Tu cárcel Enanitos Verdes Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'Tu cárcel' means 'Your jail (prison)' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Enanitos Verdes' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Lyrics and Translations

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Original Lyrics: Te vas, amor

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Pronoun	Verb		Noun
tú	vas		amor
(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	reflexive to go away, to leave, to be off (see irse)		love
	2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb ir
You	leave	,	love

Aligned Translation: You're leaving, love

Free Translation: You're leaving, my love

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Original Lyrics: Sí así lo quieres, ¿qué puedo yo hacer?

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Conjunction	Adverb	Pronoun	Verb		Adjective	Verb	Pronoun	Verb
si	así	él	quieres		qué	puedo	yo	hacer
if	like this; like that; as such; thus; so; thereby; this way, that way	it, masculine non-personal third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions to refer to masculine nouns)	to desire, to want, to want to		what; which	to be able, can	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	to do
			2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb querer			1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb poder		Infinitive
If	like this	¿	you want it	,	what	can	I	do	?

Aligned Translation: If that's how you want it, what can I do?

Free Translation: If that's how you want it, what can I do?

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Original Lyrics: Tu vanidad no te deja entender

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Adjective	Noun	Adverb	Pronoun	Verb	Verb
tuyo	vanidad	no	tú	deja	entender
yours, your	vanity	not	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	transitive to let, allow	to understand
				3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb dejar	Infinitive
Your	vanity			does not let you	understand

Aligned Translation: Your vanity does not let you understand

Free Translation: Your vanity doesn't let you understand

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Original Lyrics: Que en la pobreza se sabe querer

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que	en	la	pobreza	sabe	querer
that	in, at, on	the	poverty	in the preterite tense to find out, to learn	to love; to be fond of
				3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb saber	Infinitive
That	in	the	poverty	you learn	to love

Aligned Translation: That in poverty one knows how to love

Free Translation: That in poverty one knows how to love

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Original Lyrics: Quiero llorar

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quiero	llorar
to desire, to want, to want to	intransitive to cry, to weep
1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb querer	Infinitive
I want	to cry

Aligned Translation: I want to cry

Free Translation: I want to cry

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Original Lyrics: Y me destroza que pienses así

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y	mí	destroza	que	pienses	así
and	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	to destroy, to break	that	to think	like this; like that; as such; thus; so; thereby; this way, that way
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb destrozar		2nd Person Singular Subjunctive Present Tuteo of the verb pensar
And		it breaks me	that	you think	like this

Aligned Translation: And it tears me up that you think like that

Free Translation: And it tears me up that you think like that

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Original Lyrics: Y más que ahora me quedé sin ti

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y	más	ahora	mí	quedé	sin	ti
and	more; -er (used to make comparisons)	now (at the present time)	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	intransitive to be left; to remain	without	you, thee (declined form of tú used as the object of a preposition)
				1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb quedar
And	more	now		that I was left	without	you

Aligned Translation: And more than now I'm left without you

Free Translation: And more now that I'm left without you

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Original Lyrics: Me duele lo que tú vas a sufrir

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mí	duele	qué	tú	vas	a	sufrir
me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	transitive to hurt; to ache	what; which	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	auxiliary (with a followed by the infinitive) to be going to (near future), to go	to	transitive to suffer
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb doler			2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb ir		Infinitive
	It hurts me	what	you	are going	to	suffer

Aligned Translation: It hurts me what you're going to suffer

Free Translation: It hurts me what you're going to suffer

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Original Lyrics: Pero recuerda, nadie es perfecto y tú lo verás

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Conjunction	Verb		Pronoun	Verb	Adjective	Conjunction	Pronoun	Pronoun	Verb
pero	recuerda		nadie	es	perfecto	y	tú	él	verás
but	transitive to remember, to recollect		no one, nobody; anyone, anybody	to be (essentially or identified as).	perfect	and	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	it, masculine non-personal third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions to refer to masculine nouns)	to see (literally)
	2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb recordar			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser					2nd Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb ver
But	remember	,	no one	is	perfect	and	you		will see it

Aligned Translation: But remember, no one is perfect and you will see it

Free Translation: But remember, no one is perfect and you will see it

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Original Lyrics: Más de mil cosas mejores tendrás

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más	de	mil	cosa	mejor	tendrás
more; -er (used to make comparisons)	of, from (indicating cause)	cardinal numbers thousand	thing (object, concept)	better	transitive to have, possess (literally)
					2nd Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb tener
More	of	thousand	things	better	you will have

Aligned Translation: More than a thousand better things you will have

Free Translation: You will have more than thousand of better things

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Original Lyrics: Pero cariño sincero jamás

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Conjunction	Noun	Adjective	Adverb
pero	cariño	sincero	jamás
but	affection	sincere, honest	never

But		sincere affection	never

Aligned Translation: But sincere love never

Free Translation: But never sincere love

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Original Lyrics: Vete olvidando de esto que hoy dejas y que cambiarás

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Verb	Pronoun	Verb	Preposition	Pronoun	Conjunction	Adverb	Verb	Conjunction	Conjunction	Verb
ve	tú	olvidando	de	éste	que	hoy	dejas	y	que	cambiarás
reflexive to go away, to leave, to be off (see irse)	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	to forget; to elude, escape (be forgotten by)	about (concerning; with regard to)	this one	that	today	transitive to leave (to place)	and	that	transitive:intransitive to change, to shift, to switch, to alter
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb ir		Simple Gerund of the verb olvidar					2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb dejar			2nd Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb cambiar
Leave		forgetting	about	this	that	today	you leave	and	that	you will change

Aligned Translation: Leave forgetting about this that you leave today and that you will change

Free Translation: Go forgetting about this you're leaving today and that you will change

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Original Lyrics: Por la aventura que tú ya verás

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Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Conjunction	Pronoun	Adverb	Verb
por	la	aventura	que	tú	ya	verás
for, for the sake of, on behalf of (indicating doing something for someone's benefit)	the	adventure	that	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	in the near future; soon	to see (literally)
						2nd Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb ver
For	the	adventure	that	you		will see soon

Aligned Translation: For the adventure that you will see

Free Translation: For the adventure that you will soon see

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Original Lyrics: Será tu cárcel y nunca saldrás

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Verb	Adjective	Noun	Conjunction	Adverb	Verb
será	tuyo	cárcel	y	nunca	saldrás
to be (essentially or identified as).	yours, your	prison	and	never	to exit, to leave, to walk out, to slip out
3rd Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb ser					2nd Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb salir
It will be	your	prison	and		you will never leave

Aligned Translation: It will be your jail and you will never get out

Free Translation: It will be your jail and you will never get out

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Original Lyrics: Quiero llorar

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quiero	llorar
to desire, to want, to want to	intransitive to cry, to weep
1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb querer	Infinitive
I want	to cry

Aligned Translation: I want to cry

Free Translation: I want to cry

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Original Lyrics: Y me destroza que pienses así

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y	mí	destroza	que	pienses	así
and	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	to destroy, to break	that	to think	like this; like that; as such; thus; so; thereby; this way, that way
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb destrozar		2nd Person Singular Subjunctive Present Tuteo of the verb pensar
And		it breaks me	that	you think	like this

Aligned Translation: And it tears me up that you think like that

Free Translation: And it tears me up that you think like that

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Original Lyrics: Y más que ahora me quede sin ti

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y	más	que	ahora	yo	quede	sin	ti
and	more; -er (used to make comparisons)	that	now (at the present time)	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	intransitive to be	without	you, thee (declined form of tú used as the object of a preposition)
					1st Person Singular Subjunctive Present of the verb quedar
And	more		now that		I am left	without	you

Aligned Translation: And more now that I'm left without you

Free Translation: And more now that I'm left without you

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Original Lyrics: Me duele lo que tú vas a sufrir

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mí	duele	qué	tú	vas	a	sufrir
me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	transitive to hurt; to ache	what; which	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	auxiliary (with a followed by the infinitive) to be going to (near future), to go	to	transitive to suffer
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb doler			2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb ir		Infinitive
	It hurts me	what	you	are going	to	suffer

Aligned Translation: It hurts me what you're going to suffer

Free Translation: It hurts me what you're going to suffer

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Original Lyrics: Pero recuerda, nadie es perfecto y tú lo verás

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Conjunction	Verb		Pronoun	Verb	Adjective	Conjunction	Pronoun	Pronoun	Verb
pero	recuerda		nadie	es	perfecto	y	tú	él	verás
but	transitive to remember, to recollect		no one, nobody; anyone, anybody	to be (essentially or identified as).	perfect	and	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	it, masculine non-personal third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions to refer to masculine nouns)	to see (literally)
	2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb recordar			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser					2nd Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb ver
But	remember	,	no one	is	perfect	and	you		will see it

Aligned Translation: But remember, no one is perfect and you will see it

Free Translation: But remember, no one is perfect and you will see it

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Original Lyrics: Más de mil cosas mejores tendrás

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Adverb	Preposition	Numeral	Noun	Adjective	Verb
más	de	mil	cosa	mejor	tendrás
more; -er (used to make comparisons)	of, from (indicating cause)	cardinal numbers thousand	thing (object, concept)	better	transitive to have, possess (literally)
					2nd Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb tener
More	of	thousand	things	better	you will have

Aligned Translation: More than a thousand better things you will have

Free Translation: You will have more than thousand of better things

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Original Lyrics: Pero cariño sincero jamás

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Conjunction	Noun	Adjective	Adverb
pero	cariño	sincero	jamás
but	affection	sincere, honest	never

But		sincere affection	never

Aligned Translation: But sincere love never

Free Translation: But never sincere love

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Original Lyrics: Vete olvidando, de esto que hoy dejas y que cambiarás

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Verb	Pronoun	Verb		Preposition	Pronoun	Conjunction	Adverb	Verb	Conjunction	Conjunction	Verb
ve	tú	olvidando		de	éste	que	hoy	dejas	y	que	cambiarás
reflexive to go away, to leave, to be off (see irse)	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	to forget; to elude, escape (be forgotten by)		of, from (indicating cause)	this one	that	today	{{indtr\|es\|a\|.reflexive}} to be left, to be left to	and	that	transitive:intransitive to change, to shift, to switch, to alter
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb ir		Simple Gerund of the verb olvidar						2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb dejar			2nd Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb cambiar
Leave		forgetting	,	of	this	that	today	you leave	and	that	you will change

Aligned Translation: Go forgetting, of this that you leave today and that you will change

Free Translation: Go forgetting, about this you're leaving today and that you will change

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Original Lyrics: Por la aventura que tú ya verás

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por	la	aventura	que	tú	ya	verás
for, for the sake of, on behalf of (indicating doing something for someone's benefit)	the	adventure	that	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	in the near future; soon	to see (literally)
						2nd Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb ver
For	the	adventure	that	you		will see soon

Aligned Translation: For the adventure that you will see

Free Translation: For the adventure that you will soon see

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Original Lyrics: Será tu cárcel y nunca saldrás

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será	tuyo	cárcel	y	nunca	saldrás
to be (essentially or identified as).	yours, your	prison	and	never	to exit, to leave, to walk out, to slip out
3rd Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb ser					2nd Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb salir
It will be	your	prison	and		you will never leave

Aligned Translation: It will be your jail and you will never get out

Free Translation: It will be your jail and you will never get out

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Original Lyrics: Pero recuerda, nadie es perfecto y tú lo verás

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Conjunction	Verb		Pronoun	Verb	Adjective	Conjunction	Pronoun	Pronoun	Verb
pero	recuerda		nadie	es	perfecto	y	tú	él	verás
but	transitive to remember, to recollect		no one, nobody; anyone, anybody	to be (essentially or identified as).	perfect	and	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	it, masculine non-personal third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions to refer to masculine nouns)	to see (literally)
	2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb recordar			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser					2nd Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb ver
But	remember	,	no one	is	perfect	and	you		will see it

Aligned Translation: But remember, no one is perfect and you will see it

Free Translation: But remember, no one is perfect and you will see it

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Original Lyrics: Más de mil cosas mejores tendrás

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Adverb	Preposition	Numeral	Noun	Adjective	Verb
más	de	mil	cosa	mejor	tendrás
more; -er (used to make comparisons)	of, from (indicating cause)	cardinal numbers thousand	thing (object, concept)	better	transitive to have, possess (literally)
					2nd Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb tener
More	of	thousand	things	better	you will have

Aligned Translation: More than a thousand better things you will have

Free Translation: You will have more than thousand of better things

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Original Lyrics: Pero cariño sincero jamás

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Conjunction	Noun	Adjective	Adverb
pero	cariño	sincero	jamás
but	affection	sincere, honest	never

But		sincere affection	never

Aligned Translation: But sincere love never

Free Translation: But never sincere love

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Original Lyrics: Vete olvidando, de esto que hoy dejas y que cambiarás

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Verb	Pronoun	Verb		Preposition	Pronoun	Conjunction	Adverb	Verb	Conjunction	Conjunction	Verb
ve	tú	olvidando		de	éste	que	hoy	dejas	y	que	cambiarás
reflexive to go away, to leave, to be off (see irse)	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	to forget; to elude, escape (be forgotten by)		of, from (indicating cause)	this one	that	today	{{indtr\|es\|a\|.reflexive}} to be left, to be left to	and	that	transitive:intransitive to change, to shift, to switch, to alter
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb ir		Simple Gerund of the verb olvidar						2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb dejar			2nd Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb cambiar
Leave		forgetting	,	of	this	that	today	you leave	and	that	you will change

Aligned Translation: Go forgetting, of this that you leave today and that you will change

Free Translation: Go forgetting, about this you're leaving today and that you will change

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Original Lyrics: Por la aventura que tú ya verás

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por	la	aventura	que	tú	ya	verás
for, for the sake of, on behalf of (indicating doing something for someone's benefit)	the	adventure	that	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	in the near future; soon	to see (literally)
						2nd Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb ver
For	the	adventure	that	you		will see soon

Aligned Translation: For the adventure that you will see

Free Translation: For the adventure that you will soon see

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Original Lyrics: Será tu cárcel y nunca saldrás

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será	tuyo	cárcel	y	nunca	saldrás
to be (essentially or identified as).	yours, your	prison	and	never	to exit, to leave, to walk out, to slip out
3rd Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb ser					2nd Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb salir
It will be	your	prison	and		you will never leave

Aligned Translation: It will be your jail and you will never get out

Free Translation: It will be your jail and you will never get out

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Enanitos Verdes Tu carcel meaning and English lyrics explained

Tu Carcél – “Your Jail” is a song by the Argentine rock band Enanitos Verdes. the song was released in 2004 and it is among the most popular songs the band has made. Enanitos Verdes is recognized for having weird lyrics with a funny touch, however, Tu Carcél is a song with a great message.

Tu Carcél is a song about a gold digger woman who dumped his boyfriend to pursue other men with more money. The lyrics tell us the story of a man who is talking to a girl, she is leaving and then he says that if that is what she wants, what can he do to stop her, however, he wants to teach her that in poverty is how people truly learn to love. She will be gone and find men who are going to give her many gifts and money but, in the end, she will never find sincere love. He wants her to understand that nobody is perfect, the man is sad because he will see her suffering because of her acts.

Tu Carcél by Enanitos Verdes is one of those Spanish rock classics, it is a must if you want to learn the language, in terms of learning, the song isn’t difficult, there a few long sentences but the words aren’t complicated and the verbs are simple, what can be a little difficult is the singing which is a little fast, not too much, and the Argentinian accent which tend to be hard to follow. Tu Carcél is an excellent song for those Spanish learners who want an easy rock song in Spanish.

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Average Ratings

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

Many words used are not in common daily usage.^RAE

Tu cárcel has 117 BPM (beats per minute)

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^RAE Based on a median word frequency of 6178 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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