El Niño del Tambor Carlos Rivera Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'El Niño del Tambor' means 'The Child of the Drum' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Carlos Rivera' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Original Lyrics: El camino que lleva a Belén

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Determiner	Noun	Pronoun	Verb	Preposition	Proper noun
el	camino	que	lleva	a	Belén
Masculine singular definite article; the.	way, route	who; that	transitive to take, to carry, to take away, to carry away, to carry around, to bring, to bear, to lug (implies to move something further from who speaks)	to	a city in Palestine Bethlehem
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb llevar
the	way	that	takes	to	Bethlehem

Aligned Translation: the way that takes to Bethlehem

Free Translation: The road that leads to Bethlehem

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Original Lyrics: Baja hasta el valle que la nieve cubrió

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Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Pronoun	Determiner	Noun	Verb
baja	hasta	el	valle	que	la	nieve	cubrió
to go down, come down	until	Masculine singular definite article; the.	valley	who; that	the	snow	transitive to cover
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb bajar							3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb cubrir
go down	until	the	valley	that	the	snow	covered

Aligned Translation: go down until the valley that the snow covered

Free Translation: Go down to the valley that the snow covered

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Original Lyrics: Los pastorcillos quieren ver a su rey

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Determiner	Noun	Verb	Verb	Preposition	Adjective	Noun
los	pastorcillo	quieren	ver	a	suyo	rey
the	Diminutive of pastor	to desire, to want, to want to	to see (literally)	to	Theirs, their, to them.	king
		3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb querer	Infinitive
the	shepherd	want	to see	to	their	king

Aligned Translation: The shepherds want to see their king

Free Translation: The shepherds want to see their king

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Original Lyrics: Le traen regalos en su humilde zurrón

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Pronoun	Verb	Noun	Preposition	Adjective	Adjective	Noun
él	traen	regalo	en	suyo	humilde	zurrón
he, him, masculine personal third person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions)	to bring	present, gift	in (in various expressions)	His, hers, its, to her.	humble	globe daisy
	3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb traer
him	they bring	present	in	their	humble	globe daisy

Aligned Translation: They bring him gifts in his humble bag

Free Translation: They bring him gifts in his humble bag

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Original Lyrics: Ro, pón, pón, pón

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Aligned Translation: Ro, pón, pón, pón

Free Translation: Ro, poo, poo, poo

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Original Lyrics: Ro, pón, pón, pón

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Aligned Translation: Ro, pón, pón, pón

Free Translation: Ro, poo, poo, poo

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Original Lyrics: Ha nacido en un portal de Belén

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Verb	Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Proper noun
ha	nacido	en	un	portal	de	Belén
auxiliary verb taking past participle to build various perfect tenses to have	to be born, to sprout, to begin to grow; to hatch (out)	in (in various expressions)	a	architecture portal; porch	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	a city in Palestine Bethlehem
3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb haber	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb nacer
has	born	in	a	portal	of	Bethlehem

Aligned Translation: He was born in a portal of Bethlehem

Free Translation: He was born in a portal of Bethlehem

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Original Lyrics: El niño Dios

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Determiner	Noun	Proper noun
el	niño	Dios
Masculine singular definite article; the.	child; boy, girl	God

the	child	God

Aligned Translation: Baby Jesus

Free Translation: The Child God

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Original Lyrics: Yo quisiera poner a tus pies

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Pronoun	Verb	Verb	Preposition	Adjective	Noun
yo	quisiera	poner	a	tu	pie
(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	as an indication of a request would you ... ?	transitive:reflexive or non-reflexive to put, to put up, to place, to lay	to	(before the noun) Apocopic form of tuyo, your	foot (of a person)
	3rd Person Singular Subjunctive Imperfect Ra of the verb querer	Infinitive
I	would like	to put	to	your	feet

Aligned Translation: I would like to put to your feet

Free Translation: I would like to lay at your feet

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Original Lyrics: Algún presente que te agrade señor

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Adjective	Noun	Pronoun	Pronoun	Verb	Noun
alguno	presente	que	tú	agrade	señor
some, any	present	who; that	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	to please	mister, sir, lord (title conferred on a married or an older male)
				3rd Person Singular Subjunctive Present of the verb agradar
some	present	that	you	it pleases	mister

Aligned Translation: Some present that pleases you, Lord

Free Translation: Some present that pleases you, Lord

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Original Lyrics: Mas tú ya sabes que soy pobre también

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Adverb	Verb	Conjunction	Verb	Adjective	Adverb
mas	tú	ya	sabes	que	soy	pobre	también
formal however	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	already, yet	to know (a fact)	that	to be (essentially or identified as).	{{q\|after the noun}} poor (lacking money, resources, etc.)	also, too, as well
			2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb saber		1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
however	you	already	know	that	am	poor	also

Aligned Translation: But you already know that I'm poor too

Free Translation: But you already know that I'm poor too

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Original Lyrics: Y no poseo más que un viejo tambor

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Conjunction	Adverb	Verb	Adverb	Conjunction	Determiner	Adjective	Noun
y	no	poseo	más	que	un	viejo	tambor
and	not	to possess, to own, to hold, to have	more; -er (used to make comparisons)	that	a	old (having existed for a long time)	drum
		1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb poseer
and	not	I own	more	that	a	old	drum

Aligned Translation: And I own nothing but an old drum

Free Translation: And I own nothing but an old drum

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Original Lyrics: Ro, pón, pón, pón

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Aligned Translation: Ro, pón, pón, pón

Free Translation: Ro, poo, poo, poo

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Original Lyrics: Ro, pón, pón, pón

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Aligned Translation: Ro, pón, pón, pón

Free Translation: Ro, poo, poo, poo

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Original Lyrics: En tu honor frente al portal tocaré

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Preposition	Adjective	Noun	Noun	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Verb
en	tuyo	honor	frente	a	el	portal	tocaré
in (in various expressions)	yours, your	honor	front	to	Masculine singular definite article; the.	architecture portal; porch	transitive to play (a musical instrument)
							1st Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb tocar
in	your	honor	front	to	the	portal	I will play

Aligned Translation: In your honor in front of the portal I will play

Free Translation: In your honor in front of the portal I will play

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Original Lyrics: Con mi tambor

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Preposition	Adjective	Noun
con	mío	tambor
with	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	drum

with	my	drum

Aligned Translation: With my drum

Free Translation: With my drum

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Original Lyrics: Ohhhhh

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Aligned Translation: oh

Free Translation: Ohhhhh

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Original Lyrics: Ohhhhh

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Aligned Translation: oh

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Original Lyrics: Yo tocaré para ti

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Pronoun	Verb	Preposition	Pronoun
yo	tocaré	para	ti
(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	transitive to play (a musical instrument)	for, to (expressing a recipient)	you, thee (declined form of tú used as the object of a preposition)
	1st Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb tocar
I	willplay	for	you

Aligned Translation: I'll play for you

Free Translation: I'll play for you

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Original Lyrics: Ro, pón, pón, pón

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Aligned Translation: Ro, pón, pón, pón

Free Translation: Ro, poo, poo, poo

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Original Lyrics: Ro, pón, pón, pón

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Aligned Translation: Ro, pón, pón, pón

Free Translation: Ro, poo, poo, poo

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Original Lyrics: Con mi tambor

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Free Translation: with my drums

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Original Lyrics: El camino que lleva a Belén

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Determiner	Noun	Pronoun	Verb	Preposition	Proper noun
el	camino	que	lleva	a	Belén
Masculine singular definite article; the.	way, route	who; that	transitive to take, to carry, to take away, to carry away, to carry around, to bring, to bear, to lug (implies to move something further from who speaks)	to	a city in Palestine Bethlehem
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb llevar
the	way	that	takes	to	Bethlehem

Aligned Translation: the way that takes to Bethlehem

Free Translation: The road that leads to Bethlehem

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Original Lyrics: Yo voy marcando con mi viejo tambor

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yo	voy	marcando	con	mío	viejo	tambor
(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	intransitive to go	to mark	with	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	old (having existed for a long time)	drum
	1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ir	Simple Gerund of the verb marcar
I	go	marking	with	my	old	drum

Aligned Translation: I'm beating with my old drum

Free Translation: I'm beating with my old drum

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Original Lyrics: Nada mejor hay que te pueda ofrecer

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Pronoun	Adverb	Verb	Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Verb
nada	mejor	haber	que	tú	pueda	ofrecer
nothing, zero, zilch	better	impersonal:in third person singular only to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había)	that	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	to be able, can	to offer
		Infinitive			1st Person Singular Subjunctive Present of the verb poder	Infinitive
nothing	better	there is	that	you	Ican	offer

Aligned Translation: There is nothing better that I can offer you

Free Translation: There is nothing better that I can offer you

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Original Lyrics: Su ronco acento es un canto de amor

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Adjective	Adjective	Noun	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Noun
suyo	ronco	acento	es	un	canto	de	amor
His, hers, its, to her.	hoarse, croaky	accent (typographical line)	to be (essentially or identified as).	a	song	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	love
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
his	hoarse	accent	is	a	song	of	love

Aligned Translation: Her hoarse accent is a love song

Free Translation: Her hoarse accent is a love song

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Original Lyrics: Ro, pón, pón, pón

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Aligned Translation: Ro, pón, pón, pón

Free Translation: Ro, poo, poo, poo

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Original Lyrics: Ro, pón, pón, pón

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Aligned Translation: Ro, pón, pón, pón

Free Translation: Ro, poo, poo, poo

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Original Lyrics: Cuando Dios me vio tocar frente a él

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Conjunction	Proper noun	Pronoun	Verb	Verb	Noun	Preposition	Pronoun
cuando	Dios	yo	vio	tocar	frente	a	él
when	God	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	to see (literally)	transitive to play (a musical instrument)	front	to	he, him, masculine personal third person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions)
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb ver	Infinitive
when	God	me	she saw	to play	front	to	him

Aligned Translation: When God saw me playing in front of him

Free Translation: When God saw me playing in front of him

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Original Lyrics: Me sonrió

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Aligned Translation: He smiled at me

Free Translation: He smiled at me

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Original Lyrics: Me sonrió

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Aligned Translation: He smiled at me

Free Translation: He smiled at me

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Original Lyrics: Me sonrió

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Free Translation: He smiled at me

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Review

Song Info: "El Niño del Tambo" is a lively Christmas carol that captures the spirit of the season. Carlos Rivera's rendition adds a unique touch, blending traditional elements with his soulful voice, making it a holiday favorite.

Song Emotion: The song radiates joy and warmth, creating a perfect backdrop for the holiday season. Carlos Rivera's heartfelt delivery adds an extra layer of emotion, making it a must-listen for anyone looking to soak up the Christmas spirit.

Learning Facts for Spanish Students: For Spanish learners, this song offers a rich cultural experience. The lyrics, steeped in Christmas traditions, provide an opportunity to grasp festive vocabulary and understand the cultural significance of celebrations in Spanish-speaking regions

Interesting Facts about the Song: "El Niño del Tambo" has roots in Latin American Christmas traditions, with its catchy rhythm and cheerful melody reflecting the lively atmosphere of holiday festivities. Carlos Rivera's rendition breathes new life into this classic tune.

Music Video Description: The music video is a visual feast, featuring vibrant scenes of Christmas celebrations, traditional decorations, and, of course, Carlos Rivera's energetic performance. It's a delightful watch that perfectly complements the song's festive spirit.

Social Media of the Artist: Stay connected with Carlos Rivera on social media for more musical magic:

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Average Ratings

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

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

El Niño del Tambor has 98 BPM (beats per minute)

El Niño del Tambor is suitable for DELE A1 Level students in terms of language complexity.

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^RAE Based on a median word frequency of 10 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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Pronoun	Verb
yo	sonrió
(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	to smile.
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb sonreír
to me	he smiled