Laberinto Belén Aguilera Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'Laberinto' means 'Labyrinth' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Belén Aguilera' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Original Lyrics: Se cayó

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Aligned Translation: It slammed down

Free Translation: It slammed down

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Original Lyrics: La máscara, el fantasma se me apareció

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Determiner	Noun		Determiner	Noun	Pronoun	Verb
la	máscara		el	fantasma	mí	apareció
the	mask		Masculine singular definite article; the.	ghost, phantom	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	intransitive:reflexive to appear; to turn up
						3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb aparecer
The	mask	,	the	ghost		appeared to me

Aligned Translation: the mask, the ghost appeared before me

Free Translation: The mask, the ghost appeared before me

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Original Lyrics: Y vi su rostro amargo y no me sorprendió

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Conjunction	Verb	Adjective	Noun	Adjective	Conjunction	Adverb	Pronoun	Verb
y	vi	suyo	rostro	amargo	y	no	yo	sorprendió
and	to see (literally)	His, hers, its, to her.	anatomy face (the front part of the head)	bitter, sour (having an acrid taste)	and	not	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	to surprise.
	1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb ver							3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb sorprender
And	I saw	its	face	bitter	and		I	it did not surprise me

Aligned Translation: And I saw its bitter face and I was not surprised

Free Translation: I saw its bitter face, and it didn’t surprise me

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Original Lyrics: El mundo es peligroso pero más soy yo

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Determiner	Noun	Verb	Adjective	Conjunction	Adverb	Verb
el	mundo	es	peligroso	pero	más	soy
Masculine singular definite article; the.	world, earth (human collective existence)	to be (essentially or identified as).	perilous, dangerous	but	more; -er (used to make comparisons)	to be (essentially or identified as).
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser				1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
The	world	is	dangerous	but	more	I am

Aligned Translation: The world is dangerous but I am worse

Free Translation: The world’s dangerous, but I’m worse

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Original Lyrics: No fui yo

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Adverb	Verb	Pronoun
no	fui	yo
not	to be (essentially or identified as).	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.
	1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb ser
	It was	I

Aligned Translation: It wasn't me

Free Translation: It wasn't me

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Original Lyrics: Quien escogió el camino, fue él quién me eligió

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Pronoun	Verb	Determiner	Noun		Verb	Pronoun	Pronoun	Pronoun	Verb
quien	escogió	el	camino		fue	él	quién	mí	eligió
who	transitive to choose, select, pick	Masculine singular definite article; the.	path		to be (essentially or identified as).	he, him, masculine personal third person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions)	who?, whom?; (with “de”) whose?	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	transitive to choose
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb escoger				3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb ser				3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb elegir
Who	picked	the	path	,	It was	him	who		choose me

Aligned Translation: Who chose the path, it was the path who chose me

Free Translation: Who chose the path, it was the path who chose me

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Original Lyrics: Y acepto mi destino porque soy peor

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y	acepto	mío	destino	porque	soy	peor
and	transitive to accept, to take up, to take up on	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	destiny, fate	because	to be (essentially or identified as).	{{comparative of\|es\|malo\|nodot=yes}}, worse
	1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb aceptar				1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
And	accept	my	destiny	because	I am	worse

Aligned Translation: And I accept my fate because I'm worse

Free Translation: And I accept my fate because I'm worse

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Original Lyrics: El mundo es peligroso pero más soy yo

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Determiner	Noun	Verb	Adjective	Conjunction	Adverb	Verb
el	mundo	es	peligroso	pero	más	soy
Masculine singular definite article; the.	world, earth (human collective existence)	to be (essentially or identified as).	perilous, dangerous	but	more; -er (used to make comparisons)	to be (essentially or identified as).
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser				1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
The	world	is	dangerous	but	more	I am

Aligned Translation: The world is dangerous but I am worse

Free Translation: The world’s dangerous, but I’m worse

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Original Lyrics: Ya estoy tan lastimada que ya no siento dolor

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ya	estoy	tan	lastimado	que	ya	siento	dolor
already, yet	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.	so, as	hurt, injured	that	anymore; no longer	transitive to feel	pain, ache, aching soreness, tenderness (physical)
	1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb estar					1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb sentir
	I am already	so	hurt	that		I no longer feel	pain

Aligned Translation: I'm already so hurt that I don't feel pain anymore

Free Translation: I'm already so hurt that I don't feel pain anymore

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Original Lyrics: En el laberinto

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Preposition	Determiner	Noun
en	el	laberinto
in, at, on	Masculine singular definite article; the.	labyrinth (maze)

In	the	labyrinth

Aligned Translation: In the labyrinth

Free Translation: In the labyrinth

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Original Lyrics: Sola con mi instinto

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Adjective	Preposition	Adjective	Noun
solo	con	mío	instinto
alone, by oneself	with	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	instinct

Alone	with	my	instinct

Aligned Translation: Alone with my instinct

Free Translation: Alone with my instinct

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Original Lyrics: Aquí no hay salida

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Adverb	Adverb	Verb	Noun
aquí	no	haber	salida
here	not	impersonal:in third person singular only to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había)	exit
		Infinitive
Here		there is no	exit

Aligned Translation: There is no way out here

Free Translation: There is no way out here

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Original Lyrics: Por eso me blindo

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Preposition	Pronoun	Pronoun	Verb
por	eso	yo	blindo
due to, because of, for, for the sake of, out of (to express cause or motive)	Neuter singlar of ése; that	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	transitive to shield, to armor
			1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb blindar
For	that	I	shield

Aligned Translation: That's why I armor up

Free Translation: That’s why I armor up

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Original Lyrics: Las paredes cambian

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Determiner	Noun	Verb
las	pared	cambian
the	wall, especially of a house or room	transitive:intransitive to change, to shift, to switch, to alter
		3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb cambiar
The	walls	shift

Aligned Translation: The walls shift

Free Translation: The walls shift

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Original Lyrics: Hay mil espejismos

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haber	mil	espejismo
impersonal:in third person singular only to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había)	cardinal numbers thousand	A mirage
Infinitive
There are	thousand	mirage

Aligned Translation: There are a thousand mirages

Free Translation: There are a thousand mirages

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Original Lyrics: Todos nos perdemos

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todos	nosotros	perdemos
Masculine plural of todo	we (masculine plural)	to lose
		1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb perder
All	we	lose

Aligned Translation: We all get lost

Free Translation: We all get lost

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Original Lyrics: En el laberinto

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Preposition	Determiner	Noun
en	el	laberinto
in, at, on	Masculine singular definite article; the.	labyrinth (maze)

In	the	labyrinth

Aligned Translation: In the labyrinth

Free Translation: In the labyrinth

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Original Lyrics: Me tragué el veneno que mordí de la manzana

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Pronoun	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Conjunction	Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
yo	tragué	el	veneno	que	mordí	de	la	manzana
(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	transitive:but often _ pronominal to swallow, consume, absorb (take (something) in so that it disappears)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	poison (substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism)	that	to bite, to nip	of (expressing composition, substance)	the	apple
	1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb tragar				1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb morder
I	swallow	the	poison	that	I bit	of	the	apple

Aligned Translation: I swallowed the poison that I bit from the apple

Free Translation: I swallowed the poison I bit from the apple

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Original Lyrics: A mí que más me da si nunca había sido sana

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Preposition	Pronoun	Adjective	Adverb	Pronoun	Verb	Conjunction	Adverb	Verb	Verb	Adjective
a	mí	qué	más	mí	da	si	nunca	había	sido	sano
to	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	what; which	else	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	transitive to give, to give out	if	never	auxiliary verb taking past participle to build various perfect tenses to have	to be (essentially or identified as).	healthy, sound
					3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb dar			1st Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb haber	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb ser
To	me	what	else		I give it	if	never	I have	been	healthy

Aligned Translation: What’s it to me? if I was never whole

Free Translation: What’s it to me? I was never whole

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Original Lyrics: Me echaron las cartas y me dijo una gitana

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Pronoun	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Determiner	Adjective
mí	echaron	las	carta	y	mí	dijo	un	gitano
me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	transitive to throw, toss, cast (to release an object from one's grasp so that it moves through the air)	the	playing card	and	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	to say, to tell	a	of or like a Gypsy
	3rd Person Plural Indicative Preterite of the verb echar					3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb decir
	They throw me	the	cards	and		it told me	a	Gypsy

Aligned Translation: Cards were dealt; and a gypsy told me:

Free Translation: Cards were dealt; a gypsy told me:

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Original Lyrics: Que ellos quieren mi alma comprada

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que	ellos	quieren	mío	alma	comprada
that	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 desire, to want, to want to	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	soul	to buy (to obtain in exchange of money or goods)
		3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb querer			Pastparticiple Singular Feminine of the verb comprar
That	they	want	my	soul	bought

Aligned Translation: That they want my soul bought

Free Translation: That they want my soul sold

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Original Lyrics: Pero no no no, no está en venta

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pero	no	no	no		no	está	en	venta
but	no	no	no		not	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.	in, at, on	sale
						3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb estar
But	no	no	no	,		it is not	in	sale

Aligned Translation: But no no no, not for sale

Free Translation: But no no no, not for sale

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Original Lyrics: Ni el diablo pudo pagarla

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ni	el	diablo	pudo	pagar	ella
not even, even	Masculine singular definite article; the.	devil	to be able, can	to pay for	it (used subjectively and after prepositions to refer to feminine nouns)
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb poder	Infinitive
Not even	the	devil	could	pay for	it

Aligned Translation: Not even the devil could pay up

Free Translation: Not even the devil could pay up

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Original Lyrics: Porque el arte ha sido mi dueño

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Conjunction	Determiner	Noun	Verb	Verb	Adjective	Noun
porque	el	arte	ha	sido	mío	dueño
because	Masculine singular definite article; the.	art	auxiliary verb taking past participle to build various perfect tenses to have	to be (essentially or identified as).	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	owner, proprietor, landlord
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb haber	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb ser
Because	the	art	has	been	my	owner

Aligned Translation: Because art has been my owner

Free Translation: Because art’s owned me all along

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Original Lyrics: Y los ángeles que lo cantan

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y	los	ángel	que	él	cantan
and	the	angel (an incorporeal and sometimes divine messenger from a deity)	that	it, masculine non-personal third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions to refer to masculine nouns)	transitive:intransitive to sing
					3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb cantar
And	the	angels	that		sing it

Aligned Translation: And the angels who sing it

Free Translation: And the angels who sing it

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Original Lyrics: Ya estoy tan lastimada que ya no siento dolor

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Adverb	Verb	Adverb	Adjective	Conjunction	Adverb	Verb	Noun
ya	estoy	tan	lastimado	que	ya	siento	dolor
already, yet	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.	so, as	hurt, injured	that	anymore; no longer	transitive to feel	pain, ache, aching soreness, tenderness (physical)
	1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb estar					1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb sentir
	I am already	so	hurt	that		I no longer feel	pain

Aligned Translation: I'm already so hurt that I don't feel pain anymore

Free Translation: I'm already so hurt that I don't feel pain anymore

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Original Lyrics: En el laberinto

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Preposition	Determiner	Noun
en	el	laberinto
in, at, on	Masculine singular definite article; the.	labyrinth (maze)

In	the	labyrinth

Aligned Translation: In the labyrinth

Free Translation: In the labyrinth

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Original Lyrics: Sola con mi instinto

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Adjective	Preposition	Adjective	Noun
solo	con	mío	instinto
alone, by oneself	with	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	instinct

Alone	with	my	instinct

Aligned Translation: Alone with my instinct

Free Translation: Alone with my instinct

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Original Lyrics: Aquí no hay salida

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aquí	no	haber	salida
here	not	impersonal:in third person singular only to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había)	exit
		Infinitive
Here		there is no	exit

Aligned Translation: There is no way out here

Free Translation: There is no way out here

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Original Lyrics: Por eso me blindo

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Preposition	Pronoun	Pronoun	Verb
por	eso	yo	blindo
due to, because of, for, for the sake of, out of (to express cause or motive)	Neuter singlar of ése; that	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	transitive to shield, to armor
			1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb blindar
For	that	I	shield

Aligned Translation: That's why I armor up

Free Translation: That’s why I armor up

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Original Lyrics: Las paredes cambian

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Determiner	Noun	Verb
las	pared	cambian
the	wall, especially of a house or room	transitive:intransitive to change, to shift, to switch, to alter
		3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb cambiar
The	walls	shift

Aligned Translation: The walls shift

Free Translation: The walls shift

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Original Lyrics: Hay mil espejismos

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haber	mil	espejismo
impersonal:in third person singular only to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había)	cardinal numbers thousand	A mirage
Infinitive
There are	thousand	mirage

Aligned Translation: There are a thousand mirages

Free Translation: There are a thousand mirages

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Original Lyrics: Todos nos perdemos

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todos	nosotros	perdemos
Masculine plural of todo	we (masculine plural)	to lose
		1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb perder
All	we	lose

Aligned Translation: We all get lost

Free Translation: We all get lost

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Original Lyrics: En el laberinto

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Preposition	Determiner	Noun
en	el	laberinto
in, at, on	Masculine singular definite article; the.	labyrinth (maze)

In	the	labyrinth

Aligned Translation: In the labyrinth

Free Translation: In the labyrinth

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Original Lyrics: canta

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Aligned Translation: sing

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Original Lyrics: canta para mí

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canta	para	mí
transitive:intransitive to sing	to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action)	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb cantar
Sing	for	me

Aligned Translation: sing for me

Free Translation: Sing for me

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Original Lyrics: Ya estoy tan lastimada que ya no siento dolor

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ya	estoy	tan	lastimado	que	ya	siento	dolor
already, yet	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.	so, as	hurt, injured	that	anymore; no longer	transitive to feel	pain, ache, aching soreness, tenderness (physical)
	1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb estar					1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb sentir
	I am already	so	hurt	that		I no longer feel	pain

Aligned Translation: I'm already so hurt that I don't feel pain anymore

Free Translation: I'm already so hurt that I don't feel pain anymore

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Review

The lyrics portray emotional numbness ("lastimada que ya no siento dolor") within a psychological labyrinth where shifting walls symbolize evolving trauma or recurring challenges. The protagonist relies solely on instinct while feeling trapped ("Aquí no hay salida"), using self-armoring ("me blindo") as survival against an inescapable, ever-changing environment 1.

The song evokes desolate resilience through minimalist production and Aguilera’s frayed vocal delivery, amplifying the labyrinth metaphor via dissonant synth pulses that mimic disorientation. Set in abstract, claustrophobic spaces, the narrative focuses on internal battles—where instinct replaces emotion—making stagnation feel viscerally palpable through imagery of crumbling escape routes.

No explicit language appears, but themes of psychological entrapment and dissociation carry mature weight. The tone leans into defiant melancholy—sadness transformed into steely endurance rather than despair.

The video unfolds entirely within a dimly lit theater, framed by a hauntingly cyclical structure. It opens with a dancer in pure white, encircled by hundreds of flickering candles—an image of fragile solitude. As the scene shifts, she transforms into the central figure (now in colored attire), dancing while a fully black-clad figure covers her eyes with their hands. This act of visual obstruction becomes the core metaphor: she navigates the labyrinth ("en el laberinto, sola con mi instinto") blindly, guided only by instinct amid a corps of ballet dancers who swirl around her like shifting walls ("las paredes cambian"). The choreography grows increasingly urgent yet confined, mirroring the lyrics’ trapped resilience ("aquí no hay salida, por eso me blindo"). The video closes by mirroring its start, the white-clad dancer surrounded by candles—suggesting an endless loop of vulnerability and self-preservation, where the pain numbs ("ya no siento dolor") but the maze remains.

Average Ratings

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

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

Laberinto has 112 BPM (beats per minute)

Laberinto is suitable for DELE Level students in terms of language complexity.

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^RAE Based on a median word frequency of 66 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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	Verb
	cayó
	intransitive:reflexive to fall (to move to a lower position due to gravity)
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb caer
	It fell