Lago en el Cielo Gustavo Cerati Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'Lago en el Cielo' means 'Lake in the Sky' 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: Un lago en el cielo

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Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
un	lago	en	el	cielo
a	lake	in, at, on	Masculine singular definite article; the.	heaven

A	lake	in	the	heaven

Aligned Translation: A lake in the sky

Free Translation: A lake in the sky

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Original Lyrics: Quiero ser suave

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Verb	Verb	Adjective
quiero	ser	suave
to desire, to want, to want to	to be (essentially or identified as).	soft, gentle, light, mild (e.g. mild flavor, a mild winter)
1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb querer	Infinitive
I want	to be	soft

Aligned Translation: I want to be soft

Free Translation: I want to be gentle

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Original Lyrics: Para evitar tu dureza

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Preposition	Verb	Adjective	Noun
para	evitar	tuyo	dureza
to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action)	to avoid, to bypass, to evade, to circumvent, to dodge, to shun, to eschew (to steer clear of)	yours, your	toughness, hardiness
	Infinitive
To	avoid	your	toughness

Aligned Translation: To avoid your hardness

Free Translation: To avoid your harshness

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Original Lyrics: Apago tu fuego

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Verb	Adjective	Noun
apago	tuyo	fuego
transitive to extinguish (a flame, fire), to douse	yours, your	fire
1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb apagar
I extinguish	your	fire

Aligned Translation: I put out your fire

Free Translation: I extinguish your fire

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Original Lyrics: Enciende mi agua

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enciende	mío	agua
to light, ignite	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	water
3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb encender
Turn on	my	water

Aligned Translation: Turn on my water

Free Translation: Turn my water on

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Original Lyrics: Puede que no haya certezas

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puede	no	haya	certeza
to be able, can	not	impersonal:in third person singular only to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había)	certainty
3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb poder		3rd Person Singular Imperative Negative of the verb haber
There may	not	be	certainties

Aligned Translation: There may be no certainties

Free Translation: Perhaps there are no certainties

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Original Lyrics: Vamos despacio

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Aligned Translation: Let's go slowly

Free Translation: Let's go slowly

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Original Lyrics: Para encontrarnos

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Preposition	Verb	Pronoun
para	encontrar	nosotros
to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action)	transitive to find, encounter, come across	we (masculine plural)
	Infinitive
To	find	us

Aligned Translation: To find us

Free Translation: To find ourselves

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Original Lyrics: El tiempo es arena en mis manos

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Determiner	Noun	Verb	Noun	Preposition	Adjective	Noun
el	tiempo	es	arena	en	mi	mano
Masculine singular definite article; the.	time	to be (essentially or identified as).	geology sand, gravel	in, at, on	before the noun Apocopic form of mío, my	anatomy:of a person hand
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
The	time	is	sand	in	my	hands

Aligned Translation: Time is sand in my hands

Free Translation: Time is sand through my hands

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Original Lyrics: Sé por tus marcas

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Verb	Preposition	Adjective	Noun
sé	por	tu	marca
to know (a fact)	in the sense of: indicates the creator by (indicates the creator of a work)	(before the noun) Apocopic form of tuyo, your	mark (left on a surface)
1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb saber
I know		your	marks

Aligned Translation: I know by your marks

Free Translation: I know from your scars

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Original Lyrics: Cuánto has amado

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Adverb	Verb	Verb
cuánto	has	amado
how much; how many	auxiliary verb taking past participle to build various perfect tenses to have	to love, have great affection for, care about
	2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb haber	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb amar
How much	you have	loved

Aligned Translation: How much you have loved

Free Translation: How much you have loved

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Original Lyrics: Más de lo que prometiste

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Adverb	Preposition	Adjective	Verb
más	de	qué	prometiste
more; -er (used to make comparisons)	of, from (indicating cause)	what; which	to promise
			2nd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb prometer
More	of	what	you promised

Aligned Translation: More than you promised

Free Translation: More than you promised

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Original Lyrics: Hoy te apuré

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Adverb	Pronoun	Verb
hoy	tú	apuré
today	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	transitive:intransitive reflexive to hurry
		1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb apurar
Today		I rushed you

Aligned Translation: I rushed you today

Free Translation: I pushed you today

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Original Lyrics: No estaba tan sensible

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Adverb	Verb	Adverb	Adjective
no	estaba	tan	sensible
not	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.	so, as	sensitive
	1st Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb estar
	I was not	so	sensitive

Aligned Translation: I wasn't that sensitive

Free Translation: I wasn't sensitive

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Original Lyrics: Son espejismos que aumentan la sed

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Verb	Noun	Conjunction	Verb	Determiner	Noun
son	espejismo	que	aumentan	la	sed
to be (essentially or identified as).	A mirage	that	intransitive to increase, grow	the	thirst
3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb ser			3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb aumentar
They are	mirages	that	increase	the	thirst

Aligned Translation: They are mirages that increase thirst

Free Translation: They're mirages which increase thirst

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Original Lyrics: Si adelanté

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Aligned Translation: If I advanced

Free Translation: If I went ahead

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Original Lyrics: No me hagas caso

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Adverb	Pronoun	Verb
no	mí	hagas
not	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	to do
		2nd Person Singular Imperative Negative of the verb hacer
		Do not	mind me

Aligned Translation: Don't mind me

Free Translation: Don't mind me

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Original Lyrics: A veces no puedo con la soledad

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Adverb	Adverb	Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
a veces	no	puedo	con	la	soledad
idiomatic sometimes; occasionally; at times	not	to be able, can	with	the	solitude
		1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb poder
Sometimes		I can not	with	the	solitude

Aligned Translation: Sometimes I can't cope with loneliness

Free Translation: Sometimes I can't deal with loneliness

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Original Lyrics: Vamos despacio

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Aligned Translation: Let's go slowly

Free Translation: Let's go slowly

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Original Lyrics: Para encontrarnos

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Preposition	Verb	Pronoun
para	encontrar	nosotros
to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action)	transitive to find, encounter, come across	we (masculine plural)
	Infinitive
To	find	us

Aligned Translation: To find us

Free Translation: To find ourselves

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Original Lyrics: El tiempo es arena en mis manos

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Determiner	Noun	Verb	Noun	Preposition	Adjective	Noun
el	tiempo	es	arena	en	mi	mano
Masculine singular definite article; the.	time	to be (essentially or identified as).	geology sand, gravel	in, at, on	before the noun Apocopic form of mío, my	anatomy:of a person hand
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
The	time	is	sand	in	my	hands

Aligned Translation: Time is sand in my hands

Free Translation: Time is sand through my hands

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Original Lyrics: Sé por tus marcas

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Verb	Preposition	Adjective	Noun
sé	por	tu	marca
to know (a fact)	in the sense of: indicates the creator by (indicates the creator of a work)	(before the noun) Apocopic form of tuyo, your	mark (left on a surface)
1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb saber
I know		your	marks

Aligned Translation: I know by your marks

Free Translation: I know from your scars

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Original Lyrics: Cuanto has dejado

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Adverb	Verb	Verb
cuánto	has	dejado
how much; how many	auxiliary verb taking past participle to build various perfect tenses to have	{{indtr\|es\|a\|.reflexive}} to be left, to be left to
	2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb haber	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb dejar
How much	you have	left

Aligned Translation: How much you have left

Free Translation: How much you left

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Original Lyrics: Para olvidar lo que hiciste

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Preposition	Verb	Adjective	Verb
para	olvidar	qué	hiciste
to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action)	to forget; to elude, escape (be forgotten by)	what; which	to do
	Infinitive		2nd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb hacer
To	forget	what	you did

Aligned Translation: To forget what you did

Free Translation: To forget what you did

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Original Lyrics: Sentir algo que nunca sentiste

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Verb	Pronoun	Conjunction	Adverb	Verb
sentir	algo	que	nunca	sentiste
transitive to feel	something, anything	that	never	transitive to feel
Infinitive				2nd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb sentir
To feel	something	that		you never felt

Aligned Translation: To feel something you've never felt

Free Translation: To feel something you've never felt

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Original Lyrics: Sos el paisaje más soñado

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sos	el	paisaje	más	soñado
to be (essentially or identified as).	Masculine singular definite article; the.	landscape (the view of an area of land)	more; -er (used to make comparisons)	{{indtr\|es\|con\|en\|intr=1}} to dream (of/about)
2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Voseo of the verb ser				Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb soñar
You are	the		more	dreamed landscape

Aligned Translation: You are the most dreamed landscape

Free Translation: You're the most dreamed landscape

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Original Lyrics: Y sacudiste las más sólidas tristezas

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Conjunction	Verb	Determiner	Adjective	Adjective	Noun
y	sacudiste	las	más	sólidas	tristeza
and	to shake off, dust	the	most	Feminine plural of sólido	sadness, gloom, sorrow, gloominess, unhappiness, misery
	2nd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb sacudir
And	you shook	the	most	solid	sorrows

Aligned Translation: And you shook the most solid sorrows

Free Translation: And you shook the most solid sorrows

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Original Lyrics: Y respondiste cada vez que te he llamado

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Conjunction	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Verb
y	respondiste	cada	vez	que	tú	he	llamado
and	to answer, to reply	each; every	time, instance	that	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	auxiliary verb taking past participle to build various perfect tenses to have	to summon, to call
	2nd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb responder					1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb haber	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb llamar
And	you answered	each	time	that		I have	called you

Aligned Translation: And you answered every time I've called you

Free Translation: And you answered every time I've called you

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Original Lyrics: Vamos despacio

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Aligned Translation: Let's go slowly

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Original Lyrics: Para encontrarnos

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Preposition	Verb	Pronoun
para	encontrar	nosotros
to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action)	transitive to find, encounter, come across	we (masculine plural)
	Infinitive
To	find	us

Aligned Translation: To find us

Free Translation: To find ourselves

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Original Lyrics: El tiempo es arena en mis manos

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Determiner	Noun	Verb	Noun	Preposition	Adjective	Noun
el	tiempo	es	arena	en	mi	mano
Masculine singular definite article; the.	time	to be (essentially or identified as).	geology sand, gravel	in, at, on	before the noun Apocopic form of mío, my	anatomy:of a person hand
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
The	time	is	sand	in	my	hands

Aligned Translation: Time is sand in my hands

Free Translation: Time is sand through my hands

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Original Lyrics: Un lago en el cielo

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Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
un	lago	en	el	cielo
a	lake	in, at, on	Masculine singular definite article; the.	heaven

A	lake	in	the	heaven

Aligned Translation: A lake in the sky

Free Translation: A lake in the sky

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Original Lyrics: Es mi regalo

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es	mío	regalo
to be (essentially or identified as).	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	present, gift
3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
It is	my	gift

Aligned Translation: It's my gift

Free Translation: It's my gift

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Original Lyrics: Para olvidar lo que hiciste

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Preposition	Verb	Adjective	Verb
para	olvidar	qué	hiciste
to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action)	to forget; to elude, escape (be forgotten by)	what; which	to do
	Infinitive		2nd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb hacer
To	forget	what	you did

Aligned Translation: To forget what you did

Free Translation: To forget what you did

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Original Lyrics: Y sentir algo que nunca sentiste

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y	sentir	algo	que	nunca	sentiste
and	transitive to feel	something, anything	that	never	transitive to feel
	Infinitive				2nd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb sentir
And	feel	something	that		you never felt

Aligned Translation: And feel something that you never felt

Free Translation: And feel something that you never felt

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Original Lyrics: Y hacerte sentir

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y	hacer	tú	sentir
and	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).	transitive to feel
	Infinitive		Infinitive
And	make	you	feel

Aligned Translation: And make you feel

Free Translation: And make you feel

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Original Lyrics: Algo que nunca sentiste

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algo	que	nunca	sentiste
something, anything	that	never	transitive to feel
			2nd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb sentir
Something	that		you never felt

Aligned Translation: Something you've never felt

Free Translation: Something you never felt

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Review

Gustavo Cerati Lago en el Cielo meaning and English lyrics translated

Lago en el Cielo – “Lake in the sky” is a song by famous Argentine singer and songwriter Gustavo Cerati during his career as a soloist. Lago en el Cielo is considered by the fans as one of the best songs he wrote during his career, Gustavo Cerati himself revealed that Lago en el Cielo was the “Pearl” of the “Ahi vamos” album.

Lago en el Cielo was the last song Gustavo Cerati performed live, minutes before he suffered from a stroke that kept him in a coma for more than four years, because of that his fans considerate the song his goodbye and has a special place in those who love Gustavo Cerati’s music.

Lago en el Cielo lyrics is about a man trying to carry a relationship with a girl. He wants to be gentle, but sometimes loneliness gets the worst of him making him commit mistakes. He asks the girl to take the relationship slowly that way everything will flow better for him and for her who has a lot of scars from previous failed relationships.

Lago en el Cielo is a beautiful song in all senses, the lyrics, the music, and the singing, everything is perfect, no wonder why the fans consider the song one of the best songs by Gustavo Cerati. In terms of Spanish learning, the song is easy and poetic, Gustavo Cerati’s voice is clear and comprehensible, and the lyrics aren’t hard to understand. Lago en el Cielo is a masterpiece and a song you can’t miss if you are learning Spanish right now because it is a classic from Spanish rock.

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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 very common daily usage.^RAE

Lago en el Cielo has 128 BPM (beats per minute)

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^RAE Based on a median word frequency of 74 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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Verb	Adverb
vamos	despacio
auxiliary (with a followed by the infinitive) to be going to (near future), to go	slowly
1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb ir
Let's go	slowly

Conjunction	Verb
si	adelanté
if	transitive to bring forward, advance, to move forward (in space or time)
	1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb adelantar
If	I advanced