Soldadito marinero Fito & Fitipaldis Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'Soldadito marinero' means 'Little Sailor Soldier' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Fito & Fitipaldis' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Original Lyrics: Él camina despacito, que las prisas no son buenas

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Pronoun	Verb	Adjective		Conjunction	Determiner	Noun	Verb	Adjective
él	camina	despacito		que	las	prisa	son	bueno
he, him, masculine personal third person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions)	to walk	Diminutive of despacio		indicating a reason, roughly because	the	hurry, rush, urgency	to be (essentially or identified as).	good
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb caminar						3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb ser
He	walks	slowly	,	because	the	hurry	are not	good

Aligned Translation: He walks slowly, because the hurries are not good

Free Translation: He walks slowly, because hurries are not good

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Original Lyrics: En su brazo, dobladita con cuidado, la chaqueta

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Preposition	Adjective	Noun			Preposition	Noun		Determiner	Noun
en	suyo	brazo			con	cuidado		la	chaqueta
in, at, on	His, hers, its, to her.	anatomy arm			with	care (maintenance, upkeep)		the	jacket, piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length

In	his	arm	,	folded	with	care	,	the	jacket

Aligned Translation: In his arm, folded carefully, the jacket

Free Translation: On his arm, carefully folded, the jacket

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Original Lyrics: Luego pasa por la calle, donde los chavales juegan

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Adverb	Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun		Adverb	Determiner	Noun	Verb
luego	pasa	por	la	calle		donde	los	chaval	juegan
then (afterward)	to pass	through, out, via (indicating movement)	the	street		in indirect questions where, in what place	the	kid, boy (especially used in Spain)	to play
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb pasar								3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb jugar
Then	pass	through	the	street	,	where	the	kids	play

Aligned Translation: Then he goes by the street, where the boys play

Free Translation: Then he walks by the street, where the boys play

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Original Lyrics: Él también quiso ser niño pero le pilló la guerra

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Pronoun	Adverb	Verb	Verb	Noun	Conjunction	Verb	Determiner	Noun
él	también	quiso	ser	niño	pero	pilló	la	guerra
he, him, masculine personal third person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions)	also, too, as well	to desire, to want, to want to	to be (essentially or identified as).	child; boy, girl	but	colloquial to catch, to catch up to	the	war, warfare
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb querer	Infinitive			3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb pillar
He	also	want	to be	child	but	was caught by	the	war

Aligned Translation: He also wanted to be kid but the war caught him

Free Translation: He also wished to be a child but the war caught him

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Original Lyrics: Soldadito marinero, conociste a una sirena

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Noun	Noun		Verb	Determiner	Noun
soldadito	marinero		conociste	un	sirena
Diminutive of soldado little soldier	sailor, seaman		in the preterite tense to meet	a	mermaid
			2nd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb conocer
Little soldier	seaman	,	you met	a	mermaid

Aligned Translation: Little sailor soldier, you met a mermaid

Free Translation: Little sailor soldier, you met a mermaid

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Original Lyrics: De esas que dicen te quiero si ven la cartera llena

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Preposition	Pronoun	Pronoun	Verb	Pronoun	Verb	Conjunction	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Adjective
de	esas	que	dicen	tú	quiero	si	ven	la	cartera	llena
of (indicates a quality or characteristic)	demonstrative Alternative spelling of ésas; those ones	that; whom	to say, to tell	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	to love; to be fond of	if	to see (literally)	the	wallet, billfold	Feminine singular of lleno
			3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb decir		1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb querer		3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb ver
Of	those	that	say		I love you	if	they see	the	wallet	full

Aligned Translation: Of those who say I want you if they see the wallet full

Free Translation: One of those who say I love you if they see your wallet full

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Original Lyrics: Escogiste a la más guapa y a la menos buena

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escogiste	la	más	guapa	y	la	menos	bueno
transitive to choose, select, pick	the	more; -er (used to make comparisons)	Feminine singular of guapo	and	the	{{q\|often with definite article}} least	good
2nd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb escoger
You chose	the	more	pretty	and	the	least	good

Aligned Translation: You chose the most pretty and to the least good

Free Translation: You chose the prettiest and the least good one

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Original Lyrics: Sin saber cómo ha venido, te ha cogido la tormenta

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Preposition	Verb	Noun	Verb	Verb		Verb	Verb	Determiner	Noun
sin	saber	cómo	ha	venido		ha	cogido	la	tormenta
without	to know (a fact)	how	auxiliary verb taking past participle to build various perfect tenses to have	to come		auxiliary verb taking past participle to build various perfect tenses to have	{{lb\|es\|Colombia\|Cuba\|Dominican Republic\|Philippines\|Puerto Rico\|Spain}} to take, catch, hold, to get, to seize	the	storm, thunderstorm, lightning storm
	Infinitive		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb haber	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb venir		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb haber	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb coger
Without	knowing	how	it has	come	,	it has	grabbed you	the	storm

Aligned Translation: Without knowing how it has come, the storm has grabbed you

Free Translation: Without knowing how it came, the storm has reached you

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Original Lyrics: Él quería cruzar los mares y olvidar a su sirena

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Pronoun	Verb	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Conjunction	Verb	Adjective	Noun
él	quería	cruzar	los	mar	y	olvidar	suyo	sirena
he, him, masculine personal third person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions)	to desire, to want, to want to	to cross {{q\|including of legs}}	the	sea	and	to forget; to elude, escape (be forgotten by)	His, hers, its, to her.	mermaid
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb querer	Infinitive				Infinitive
He	wanted	to cross	the	sea	and	forget	his	mermaid

Aligned Translation: He wanted to cross the seas and forget to your mermaid

Free Translation: He wanted to cross the seas and forget his mermaid

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Original Lyrics: La verdad, no fue difícil cuando conoció a Mariela

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Determiner	Noun		Adverb	Verb	Adjective	Conjunction	Verb
la	verdad		no	fue	difícil	cuando	conoció
the	truth		not	to be (essentially or identified as).	difficult, hard, tough, challenging, rough, tricky, trying, arduous, testing	when	in the preterite tense to meet
				3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb ser			3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb conocer
The	truth is	,		it was not	difficult	when	he met	Mariela

Aligned Translation: The truth, it was not difficult when he met to Mariela

Free Translation: The truth is, it wasn't difficult when he met Mariela

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Original Lyrics: Que tenía los ojos verdes y un negocio entre las piernas

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Conjunction	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Adjective	Conjunction	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
que	tenía	los	ojo	verde	y	un	negocio	entre	las	pierna
that	transitive to have, possess (literally)	the	eye	green in colour	and	a	business, enterprise (commercial enterprise or establishment).	among, amongst, from	the	leg (lower limb of a human)
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb tener
That	had	the	eyes	green	and	a	business	among	the	legs

Aligned Translation: Who had the eyes green and a business between the legs

Free Translation: Who had green eyes and some business between her legs

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Original Lyrics: Hay que ver qué puntería, no te arrimas a una buena

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Verb		Verb	Adjective	Noun		Adverb	Pronoun	Verb	Determiner	Adjective
haber		ver	qué	puntería		no	tú	arrimas	un	bueno
auxiliary verb taking past participle to build various perfect tenses to have		to see (literally)	what; which	aim		not	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	to draw near	a	good
Infinitive		Infinitive						2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb arrimar
One has	to	see	what	aim	,		you	do not draw	a	good

Aligned Translation: One has to see what an aim, you don't come close to a good one

Free Translation: You have to see that aim, you don't get close to a good one

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Original Lyrics: Soldadito marinero conociste a una sirena

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Noun	Noun	Verb	Determiner	Noun
soldadito	marinero	conociste	un	sirena
Diminutive of soldado little soldier	sailor, seaman	in the preterite tense to meet	a	mermaid
		2nd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb conocer
Little soldier	seaman	you met	a	mermaid

Aligned Translation: Little sailor soldier, you met a mermaid

Free Translation: Little sailor soldier, you met a mermaid

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Original Lyrics: De esas que dicen "te quiero" si ven la cartera llena

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Preposition	Pronoun	Pronoun	Verb		Pronoun	Verb		Conjunction	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Adjective
de	esas	que	dicen		tú	quiero		si	ven	la	cartera	llena
of, from (indicating cause)	demonstrative Alternative spelling of ésas; those ones	that; which	to say, to tell		(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	to love; to be fond of		if	to see (literally)	the	wallet, billfold	Feminine singular of lleno
			3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb decir			1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb querer			3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb ver
Of	those	that	say	"		I love you	"	if	they see	the	wallet	full

Aligned Translation: Of those ones who say you if they see the wallet full

Free Translation: One of those who say "I love you" if they see your wallet full

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Original Lyrics: Escogiste a la más guapa y a la menos buena

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Verb	Determiner	Adverb	Adjective	Conjunction	Determiner	Adverb	Adjective
escogiste	la	más	guapa	y	la	menos	bueno
transitive to choose, select, pick	the	more; -er (used to make comparisons)	Feminine singular of guapo	and	the	{{q\|often with definite article}} least	good
2nd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb escoger
You chose	the	more	pretty	and	the	least	good

Aligned Translation: You chose the most pretty and to the least good

Free Translation: You chose the prettiest and the least good one

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Original Lyrics: Sin saber cómo ha venido, te ha cogido la tormenta

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Preposition	Verb	Noun	Verb	Verb		Verb	Verb	Determiner	Noun
sin	saber	cómo	ha	venido		ha	cogido	la	tormenta
without	to know (a fact)	how	auxiliary verb taking past participle to build various perfect tenses to have	to come		auxiliary verb taking past participle to build various perfect tenses to have	{{lb\|es\|Colombia\|Cuba\|Dominican Republic\|Philippines\|Puerto Rico\|Spain}} to take, catch, hold, to get, to seize	the	storm, thunderstorm, lightning storm
	Infinitive		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb haber	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb venir		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb haber	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb coger
Without	knowing	how	it has	come	,	it has	grabbed you	the	storm

Aligned Translation: Without knowing how it has come, the storm has grabbed you

Free Translation: Without knowing how it came, the storm has reached you

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Original Lyrics: Después de un invierno malo, una mala primavera

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después	un	invierno	malo		un	malo	primavera
with 'de' after	a	winter	bad		a	bad	spring (season)

After	a	winter	bad	,	a	bad	spring

Aligned Translation: After of a bad winter, a bad spring

Free Translation: After a bad winter, a bad spring

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Original Lyrics: Dime por qué estas buscando una lágrima en la arena

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Verb	Pronoun	Adverb	Verb	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
di	mí	por qué	estás	buscando	un	lágrima	en	la	arena
to say, to tell	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	why, for what reason	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.	to seek, search for, look for, try to find	a	tear, teardrop	in, at, on	the	geology sand, gravel
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb decir			2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb estar	Simple Gerund of the verb buscar
Tell	me	why	are you	looking	a	tear	in	the	sand

Aligned Translation: Tell me why you are looking for a teardrop in the sand

Free Translation: Tell me why you're looking for a teardrop in the sand

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Original Lyrics: Después de un invierno malo, una mala primavera

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después	un	invierno	malo		un	malo	primavera
with 'de' after	a	winter	bad		a	bad	spring (season)

After	a	winter	bad	,	a	bad	spring

Aligned Translation: After of a bad winter, a bad spring

Free Translation: After a bad winter, a bad spring

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Original Lyrics: Dime por qué estas buscando una lágrima en la arena

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Verb	Pronoun	Adverb	Verb	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
di	mí	por qué	estás	buscando	un	lágrima	en	la	arena
to say, to tell	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	why, for what reason	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.	to seek, search for, look for, try to find	a	tear, teardrop	in, at, on	the	geology sand, gravel
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb decir			2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb estar	Simple Gerund of the verb buscar
Tell	me	why	are you	looking	a	tear	in	the	sand

Aligned Translation: Tell me why you are looking for a teardrop in the sand

Free Translation: Tell me why you're looking for a teardrop in the sand

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Original Lyrics: Después de un invierno malo, una mala primavera

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después	un	invierno	malo		un	malo	primavera
with 'de' after	a	winter	bad		a	bad	spring (season)

After	a	winter	bad	,	a	bad	spring

Aligned Translation: After of a bad winter, a bad spring

Free Translation: After a bad winter, a bad spring

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Original Lyrics: Dime por qué estas buscando una lágrima en la arena

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Verb	Pronoun	Adverb	Verb	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
di	mí	por qué	estás	buscando	un	lágrima	en	la	arena
to say, to tell	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	why, for what reason	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.	to seek, search for, look for, try to find	a	tear, teardrop	in, at, on	the	geology sand, gravel
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb decir			2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb estar	Simple Gerund of the verb buscar
Tell	me	why	are you	looking	a	tear	in	the	sand

Aligned Translation: Tell me why you are looking for a teardrop in the sand

Free Translation: Tell me why you're looking for a teardrop in the sand

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Original Lyrics: Después de un invierno malo

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después	un	invierno	malo
with 'de' after	a	winter	bad

After	a	winter	bad

Aligned Translation: After of a bad winter

Free Translation: After a bad winter

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Review

Summary of the Story in the Lyrics: "Soldadito Marinero" by Fito & Fitipaldis narrates the life journey of a man metaphorically described as a "little sailor soldier." He walks slowly, having been forced to grow up quickly due to war, either literal or symbolic of life's struggles. The story progresses with him meeting a siren, a metaphor for a deceptive love interest who only loves for material gain. He chooses beauty over goodness, leading to unforeseen troubles. The song then introduces Mariela, a new love interest, suggesting a cycle of seeking solace in new relationships after facing betrayal.

Interpretation of Meaning: The song can be seen as a commentary on the trials of love, the naivety of youth, and the harsh lessons life teaches. The "siren" represents the allure of superficial love, while the storm symbolizes life's unexpected challenges. It's a narrative about learning from past mistakes, the search for genuine connection, and the human experience of love's complexities.

Emotional Impact: The song elicits a mix of emotions - there's a melancholic undertone with the acknowledgment of life's hardships, but also a touch of irony and humor in how the protagonist navigates his romantic misadventures. It's reflective, offering a sense of solidarity with anyone who's faced similar disillusionments in love.

How the Story is Woven:

Through storytelling lyrics that blend poetic imagery with straightforward narrative, Fito crafts a vivid picture of the protagonist's life.
The settings vary from the streets where children play to the metaphorical seas the sailor wishes to cross, symbolizing different phases of life.
The timeline spans from the protagonist's youth through to his experiences in love, with a focus on moments of decision and consequence.
The main character is the "soldadito marinero," with the "sirena" and Mariela serving as pivotal figures in his journey.
The central theme is the pursuit and disillusionment of love, the impact of life's battles, and the growth that comes from personal experiences.

Explicit Themes: The song doesn't contain explicit themes in terms of language but does touch on themes of love, betrayal, and the harsh realities of life's choices.

Mood of the Song: It's a blend of sadness for the protagonist's misfortunes and a light-hearted, almost mocking tone towards his naive choices, making it both reflective and somewhat humorous.

Relation to the Youtube Video

The Youtube video features the band performing the song on a moving ship.

Links to Other Sites Discussing the Song:

Genius for lyrics and interpretation: Fito & Fitipaldis – Soldadito marinero Lyrics | Genius Lyrics

Links to the Artist's Social Media and Website

Band's Website: https://www.fitoyfitipaldis.com/

X account: https://x.com/fitipaldisrock?lang=en

Submitted by user: ANAJOSE

Average Ratings

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

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

Soldadito marinero has 140 BPM (beats per minute)

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

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^RAE Based on a median word frequency of 31 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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