Cactus Gustavo Cerati Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'Cactus' means 'Cactus' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Gustavo Cerati' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Original Lyrics: Cactus suaviza mis yemas con su piel

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Noun	Verb	Adjective	Noun	Preposition	Adjective	Noun
cactus	suaviza	mi	yema	con	suyo	piel
Alternative form of cacto	to soften, smooth	before the noun Apocopic form of mío, my	yolk (of an egg)	with	His, hers, its, to her.	skin
	2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb suavizar
Cactus	softens	my	yolk	with	its	skin

Aligned Translation: Cactus softens my buds with its skin

Free Translation: Cactus softens my fingertips with its skin

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Original Lyrics: Tiene cien años, solo florece una vez

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Verb		Noun		Adverb	Verb	Pronoun	Noun
tiene		año		solo	florece	una	vez
transitive to have, possess, to be (a condition or quality)		(a certain) age		only, solely, just	to flower (to put forth blooms)	one (an indefinite plural pronoun using a singular feminine item, used for females)	time, instance
3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb tener					3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb florecer
It has	hundred	years old	,	it only	blooms	one	time

Aligned Translation: It's one hundred years old, it only blooms once

Free Translation: It's one hundred years old, it only blooms once

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Original Lyrics: En tu nombre, en tu nombre

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Preposition	Adjective	Noun		Preposition	Adjective	Noun
en	tuyo	nombre		en	tuyo	nombre
in, at, on	yours, your	name		in, at, on	yours, your	name

In	your	name	,	in	your	name

Aligned Translation: In your name, in your name

Free Translation: In your name, in your name

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Original Lyrics: Y tiene un veneno, mas amargo que la hiel

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Conjunction	Verb	Determiner	Noun		Adverb	Adjective	Conjunction	Noun
y	tiene	un	veneno		más	amargo	que	hiel
and	transitive to have, possess (literally)	a	poison (substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism)		more; -er (used to make comparisons)	bitter, sour (having an acrid taste)	than	bile
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb tener
And	it has	a	poison	,	more	bitter	than	bile

Aligned Translation: And it has a poison, more bitter than bile

Free Translation: And it has a poison, more bitter than bile

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Original Lyrics: Con solo invocarte, voy a convertirlo en miel

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Preposition	Adverb	Verb	Pronoun		Verb	Preposition	Verb	Preposition	Noun
con	solo	invocar	tú		voy	a	convertir	en	miel
with	only, solely, just	to invoke	(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 turn	in, at, on	honey
		Infinitive			1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ir		Infinitive
With	just	invoke	you	,	I am going	to	turn it	in	honey

Aligned Translation: Just by invoking you, I will turn it into honey

Free Translation: Just by invoking you, I'll turn it into honey

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Original Lyrics: En tu nombre, en tu nombre

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Preposition	Adjective	Noun		Preposition	Adjective	Noun
en	tuyo	nombre		en	tuyo	nombre
in, at, on	yours, your	name		in, at, on	yours, your	name

In	your	name	,	in	your	name

Aligned Translation: In your name, in your name

Free Translation: In your name, in your name

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Original Lyrics: Cuando te busco

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cuando	tú	busco
when	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	to seek, search for, look for, try to find
		1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb buscar
When		I look for you

Aligned Translation: When I'm looking for you

Free Translation: When I'm looking for you

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Original Lyrics: No hay sitio en donde no estés

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Adverb	Verb	Noun	Preposition	Adverb	Adverb	Verb
no	haber	sitio	en	donde	no	estés
not	impersonal:in third person singular only to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había)	site, place	in, at, on	in indirect questions where, in what place	not	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.
	Infinitive					2nd Person Singular Imperative Negative of the verb estar
	There is not	place	in	where		you are not

Aligned Translation: There's no place where you're not

Free Translation: There's no place where you're not

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Original Lyrics: Y los médanos, serán témpanos

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Conjunction	Determiner	Noun		Verb	Noun
y	los	médano		serán	témpano
and	the	dune (ridge or hill of sand)		to be (essentially or identified as).	iceberg
				3rd Person Plural Indicative Future of the verb ser
And	the	dunes	,	will be	iceberga

Aligned Translation: And the dunes, will be icebergs

Free Translation: And the dunes, will be icebergs

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Original Lyrics: En el vértigo, de la eternidad

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Preposition	Determiner	Noun		Preposition	Determiner	Noun
en	el	vértigo		de	la	eternidad
in, at, on	Masculine singular definite article; the.	vertigo		of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective)	the	eternity

In	the	vertigo	,	of	the	eternity

Aligned Translation: In the vertigo, of eternity

Free Translation: In the vertigo, of eternity

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Original Lyrics: Y los pájaros, serán árboles

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Conjunction	Determiner	Noun		Verb	Noun
y	los	pájaro		serán	árbol
and	the	bird (usually a small bird capable of flying)		to be (essentially or identified as).	tree (a perennial woody plant)
				3rd Person Plural Indicative Future of the verb ser
And	the	birds	,	will be	trees

Aligned Translation: And the birds, will be trees

Free Translation: And the birds, will be trees

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Original Lyrics: En lo idéntico, de la soledad

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en	lo	idéntico		de	la	soledad
in, at, on	(neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives); the	identical		of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective)	the	solitude

In	the	identical	,	of	the	solitude

Aligned Translation: In the identical, of loneliness

Free Translation: In the identical, of loneliness

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Original Lyrics: En tu nombre, en tu nombre

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Preposition	Adjective	Noun		Preposition	Adjective	Noun
en	tuyo	nombre		en	tuyo	nombre
in, at, on	yours, your	name		in, at, on	yours, your	name

In	your	name	,	in	your	name

Aligned Translation: In your name, in your name

Free Translation: In your name, in your name

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Original Lyrics: Y cuando te busco

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y	cuando	tú	busco
and	when	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	to seek, search for, look for, try to find
			1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb buscar
And	when		I look for you

Aligned Translation: And when I'm looking for you

Free Translation: And when I'm looking for you

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Original Lyrics: No hay sitio en donde no estés

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Adverb	Verb	Noun	Preposition	Adverb	Adverb	Verb
no	haber	sitio	en	donde	no	estés
not	impersonal:in third person singular only to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había)	site, place	in, at, on	in indirect questions where, in what place	not	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.
	Infinitive					2nd Person Singular Imperative Negative of the verb estar
	There is not	place	in	where		you are not

Aligned Translation: There's no place where you're not

Free Translation: There's no place where you're not

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Original Lyrics: Y los médanos, serán témpanos

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Conjunction	Determiner	Noun		Verb	Noun
y	los	médano		serán	témpano
and	the	dune (ridge or hill of sand)		to be (essentially or identified as).	iceberg
				3rd Person Plural Indicative Future of the verb ser
And	the	dunes	,	will be	iceberga

Aligned Translation: And the dunes, will be icebergs

Free Translation: And the dunes, will be icebergs

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Original Lyrics: En el vértigo, de la eternidad

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Preposition	Determiner	Noun		Preposition	Determiner	Noun
en	el	vértigo		de	la	eternidad
in, at, on	Masculine singular definite article; the.	vertigo		of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective)	the	eternity

In	the	vertigo	,	of	the	eternity

Aligned Translation: In the vertigo, of eternity

Free Translation: In the vertigo, of eternity

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Original Lyrics: Y los pájaros, serán árboles

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Conjunction	Determiner	Noun		Verb	Noun
y	los	pájaro		serán	árbol
and	the	bird (usually a small bird capable of flying)		to be (essentially or identified as).	tree (a perennial woody plant)
				3rd Person Plural Indicative Future of the verb ser
And	the	birds	,	will be	trees

Aligned Translation: And the birds, will be trees

Free Translation: And the birds, will be trees

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Original Lyrics: En lo idéntico, de la soledad

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Preposition	Determiner	Adjective		Preposition	Determiner	Noun
en	lo	idéntico		de	la	soledad
in, at, on	(neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives); the	identical		of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective)	the	solitude

In	the	identical	,	of	the	solitude

Aligned Translation: In the identical, of loneliness

Free Translation: In the identical, of loneliness

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Original Lyrics: En tu nombre, en tu nombre

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Preposition	Adjective	Noun		Preposition	Adjective	Noun
en	tuyo	nombre		en	tuyo	nombre
in, at, on	yours, your	name		in, at, on	yours, your	name

In	your	name	,	in	your	name

Aligned Translation: In your name, in your name

Free Translation: In your name, in your name

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Review

Gustavo Cerati Cactus meaning and lyrics explained

Cactus – “Cactus” is a song by the Argentine composer and singer Gustavo Cerati. The song was released in 2009 and it was one of the last songs Gustavo Cerati launched before passing away.

Gustavo Cerati had a unique style, most of his songs are represented by having short and simple lyrics with a great meaning behind them. Another great part of his music was the composition and sounds, always mixing Latin rock with other genres like pop or wave.

The lyrics from Cactus are not different from the rest, the word Cactus is only used once, but all the lyrics and songs revolve around it.

From what I can speculate, the Cactus is used as a reference for a beautiful woman, who can soften a man's fingertip with her skin, a woman who is so beautiful that she only blooms once. However, her love is like poison if you are not with her, every time you try to forget her, she is everywhere, she can turn the dunes into icebergs and the birds into trees.

The lyrics from Cactus are short and easy to translate and understand, now the meaning of the song is another deal. Gustavo Cerati's singing is slow-paced so it isn’t difficult to follow what he’s saying.

Overall, Cactus from Gustavo Cerati is a nice song, especially for those who love Latin rock with deep lyrics and meaning. For those learning Spanish or practicing it is pretty good too as it isn’t a difficult song to understand.

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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 common daily usage.^RAE

Cactus has 90 BPM (beats per minute)

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^RAE Based on a median word frequency of 1989 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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