Crimen Gustavo Cerati Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'Crimen' means 'Crime' 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: La espera me agotó

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Determiner	Noun	Pronoun	Verb
la	espera	yo	agotó
the	wait	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	reflexive:agotarse to run out
			2nd Person Singular Indicative Preterite Polite of the verb agotar
the	wait	I	runned out

Aligned Translation: the wait I runned out

Free Translation: The waiting wore me out

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Original Lyrics: No sé nada de vos

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Adverb	Verb	Pronoun	Preposition	Pronoun
no	sé	nada	de	vos
not	to know (a fact)	nothing, zero, zilch	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	archaic An elevated form of you, either singular or plural.
	1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb saber
not	know	nothing	of	you

Aligned Translation: not know nothing of you

Free Translation: I don't know anything about you

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Original Lyrics: Dejaste tanto en mí

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Verb	Adjective	Preposition	Pronoun
dejaste	tanto	en	mí
transitive to leave, to abandon, to dump	so much, as much, that much	in, at, on	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)
2nd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb dejar
you left	so much	in	me

Aligned Translation: you left so much in me

Free Translation: You left so much in me

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Original Lyrics: En llamas me acosté

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Preposition	Noun	Pronoun	Verb
en	llama	yo	acosté
in, at, on	flame	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	transitive to lay
			1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb acostar
in	flames	I	laid down

Aligned Translation: in flames I laid down

Free Translation: On fire I laid down

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Original Lyrics: Y en un lento degradé

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Conjunction	Preposition	Determiner	Adjective
y	en	un	lento
and	in, at, on	a	slow

and	in	a	slow	downgrade

Aligned Translation: and in a slow downgrade

Free Translation: And in a slow downgrade

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Original Lyrics: Supe que te perdí

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Verb	Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb
supe	que	tú	perdí
informal to figure out	that	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	to lose
1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb saber			1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb perder
i knew	that	you	i lost

Aligned Translation: i knew that you i lost

Free Translation: I knew I lost you

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Original Lyrics: ¿Qué otra cosa puedo hacer?

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	Adjective	Adjective	Noun	Verb	Verb
	qué	otro	cosa	puedo	hacer
	what; which (interrogative only)	other, another	thing (object, concept)	to be able, can	to do
				1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb poder	Infinitive
¿	what	other	thing	can i	do	?

Aligned Translation: ¿ what other thing can i do?

Free Translation: What else can I do?

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Original Lyrics: Si no olvido, moriré

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Conjunction	Adverb	Verb		Verb
si	no	olvido		moriré
if	not	to forget; to elude, escape (be forgotten by)		to die
		1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb olvidar		1st Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb morir
if	not	i forget	,	i will die

Aligned Translation: if not i forget , i will die

Free Translation: If I don't forget, I'll die

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Original Lyrics: Y otro crimen quedará

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Conjunction	Adjective	Noun	Verb
y	otro	crimen	quedará
and	other, another	violent crime (for non-violent crimes use delito)	intransitive to be left; to remain
			2nd Person Singular Indicative Future Polite of the verb quedar
and	another	crime	will remain

Aligned Translation: and another crime will remain

Free Translation: And another crime will remain

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Original Lyrics: Otro crimen quedará

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Adjective	Noun	Verb
otro	crimen	quedará
other, another	violent crime (for non-violent crimes use delito)	intransitive to be left; to remain
		2nd Person Singular Indicative Future Polite of the verb quedar
another	crime	will remain

Aligned Translation: another crime will remain

Free Translation: Another crime will remain

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Original Lyrics: Sin resolver

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Aligned Translation: without resolve

Free Translation: Unresolved

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Original Lyrics: Una rápida traición

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Determiner	Adjective	Noun
un	rápido	traición
a	rapid, quick, fast	treason

a	quick	treason

Aligned Translation: a quick treason

Free Translation: A quick betrayal

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Original Lyrics: Y salimos del amor

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Conjunction	Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
y	salimos	de	el	amor
and	to go out, leave, to depart, to head out	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	love
	1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb salir
and	we head out	of	the	love

Aligned Translation: and we head out of the love

Free Translation: And we head out of love

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Original Lyrics: Tal vez me lo busqué

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Adjective	Noun	Pronoun	Pronoun	Verb
tal	vez	yo	él	busqué
such	time, instance	(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 seek, search for, look for, try to find
				1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb buscar
such	time	I	it	seek

Aligned Translation: such time I it seek

Free Translation: Maybe I had it coming

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Original Lyrics: Mi ego va a estallar

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mío	ego	va	a	estallar
predicative or after the noun mine, my.	ego	auxiliary (with a followed by the infinitive) to be going to (near future), to go	to	intransitive to explode, to blow up, to burst
		2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Polite of the verb ir		Infinitive
my	ego	is going	to	explode

Aligned Translation: my ego is going to explode

Free Translation: My ego is going to explode

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Original Lyrics: Ahí donde no estás

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Adverb	Pronoun	Adverb	Verb
ahí	donde	no	estás
there: (used to designate a place near the listener)	relative where, in what place	not	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.
			2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb estar
there	where	not	you are

Aligned Translation: there where not you are

Free Translation: There where you're not

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Original Lyrics: Oh, los celos otra vez

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Interjection		Determiner	Noun	Adjective	Noun
oh		los	celos	otro	vez
oh (expression of awe, surprise, pain or realization)		the	jealousy	other, another	time, instance

Oh	,	the	jealousy	other	time

Aligned Translation: Oh , the jealousy other time

Free Translation: Oh, jealousy again

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Original Lyrics: ¿Qué otra cosa puedo hacer?

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	Adjective	Adjective	Noun	Verb	Verb
	qué	otro	cosa	puedo	hacer
	what; which (interrogative only)	other, another	thing (object, concept)	to be able, can	to do
				1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb poder	Infinitive
¿	what	other	thing	can i	do	?

Aligned Translation: ¿ what other thing can i do?

Free Translation: What else can I do?

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Original Lyrics: Si no olvido moriré

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Conjunction	Adverb	Verb	Verb
si	no	olvido	moriré
if	not	to forget; to elude, escape (be forgotten by)	to die
		1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb olvidar	1st Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb morir
if	not	i forget	i will die

Aligned Translation: if not i forget i will die

Free Translation: If I don't forget I'll die

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Original Lyrics: Y otro crimen quedará

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Conjunction	Adjective	Noun	Verb
y	otro	crimen	quedará
and	other, another	violent crime (for non-violent crimes use delito)	intransitive to be left; to remain
			2nd Person Singular Indicative Future Polite of the verb quedar
and	another	crime	will remain

Aligned Translation: and another crime will remain

Free Translation: And another crime will remain

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Original Lyrics: Otro crimen quedará

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Adjective	Noun	Verb
otro	crimen	quedará
other, another	violent crime (for non-violent crimes use delito)	intransitive to be left; to remain
		2nd Person Singular Indicative Future Polite of the verb quedar
another	crime	will remain

Aligned Translation: another crime will remain

Free Translation: Another crime will remain

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Original Lyrics: Sin resolver

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Aligned Translation: without resolve

Free Translation: Unresolved

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Original Lyrics: No lo sé

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Adverb	Pronoun	Verb
no	él	sé
not	it, masculine non-personal third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions to refer to masculine nouns)	to know (a fact)
		1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb saber
not	it	i know

Aligned Translation: not it i know

Free Translation: I don't know

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Original Lyrics: Cuánto falta, no lo sé

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Adverb	Noun		Adverb	Pronoun	Verb
cuánto	falta		no	él	sé
how much; how many	lack, shortage		not	it, masculine non-personal third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions to refer to masculine nouns)	to know (a fact)
					1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb saber
how much	lack	,	not	it	i know

Aligned Translation: how much lack , not it i know

Free Translation: How much longer, I don't know

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Original Lyrics: Si es muy tarde, no lo sé

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Conjunction	Verb	Adverb	Adverb		Adverb	Pronoun	Verb
si	es	muy	tarde		no	él	sé
if	to be (essentially or identified as).	very	late		not	it, masculine non-personal third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions to refer to masculine nouns)	to know (a fact)
	2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Polite of the verb ser						1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb saber
if	it is	very	late	,	not	it	i know

Aligned Translation: if it is very late , not it i know

Free Translation: If it's too late, I don't know

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Original Lyrics: Si no olvido, moriré

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Conjunction	Adverb	Verb		Verb
si	no	olvido		moriré
if	not	to forget; to elude, escape (be forgotten by)		to die
		1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb olvidar		1st Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb morir
if	not	i forget	,	i will die

Aligned Translation: if not i forget , i will die

Free Translation: If I don't forget, I'll die

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Original Lyrics: ¿Qué otra cosa puedo hacer?

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	Adjective	Adjective	Noun	Verb	Verb
	qué	otro	cosa	puedo	hacer
	what; which (interrogative only)	other, another	thing (object, concept)	to be able, can	to do
				1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb poder	Infinitive
¿	what	other	thing	can i	do	?

Aligned Translation: ¿ what other thing can i do?

Free Translation: What else can I do?

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Original Lyrics: ¿Qué otra cosa puedo hacer?

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	Adjective	Adjective	Noun	Verb	Verb
	qué	otro	cosa	puedo	hacer
	what; which (interrogative only)	other, another	thing (object, concept)	to be able, can	to do
				1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb poder	Infinitive
¿	what	other	thing	can i	do	?

Aligned Translation: ¿ what other thing can i do?

Free Translation: What else can I do?

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Original Lyrics: Ahora sé lo que es perder

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ahora	sé	él	que	es	perder
now (at the present time)	to know (a fact)	it, masculine non-personal third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions to refer to masculine nouns)	who; that	to be (essentially or identified as).	to lose
	1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb saber			2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Polite of the verb ser	Infinitive
now	i know	it	what	is	to lose

Aligned Translation: now i know it what is to lose

Free Translation: Now I know what it's like to lose

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Original Lyrics: Otro crimen quedará

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otro	crimen	quedará
other, another	violent crime (for non-violent crimes use delito)	intransitive to be left; to remain
		2nd Person Singular Indicative Future Polite of the verb quedar
another	crime	will remain

Aligned Translation: another crime will remain

Free Translation: Another crime will remain

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Original Lyrics: Otro crimen quedará

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otro	crimen	quedará
other, another	violent crime (for non-violent crimes use delito)	intransitive to be left; to remain
		2nd Person Singular Indicative Future Polite of the verb quedar
another	crime	will remain

Aligned Translation: another crime will remain

Free Translation: Another crime will remain

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Original Lyrics: Sin resolver

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Aligned Translation: without resolve

Free Translation: Unresolved

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Review

Gustavo Adrián Cerati was an Argentine musician, singer-songwriter and record producer who gained international recognition.

This song written by Cerati belongs to his time as a soloist and was included on the album There We Go in 2006. However, before making the decision to include it on the album, the composer was debating himself since the track did not represent his heavy rock notes, does not symbolize the theme of the album, and does not contain the elements so typical of Cerati's music, in addition, he put a piano as an introduction: "I never start with a piano," says Cerati in an interview. However, generally speaking, it is one of the most powerful songs in his repertoire, and he himself admits it.

The meaning of this song is longer than the lyrics themselves, and just like its video, it is worthy of a movie with a very tragic ending, although Gustavo himself considers that the lyrics were quite cheesy. The lyrics recount the tormented ordeal that a person faces when he realizes that he is no longer loved and at the same time is betrayed by his partner, whom he loves completely. His attempts to overcome the dilemma of being or not being, make him Ask yourself "what else can I do?his struggle to save what remains of his sanity and try to leave him behind in oblivion, before he stops valuing his own life, the dominant phrase indicates that his partner practically murdered him from the inside and no one will know how or why that is the crime.

Submitted by user: LILENWEBER

Average Ratings

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

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

Crimen has 161 BPM (beats per minute)

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^RAE Based on a median word frequency of 44 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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Preposition	Verb
sin	resolver
without	to resolve, to sort out, to settle, to address, to tackle, to overcome, to iron out
	Infinitive
without	resolve