Se Iluminaba Fred De Palma & Ana Mena Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'Se Iluminaba' means 'It Lit Up' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Fred De Palma & Ana Mena' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Original Lyrics: Ana Mena

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Aligned Translation: Ana Mena

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Original Lyrics: De Palma

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Aligned Translation: De Palma

Free Translation: De Palma

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Original Lyrics: Yo le pido al viento

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yo	él	pido	a	el	viento
(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	it, masculine non-personal third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions to refer to masculine nouns)	to request someone else to do something	to	Masculine singular definite article; the.	wind (the movement of air)
		1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb pedir
I	it	I ask	to	the	wind

Aligned Translation: I call apon the wind

Free Translation: I ask the wind

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Original Lyrics: Que te traiga hasta a mí

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que	tú		hasta	a	mí
that; which	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).		until	to	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)

That	you	it brings	until	to	me
³ "traiga" here is 3rd person singular, present tense, subjunctive move. Seem Traer is not in the lingo dictionary at all.

Aligned Translation: That brings you to me

Free Translation: That brings you to me

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Original Lyrics: Solo espero el momento

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Adjective	Verb	Determiner	Noun
solo	espero	el	momento
sole, only, unique, single	transitive to wait to, wait for, await	Masculine singular definite article; the.	time moment, instant
	1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb esperar
Just	I wait	the	moment

Aligned Translation: I just wait for the moment

Free Translation: I just wait for the moment

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Original Lyrics: Para verte pasar aunque sea un segundo, hacerte saber

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Preposition	Verb	Pronoun	Verb	Conjunction	Verb	Adjective	Noun		Verb	Pronoun	Noun
para	ver	tú	pasar	aunque	sea ⁶	un	segundo		hacer	tú	saber
to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action)	to see (literally)	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	transitive to spend time	though, although, even though, albeit	to be (essentially or identified as).	before the noun Apocopic form of uno one	second (short amount of time)		to make (eg. someone do something or feel a certain way.)	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	knowledge
	Infinitive		Infinitive		3rd Person Singular Subjunctive Present of the verb ser				Infinitive
So that	to see	you	spend time	although	it may be	one	second	let you know	to make	you	know
⁶ subjunctive mood as he is expressing desire

Aligned Translation: To see you spend time even though it might be just for a second to let you know

Free Translation: To spend some time with you even for a second, to let you know

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Original Lyrics: Que te quiero invitar a salir

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que	tú	quiero	invitar ⁴	a	salir
that	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	to desire, to want, to want to	to invite	to	to go out, leave, to depart, to head out
		1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb querer	Infinitive		Infinitive
That	you	I want	to ask	to	go out
⁴ Interestingly the dictionary states that "invitar" can mean "to assume responsibility for paying"

Aligned Translation: That I want to ask you out

Free Translation: That I want to ask you out

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Original Lyrics: No lo pienses, acompáñame

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Adverb	Pronoun	Verb	Verb	Pronoun
no	él	pienses	acompaña	yo
not	it, masculine non-personal third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions to refer to masculine nouns)	to think about	transitive to accompany	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.
		2nd Person Singular Imperative Negative of the verb pensar	2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb acompañar
Not	it	you think about	accompany me

Aligned Translation: Don't think about it come with me

Free Translation: Don't think about it, come with me

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Original Lyrics: Porque vas a vivir a mi lado

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porque	vas	a	vivir	a	mío	lado
because	intransitive to go	to	intransitive to live; to be alive	by	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	side
	2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb ir		Infinitive
Because	you will		live	by	my	side

Aligned Translation: Because you are going live next to me

Free Translation: Because you're gonna live by my side

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Original Lyrics: El misterio de un amanecer

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Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
el	misterio	de	un	amanecer
Masculine singular definite article; the.	mysteriousness	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	a	dawn (the morning period of twilight)

The	mistery	of	a	dawn

Aligned Translation: The mystery of a dawn

Free Translation: The mystery of a dawn

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Original Lyrics: Dime si vas a quedarte

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Verb	Pronoun	Conjunction	Verb	Preposition	Verb	Pronoun
di ¹	yo	si	vas	a	quedar	tú
to say, to tell	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	if	intransitive to go	to	reflexive to stay; to remain, to stick	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb decir			2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb ir		Infinitive
Say	to me	if	go	to	stay	you
¹ Imperative: say you

Aligned Translation: Tell me if you're gonna stay

Free Translation: Tell me if you're gonna stay

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Original Lyrics: Tal vez te pase lo mismo que a mí

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tal ¹	vez ²	tú	pase ⁴	lo	mismo	que	a	mí
such	time, instance	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	transitive to spend time	(neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives); the	same; identical; one and the same; (indicates that the two compared noun clauses both represent the one thing)	that	to	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)
			2nd Person Singular Subjunctive Present Polite of the verb pasar
Such	time	you	occurs	the	the same	that	to	me
^1,2 Perhaps, Maybe
⁴ Subjunctive: [you] spend

Aligned Translation: Maybe the same thing will happen to you as to me

Free Translation: Maybe the same thing will happen to you as to me

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Original Lyrics: Solo sé que yo andaba a oscuras

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solo	sé	que	yo	andaba ⁵	a	oscuro
sole, only, unique, single	to know (a fact)	that	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	to be, to feel	at	obscure, incomprehensible
	1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb saber			1st Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb andar
Only	I know	that	I	felt	in	dark
⁵ Andar normall means to walk, here it means to feel

Aligned Translation: All I know is that I was in the dark

Free Translation: All I know is that I was in the dark

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Original Lyrics: Y vi que el camino hacia a ti

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Conjunction	Verb	Conjunction	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Preposition	Pronoun
y	vi ²	que	el	camino	hacia	a	ti
and	to see, to tell, to observe	that	Masculine singular definite article; the.	path	toward, towards	to	you, thee (declined form of tú used as the object of a preposition)
	1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb ver
And	I saw	that	the	path	toward		you
² Here the conjugated verb "ver" means "[I could] tell" past tense

Aligned Translation: And I saw that the path toward you

Free Translation: And I saw that the way to you

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Original Lyrics: Se iluminaba

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Aligned Translation: It lit up

Free Translation: It Lit Up

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Original Lyrics: Bajo el sonido de una melodía lejana

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bajo	el	sonido	de	un	melodía	lejano
under (in both literal and figurative senses)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	A sound, noise	of (expressing composition, substance)	a	melody	far, faraway

Under	the	sound	of	a	melody	distant

Aligned Translation: Under the sound of a distant melody

Free Translation: To the sound of a distant melody

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Original Lyrics: Los dos bailamos hasta ver la madrugada

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los	dos	bailamos ³	hasta	ver	la	madrugada
the	cardinal numbers two	to dance	until	to see (literally)	the	dawn
		1st Person Plural Indicative Preterite of the verb bailar		Infinitive
The	two	we danced	until	to see	the	early morning
³ Both the present tense and preterite forms are identical "we dance" and "we danced"

Aligned Translation: We both danced till we seen the dawn

Free Translation: We both danced till we saw the dawn

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Original Lyrics: Y es que encontramos no fue solo por fortuna

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y	es	que	encontramos	no	fue	solo	por	fortuna
and	to be (essentially or identified as).	that	transitive to find, encounter, come across	not	to be (essentially or identified as).	only, solely, just	due to, because of, for, for the sake of, out of (to express cause or motive)	luck
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser		1st Person Plural Indicative Preterite of the verb encontrar		3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb ser
And	it was	that	we found	not	was	just	by	luck

Aligned Translation: And it wasn't just by luck we found it

Free Translation: And it wasn't just by luck we found it

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Original Lyrics: Cuando me abrazas siento que mi cuerpo vola, vola

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Verb	Conjunction	Adjective	Noun	Verb	Verb
cuando	yo	abrazas	siento	que	mío	cuerpo	volá ⁸	volá ¹⁰
when	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	to embrace; to adopt (a religion or way of life)	transitive to feel	that	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	body (the physical structure of a human or animal)	intransitive to fly, to fly away	intransitive to fly, to fly away
		2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb abrazar	1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb sentir				2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Voseo of the verb volar	2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Voseo of the verb volar
When	me	you hold	I feel	that	my	body	[you] fly!	[you] fly!
^8,10 There is no conjugation of volar without an accent. "volá" means "you fly!" in the imperative.

Aligned Translation: When you hold me I feel my body fly fly

Free Translation: When you hold me I feel my body fly, fly

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Original Lyrics: Recógeme te espero a cualquier hora, hora

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recoge ¹	yo	tú	espero	a	cualquiera	hora		hora
to collect, to gather, to pick up, to fetch, to retrieve (something previously left behind)	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	transitive to hope for, hope to (often with a verb in the subjunctive)	at	any, whatever, whichever	time (the moment, as indicated by a clock or similar device)		time (the moment, as indicated by a clock or similar device)
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb recoger			1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb esperar
Collect	me	you	I wait	at	any	hour	,	hour
¹ Imperative form - "You pick me up"

Aligned Translation: Pick me up I'll wait for you any time

Free Translation: Pick me up I'll wait for you any time, any time

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Original Lyrics: No quiero pasar esta noche sola

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no	quiero	pasar	esta	noche	solo
not	to mean to, to try to	transitive to spend time	demonstrative Alternative spelling of ésta This one.	night (the period between sunset and sunrise)	alone, by oneself
	1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb querer	Infinitive
Not	I want	to spend	this	night	alone

Aligned Translation: I don't want to spend tonight alone

Free Translation: I don't want to spend tonight alone.

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Original Lyrics: Sin ti, mi amor, mi mundo es un desierto

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Preposition	Pronoun		Adjective	Noun		Adjective	Noun	Verb	Determiner	Noun
sin	ti		mío	amor		mío	mundo	es	un	desierto
without	you, thee (declined form of tú used as the object of a preposition)		predicative or after the noun mine, my.	love		predicative or after the noun mine, my.	world, earth (human collective existence)	to be (essentially or identified as).	a	desert
								3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
Without	you	,	my	love	,	my	world	it is	a	desert

Aligned Translation: Without you my love my world is a desert

Free Translation: Without you, my love, my world is a desert

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Original Lyrics: La città senza di te

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Aligned Translation: The city without you

Free Translation: The city without you

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Original Lyrics: Dime que el amor no tiene ciencia

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di	yo	que	el	amor	no	tiene	ciencia
to say, to tell	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	that	Masculine singular definite article; the.	love	no	transitive to have, possess (literally)	erudition, knowledge
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb decir						3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb tener
You say	me	that	the	love	not	it has	knowledge

Aligned Translation: You say to me that love isn't science

Free Translation: Tell me love isn't science

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Original Lyrics: Dime que el amor no es solo es pura coincidencia

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Verb	Pronoun	Conjunction	Determiner	Noun	Adverb	Verb	Adverb	Verb	Adjective	Noun
di	yo	que	el	amor	no	es	solo	es	puro	coincidencia
to suggest	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	that	Masculine singular definite article; the.	love	no	to be (essentially or identified as).	only, solely, just	to be (essentially or identified as).	pure, clear	coincidence.
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb decir						3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
You say	me	that	the	love	no	it is	only	it is	pure	coincidence

Aligned Translation: Tell me love is not just pure coincidence it is only it is pure

Free Translation: Tell me love is not just pure coincidence

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Original Lyrics: Y es que su flecha me atravesó

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Conjunction	Verb	Conjunction	Adjective	Noun	Pronoun	Verb
y	es	que	suyo	flecha	yo	atravesó
and	to be (essentially or identified as).	that	His, hers, its, to her.	arrow (projectile)	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	to pierce
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser					3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb atravesar
And	it is	that	your	arrow	me	it pierced

Aligned Translation: And your arrow pierced me

Free Translation: And it is that your arrow pierced me

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Original Lyrics: Rompiendo la coraza de mi corazón

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Verb	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Adjective	Noun
rompiendo	la	coraza ³	de	mío	corazón
to break	the	cuirass	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	anatomy heart (organ of the body)
Simple Gerund of the verb romper
Breaking	the	armour	of	my	heart
³ In English this translates as cuirass - a piece of armour consisting of breastplate and backplate fastened together.

Aligned Translation: Breaking the armour of my heart

Free Translation: Breaking the armour of my heart

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Original Lyrics: Y quién sabe si estaba escrito

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y	quién	sabe	si	estaba	escrito
and	who?, whom?; (with “de”) whose?	to know (a fact)	if	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.	written
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb saber		3rd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb estar
And	who	[he/she] knows	if	it was	written

Aligned Translation: And who knows if it was written

Free Translation: And who knows if it was written

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Original Lyrics: Y acabaremos en el altar

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Conjunction	Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
y	acabaremos ²	en	el	altar
and	transitive to finish; to end	in, at, on	Masculine singular definite article; the.	altar (a table used for religious rites)
	1st Person Plural Indicative Future of the verb acabar
And	we will finish up	at	the	altar
² Future: We will finish up

Aligned Translation: And we finish up at the altar

Free Translation: And we'll end up at the altar

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Original Lyrics: Pasando la noche en una cama matrimonial, yeh, yeh

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pasando	la	noche	en	un	cama ⁶	matrimonial ⁷
transitive to spend time	the	night (the period between sunset and sunrise)	in, at, on	a	bed	matrimonial
Simple Gerund of the verb pasar
Spending	the	night	in	a	bed	matrimonial	,	yeh	,	yeh
^6,7 Double bed

Aligned Translation: Spending the night in a double bed yeah, yeah

Free Translation: Spending the night in a double bed, yeh, yeh

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Original Lyrics: Dime si vas a quedarte

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Verb	Pronoun	Conjunction	Verb	Preposition	Verb	Pronoun
di ¹	yo	si	vas	a	quedar	tú
to say, to tell	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	if	intransitive to go	to	reflexive to stay; to remain, to stick	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb decir			2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb ir		Infinitive
Say	to me	if	go	to	stay	you
¹ Imperative: say you

Aligned Translation: Tell me if you're gonna stay

Free Translation: Tell me if you're gonna stay

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Original Lyrics: Tal vez te pase lo mismo que a mí

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Adjective	Noun	Pronoun	Verb	Determiner	Adjective	Conjunction	Preposition	Pronoun
tal ¹	vez ²	tú	pase ⁴	lo	mismo	que	a	mí
such	time, instance	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	transitive to spend time	(neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives); the	same; identical; one and the same; (indicates that the two compared noun clauses both represent the one thing)	that	to	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)
			2nd Person Singular Subjunctive Present Polite of the verb pasar
Such	time	you	occurs	the	the same	that	to	me
^1,2 Perhaps, Maybe
⁴ Subjunctive: [you] spend

Aligned Translation: Maybe the same thing will happen to you as to me

Free Translation: Maybe the same thing will happen to you as to me

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Original Lyrics: Solo sé que yo andaba a oscuras

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solo	sé	que	yo	andaba ⁵	a	oscuro
sole, only, unique, single	to know (a fact)	that	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	to be, to feel	at	obscure, incomprehensible
	1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb saber			1st Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb andar
Only	I know	that	I	felt	in	dark
⁵ Andar normall means to walk, here it means to feel

Aligned Translation: All I know is that I was in the dark

Free Translation: All I know is that I was in the dark

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Original Lyrics: Y vi que el camino hacia a ti

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Conjunction	Verb	Conjunction	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Preposition	Pronoun
y	vi ²	que	el	camino	hacia	a	ti
and	to see, to tell, to observe	that	Masculine singular definite article; the.	path	toward, towards	to	you, thee (declined form of tú used as the object of a preposition)
	1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb ver
And	I saw	that	the	path	toward		you
² Here the conjugated verb "ver" means "[I could] tell" past tense

Aligned Translation: And I saw that the path toward you

Free Translation: And I saw that the way to you

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Original Lyrics: Se iluminaba

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Aligned Translation: It lit up

Free Translation: It Lit Up

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Original Lyrics: Bajo el sonido de una melodía lejana

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bajo	el	sonido	de	un	melodía	lejano
under (in both literal and figurative senses)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	A sound, noise	of (expressing composition, substance)	a	melody	far, faraway

Under	the	sound	of	a	melody	distant

Aligned Translation: Under the sound of a distant melody

Free Translation: To the sound of a distant melody

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Original Lyrics: Los dos bailamos hasta ver la madrugada

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los	dos	bailamos ³	hasta	ver	la	madrugada
the	cardinal numbers two	to dance	until	to see (literally)	the	dawn
		1st Person Plural Indicative Preterite of the verb bailar		Infinitive
The	two	we danced	until	to see	the	early morning
³ Both the present tense and preterite forms are identical "we dance" and "we danced"

Aligned Translation: We both danced till we seen the dawn

Free Translation: We both danced till we saw the dawn

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Original Lyrics: Y es que encontrarnos no fue solo por fortuna

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Conjunction	Verb	Conjunction	Verb	Pronoun	Adverb	Verb	Adverb	Preposition	Noun
y	es	que	encontrar	nosotros	no	fue	solo	por	fortuna
and	to be (essentially or identified as).	that	transitive to find, encounter, come across	we (masculine plural)	not	to be (essentially or identified as).	only, solely, just	due to, because of, for, for the sake of, out of (to express cause or motive)	luck
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser		Infinitive			2nd Person Singular Indicative Preterite Polite of the verb ser
And	it is	that	to find	us	not	it was	only	by	luck

Aligned Translation: And it is that meeting was not only by fortune

Free Translation: And it is that finding us was not only by fortune

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Original Lyrics: Cuando me abrazas siento que mi cuerpo vola, vola

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Verb	Conjunction	Adjective	Noun	Verb	Verb
cuando	yo	abrazas	siento	que	mío	cuerpo	volá ⁸	volá ¹⁰
when	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	to embrace; to adopt (a religion or way of life)	transitive to feel	that	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	body (the physical structure of a human or animal)	intransitive to fly, to fly away	intransitive to fly, to fly away
		2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb abrazar	1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb sentir				2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Voseo of the verb volar	2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Voseo of the verb volar
When	me	you hold	I feel	that	my	body	[you] fly!	[you] fly!
^8,10 There is no conjugation of volar without an accent. "volá" means "you fly!" in the imperative.

Aligned Translation: When you hold me I feel my body fly fly

Free Translation: When you hold me I feel my body fly, fly

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Original Lyrics: Recógeme te espero a cualquier hora, hora

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Aligned Translation: Pick me up I'll wait for you any time

Free Translation: Pick me up I'll wait for you any time, time

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Original Lyrics: No quiero pasar esta noche sola

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Adverb	Verb	Verb	Pronoun	Noun	Adjective
no	quiero	pasar	esta	noche	solo
not	to mean to, to try to	transitive to spend time	demonstrative Alternative spelling of ésta This one.	night (the period between sunset and sunrise)	alone, by oneself
	1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb querer	Infinitive
Not	I want	to spend	this	night	alone

Aligned Translation: I don't want to spend tonight alone

Free Translation: I don't want to spend tonight alone.

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Original Lyrics: Sin ti, mi amor, mi mundo es un desierto

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Preposition	Pronoun		Adjective	Noun		Adjective	Noun	Verb	Determiner	Noun
sin	ti		mío	amor		mío	mundo	es	un	desierto
without	you, thee (declined form of tú used as the object of a preposition)		predicative or after the noun mine, my.	love		predicative or after the noun mine, my.	world, earth (human collective existence)	to be (essentially or identified as).	a	desert
								3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
Without	you	,	my	love	,	my	world	it is	a	desert

Aligned Translation: Without you my love my world is a desert

Free Translation: Without you, my love, my world is a desert

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Original Lyrics: La città senza di te

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Aligned Translation: The city without you

Free Translation: The city without you

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Original Lyrics: ¿Qué es lo que pasa, qué has hecho de mí?

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Pronoun	Verb	Pronoun	Pronoun	Verb	Pronoun	Verb	Verb	Preposition	Pronoun
qué	es	él	que	pasa	qué	has	hecho	de	mí
what (interrogative only)	to be (essentially or identified as).	it, masculine non-personal third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions to refer to masculine nouns)	who; that	intransitive to happen	what (interrogative only)	auxiliary verb taking past participle to build various perfect tenses to have	to make (something)	about (concerning; with regard to)	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb pasar		2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb haber	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb hacer
What	is	it	that	it happens	what	you have	made	of	me

Aligned Translation: What now what have you done to me?

Free Translation: What's the matter, what have you done to me?

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Original Lyrics: Como un embrujo solo pienso en ti

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Conjunction	Determiner	Noun	Adverb	Verb	Preposition	Pronoun
como	un	embrujo	solo	pienso	en	ti
as (introducing a basis of comparison or equality)	a	enchantment, spell	only, solely, just	to think	in, at, on	you, thee (declined form of tú used as the object of a preposition)
				1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb pensar
As	a	spell	only	I think	of	you

Aligned Translation: Like a spell I think only of you

Free Translation: Like a spell I only think of you

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Original Lyrics: Lunes o martes, da igual para mí

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Noun	Conjunction	Noun		Verb	Adjective	Preposition	Pronoun
lunes	o	martes		da	igual	para	mí
Monday	or	Tuesday		transitive to give, to give out	equal	for, to (expressing a recipient)	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)
				3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb dar
Monday	or	Tuesday	,	it gives	same	for	me

Aligned Translation: Monday or Tuesday it doesn't matter to me

Free Translation: Monday or Tuesday, it doesn't matter to me

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Original Lyrics: Siempre es festivo desde que te vi

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Adverb	Verb	Adjective	Preposition	Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb
siempre	es	festivo	desde	que	tú	vi
always	to be (essentially or identified as).	festive	since	that	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	to see, to look at, to view (perceive)
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser					1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb ver
Always	it is	festive	since	that	you	I saw

Aligned Translation: It's always festive since I saw you

Free Translation: It's always festive since I saw you

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Original Lyrics: Vamo' a tomarno' en la playa unos tragos

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Verb	Preposition		Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Pronoun	Noun
vamos	a		en	la	playa	uno	trago
intransitive to go	to		in, at, on	the	beach	one	(alcoholic) drink
1st Person Plural Imperative Affirmative of the verb ir
Lets go	to	we take	on	the	beach	some	drinks
⁴ tomarno[s] - we drink

Aligned Translation: Let's have some drinks on the beach

Free Translation: Let's have a drink on the beach

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Original Lyrics: Luego juntitos nos damos un baño

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Adverb	Adjective	Pronoun	Verb	Determiner	Noun
luego	juntito	nosotros	damos	un	baño
later, later on (at some point in the future)	Diminutive of junto	we (masculine plural)	transitive to perform	a	bath
			1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb dar
After	together	we	take	a	bath

Aligned Translation: After together we take a bath

Free Translation: Then together we take a swim

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Original Lyrics: Ponte el bikini más trendy

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Verb	Pronoun	Determiner	Noun	Adjective	Adjective
pon	tú	el	bikini	más	trendy
reflexive to put on, to don, to change into (clothing, shoes, accoutrements)	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	Masculine singular definite article; the.	bikini	most	trendy
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb poner
Put	you	the	bikini	more	trendy

Aligned Translation: Wear the trendiest bikini

Free Translation: Wear the trendiest bikini

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Original Lyrics: Pa' fuera los jeans

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Preposition	Adverb	Determiner	Noun
para	fuera	los	jeans
to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action)	outside	the	jeans (trousers)

For	outside	the	jeans

Aligned Translation: Out of jeans

Free Translation: To be out of the jeans

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Original Lyrics: Se iluminaba

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Aligned Translation: It lit up

Free Translation: It Lit Up

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Original Lyrics: ¿Cómo tú te llamas? Yo no sé pero está bien

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Adverb	Pronoun	Pronoun	Verb
cómo	tú	te	llamas
interrogative how?	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	reflexive pronoun: yourself	reflexive to be called
			2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb llamar
How	you	yourself	you call

Aligned Translation: How you yourself you call

Free Translation: What's your name? I don't know but it's okay

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Original Lyrics: Quiero estar contigo en mi cama vola, vola

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Verb	Verb	Preposition	Pronoun	Preposition	Adjective	Noun	Verb	Verb
quiero	estar	con	ti	en	mío	cama	volá	volá
to desire, to want, to want to	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.	with	you, thee (declined form of tú used as the object of a preposition)	in, at, on	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	bed	intransitive to fly, to fly away	intransitive to fly, to fly away
1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb querer	Infinitive						2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Voseo of the verb volar	2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Voseo of the verb volar
I want	to be	with	you	in	my	bed	you fly	you fly

Aligned Translation: I want to be with you in my bed fly! fly!

Free Translation: I want to be with you in my bed fly, fly

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Original Lyrics: Recógeme te espero a cualquier hora, hora

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Verb	Pronoun	Pronoun	Verb	Preposition	Adjective	Noun		Noun
recoge ¹	yo	tú	espero	a	cualquiera	hora		hora
to collect, to gather, to pick up, to fetch, to retrieve (something previously left behind)	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	transitive to hope for, hope to (often with a verb in the subjunctive)	at	any, whatever, whichever	time (the moment, as indicated by a clock or similar device)		time (the moment, as indicated by a clock or similar device)
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb recoger			1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb esperar
Collect	me	you	I wait	at	any	hour	,	hour
¹ Imperative form - "You pick me up"

Aligned Translation: Pick me up I'll wait for you any time

Free Translation: Pick me up I'll wait for you any time, any time

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Original Lyrics: No quiero pasar esta noche sola

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Adverb	Verb	Verb	Pronoun	Noun	Adjective
no	quiero	pasar	esta	noche	solo
not	to mean to, to try to	transitive to spend time	demonstrative Alternative spelling of ésta This one.	night (the period between sunset and sunrise)	alone, by oneself
	1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb querer	Infinitive
Not	I want	to spend	this	night	alone

Aligned Translation: I don't want to spend tonight alone

Free Translation: I don't want to spend tonight alone.

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Original Lyrics: Sin ti, mi amor, mi mundo es un desierto

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Preposition	Pronoun		Adjective	Noun		Adjective	Noun	Verb	Determiner	Noun
sin	ti		mío	amor		mío	mundo	es	un	desierto
without	you, thee (declined form of tú used as the object of a preposition)		predicative or after the noun mine, my.	love		predicative or after the noun mine, my.	world, earth (human collective existence)	to be (essentially or identified as).	a	desert
								3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
Without	you	,	my	love	,	my	world	it is	a	desert

Aligned Translation: Without you my love my world is a desert

Free Translation: Without you, my love, my world is a desert

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Original Lyrics: La città senza di te

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Aligned Translation: The city without you

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Review

Real summer-love sounding duet with caribbean overtones. Fred is from Italy so you get the single line 'La città senza di te' in Italian meaning 'The city without you', in this otherwise entirely Spanish song.

"Se Iluminaba"... means "It lit up". But what is it "it"?

There are two candidates... one the "city" that is "without you", but I prefer reading three lyric lines:

Solo sé que yo andaba a oscuras
Y vi que el camino hacia a ti
Se iluminaba

Only I know that I felt in the dark
And could tell the path to you
It lit up

So it was the path (to each other) that lit up.

Ana and Fred appear to be a trailer-trash couple with a premium residence on a deserted beach. They not too badly off as he's got a Harley, time to play golf off the roof of the trailer, and can frequent the local beach bar at their leisure.

Few very interesting lines:

"No lo pienses, acompáñame" - "Don't think about it, come with me"

"pienses" appears both as 2nd Person Singular Imperative Negative and 2nd Person Singular Subjunctive Present Tuteo in the Verb lookup. To my mind both apply, maybe this is common in Spanish; Fred is commanding Ana to "not think about it", yet at the same time is expressing his emotions - he wants her to "not think about it".

Researching this it seems that only the negative imperatives are same as the subjunctive forms. I'm going to plump for the imperative here due to the pronoun placement.

"A wish is not a demand, the conjugations just happen to be the same but the nuance between subjunctive and imperative is very different.

When you learn the language as a native you naturally learn all the nuances during childhood, but you don´t notice these similarities of conjugation until later when you study grammar, so it´s best not to think of "imperative uses subjunctive". - from comment by 005faa61.

So I can't really see the nuance, except maybe if there was tone of voice change or in text form an exclamation mark.

Imperative use in this instance is also backed up by the use of acompaña (which is in 2nd person positive imperative form) - with no ambiguities.

Submitted by user: BENDECKO

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

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

Se Iluminaba has 124 BPM (beats per minute)

References

^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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