely) groups of neuter nouns).	to say, to tell
					2nd Person Plural Indicative Future Polite of the verb decir
Soul	of	light	,	they	will say

Aligned Translation: Soul of light, they will say

Free Translation: Soul of light, they will say

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Original Lyrics: Ojos del sur, piel de alemán

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Noun	Determiner	Noun		Noun	Adjective
ojo	el	sur		piel	alemán
eye	Masculine singular definite article; the.	south		skin	German (relating to Germany or to the German language)

Eyes	the	southern	,	skin	German

Aligned Translation: Eyes of the south, skin of German

Free Translation: Southern eyes, German skin

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Original Lyrics: Niño del mar, tu corazón

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	Preposition	Determiner	Noun			Noun
	de	el	mar			corazón
	of (indicates a quality or characteristic)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	sea			anatomy heart (organ of the body)

Child	of	the	sea	,	your	heart

Aligned Translation: Child of the sea, your heart

Free Translation: Child of the sea, your heart

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Original Lyrics: Quiere cantar, te callan la voz

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Verb	Verb		Pronoun	Verb	Determiner	Noun
quiere	cantar		tú	callan	la	voz
to desire, to want, to want to	transitive:intransitive to sing		(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	intransitive to hush, to become silent	the	voice
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb querer	Infinitive			2nd Person Plural Indicative Present Polite of the verb callar
You want	to sing	,	your	silen	the	voice

Aligned Translation: She wants to sing, they shut you the voice

Free Translation: It wants to sing, they shut your voice

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Original Lyrics: Niño del mar, iluso serás

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	Preposition	Determiner	Noun		Noun
	de	el	mar		iluso
	of (expressing composition, substance)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	sea		dreamer

Childre	of	the	sea	,	dreamer	you are

Aligned Translation: Child of the sea, you will be deluded

Free Translation: Child of the sea, deluded you will be

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Original Lyrics: De fuera eres tú, pa fuera dirán

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	Adverb		Pronoun
	fuera		tú
	outside		(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).

The	outside	are	you	,	the	will	say

Aligned Translation: From outside you are, to outside they will say

Free Translation: You are from outside, out they'll say

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Original Lyrics: Niño del mar, iluso serás

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	Preposition	Determiner	Noun		Noun
	de	el	mar		iluso
	of (expressing composition, substance)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	sea		dreamer

Childre	of	the	sea	,	dreamer	you are

Aligned Translation: Child of the sea, you will be deluded

Free Translation: Child of the sea, deluded you will be

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Original Lyrics: De fuera eres tú, pa fuera dirán

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	Adverb		Pronoun
	fuera		tú
	outside		(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).

The	outside	are	you	,	the	will	say

Aligned Translation: From outside you are, to outside they will say

Free Translation: You are from outside, out they'll say

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Original Lyrics: Qué pena, qué pena

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Adverb	Noun		Pronoun	Noun
qué	pena		qué	pena
before a noun what a; such (used as an intensifier)	pity		what (interrogative only)	pity

What	pity	,	what	pity

Aligned Translation: What a pity, what a pity

Free Translation: What a pity, what a pity

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Original Lyrics: Si no te conozco, miedo me das

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Conjunction			Verb		Noun	Pronoun
si			conozco		miedo	yo
if			to know (a person or a place), to be familiar with, to be acquainted with		fear	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.
			1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb conocer
If	I don't	you	know	,	fear	me	give

Aligned Translation: If I don't know you, you scare me

Free Translation: If I don't know you, you scare me

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Original Lyrics: ¿Cuál es tu bandera?

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Pronoun			Noun	Punctuation mark
cuál			bandera	?
interrogative pronoun:as part of a question what (in terms of a very specific item); which, which one			flag	Used in ¿ ?.

What	is	your	flag	?

Aligned Translation: What is your flag?

Free Translation: What's your flag?

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Original Lyrics: Pero a mí, ¿qué más me da?

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But	to	me	,	What	do	I	care	?

Aligned Translation: But to me, what else does it give me?

Free Translation: But I don't care

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Original Lyrics: Alma de luz, piel de marfil

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Noun	Preposition	Noun		Noun	Preposition	Noun
alma	de	luz		piel	de	marfil
soul	of (expressing composition, substance)	light		skin	of (expressing composition, substance)	ivory

Soul	of	light	,	skin	of	ivory

Aligned Translation: Soul of light, skin of ivory

Free Translation: Soul of light, ivory skin

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Original Lyrics: Dicen que tú no eres de aquí

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Verb	Conjunction	Pronoun	Adverb	Verb	Preposition	Adverb
dicen	que	tú	no	eres	de	aquí
to say, to tell	that	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	not	to be (essentially or identified as).	from (with the source or provenance of or at)	here
2nd Person Plural Indicative Present Polite of the verb decir				2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb ser
They say	that	you	not	are	from	here

Aligned Translation: They say that you're not from here

Free Translation: They say you're not from here

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Original Lyrics: Alma de luz, ellos dirán

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Noun	Preposition	Noun		Pronoun	Verb
alma	de	luz		ellos	dirán
soul	of (expressing composition, substance)	light		they, them (used subjectively and after prepositions; can refer to men, masculine nouns, groups of people or nouns of mixed gender, and (rarely) groups of neuter nouns).	to say, to tell
					2nd Person Plural Indicative Future Polite of the verb decir
Soul	of	light	,	they	will say

Aligned Translation: Soul of light, they will say

Free Translation: Soul of light, they will say

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Original Lyrics: Ojos del sur, piel de alemán

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Noun	Determiner	Noun		Noun	Adjective
ojo	el	sur		piel	alemán
eye	Masculine singular definite article; the.	south		skin	German (relating to Germany or to the German language)

Eyes	the	southern	,	skin	German

Aligned Translation: Eyes of the south, skin of German

Free Translation: Southern eyes, German skin

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Original Lyrics: Alma de luz, ellos dirán

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Noun	Preposition	Noun		Pronoun	Verb
alma	de	luz		ellos	dirán
soul	of (expressing composition, substance)	light		they, them (used subjectively and after prepositions; can refer to men, masculine nouns, groups of people or nouns of mixed gender, and (rarely) groups of neuter nouns).	to say, to tell
					2nd Person Plural Indicative Future Polite of the verb decir
Soul	of	light	,	they	will say

Aligned Translation: Soul of light, they will say

Free Translation: Soul of light, they will say

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Original Lyrics: Ojos del sur

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Noun	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
ojo	de	el	sur
eye	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	south

Eyes	of	the	south

Aligned Translation: Eyes of the South

Free Translation: Eyes of the South

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Original Lyrics: Piel de alemán

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Noun	Preposition	Adjective
piel	de	alemán
skin	of (indicates a quality or characteristic)	German (relating to Germany or to the German language)

Skin	of	German

Aligned Translation: Skin of German

Free Translation: German Skin

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Review

Summary and Interpretation:
- Story in the Lyrics: Alma de Luz beautifully captures the essence of love and longing. It speaks of a soul ignited by passion, a connection that transcends boundaries. The lyrics evoke vulnerability, desire, and the transformative power of love.
- Interpretation: The song portrays love as a guiding light, illuminating our lives and giving purpose. It’s about two souls meant to be together, despite societal judgments or differences. The title, Alma de Luz (Soul of Light), symbolizes this radiant force that awakens our hearts.
Emotional Impact:
- Alma de Luz evokes a range of emotions:
  - Nostalgia: Reminding us of past connections.
  - Longing: Desiring that soulful bond.
  - Joy: Celebrating love’s transformative magic.
Artist’s Craftsmanship:
- Soler weaves emotion through melodic rhythms and heartfelt lyrics.
- The song’s universal theme resonates across cultures.
- It’s timeless—a love story for any era.
- Soler’s voice carries the weight of longing.
- The profound connection between two souls.
Themes and Tone:
- Explicit Themes: None explicitly, but it delves into love’s intensity.
- Tone: Soulful, introspective, and passionate.
YouTube Video Connection:
- Video: Watch “Alma De Luz”.
- Content: The video complements the song’s emotional depth. It features Soler in a coastside. He is playing the song in his guitar.
Links:
- Discussion: Meaning of Alma De Luz.
- Artist’s Page: Álvaro Soler’s Website.
- Social Media:
  - Instagram: @alvarosolermusic.
  - TikTok: @asolermusic.
  - Twitter: @asolermusic.
  - Facebook: /alvarosolermusic.

Submitted by user: ANAJOSE

Average Ratings

Most people find the song lyrics very easy to understand lyrics, lyrics sung very fast and it has easy to remember verbs and nouns

Most words used are in very common daily usage.^RAE

Alma De Luz has 93 BPM (beats per minute)

Alma De Luz is suitable for DELE Level students in terms of language complexity.

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^RAE Based on a median word frequency of 283 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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