El lado oscuro Jarabe de Palo Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'El lado oscuro' means 'The Dark Side' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Jarabe de Palo' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Original Lyrics: Puede que hayas

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Verb		Verb
puede		hayas
to be able, can		auxiliary verb taking past participle to build various perfect tenses to have
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb poder		2nd Person Singular Subjunctive Present Tuteo of the verb haber
You may		have

Aligned Translation: You may have

Free Translation: You may have

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Original Lyrics: Nacido en la cara buena del mundo

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Adjective	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Adjective	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
nacido	en	la	cara	bueno	de	el	mundo
born	in, at, on	the	face (the frontal aspect of something)	good	of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	world, globe (the Earth)

Born	on	the		good face	of	the	world

Aligned Translation: Born on the bright side of the world

Free Translation: Born on the bright side of the world

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Original Lyrics: Yo nací en la cara mala

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Pronoun	Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Adjective
yo	nací	en	la	cara	malo
(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	to be born, to sprout, to begin to grow; to hatch (out)	in, at, on	the	face (the frontal aspect of something)	bad
	1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb nacer
I	was born	in	the		bad face

Aligned Translation: I was born in the bad face

Free Translation: I was born in the bad side

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Original Lyrics: Llevo la marca del lado oscuro

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Verb	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Adjective
llevo	la	marca	de	el	lado	oscuro
transitive to take, to carry, to take away, to carry away, to carry around, to bring, to bear, to lug (implies to move something further from who speaks)	the	mark (left on a surface)	of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	side	dark (lacking light)
1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb llevar
I carry	the	mark	of	the		dark side

Aligned Translation: I carry the mark of the dark side

Free Translation: I bear the mark of the dark side

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Original Lyrics: Y no me sonrojo si te digo que te quiero

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Conjunction	Adverb	Pronoun	Verb	Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb
y	no	yo	sonrojo	si	tú	digo	que	tú	quiero
and	not	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	to cause to blush	if	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	to say, to tell	that	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	to love; to be fond of
			1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb sonrojar			1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb decir			1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb querer
And		I	do not blush	if		I tell you	that		I love you

Aligned Translation: And I don't blush if I tell you that I love you

Free Translation: And I don't blush if I tell you that I love you

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Original Lyrics: Y que me dejes o te deje

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Conjunction	Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb
y	que	mí	dejes	o	tú	deje
and	that	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	{{indtr\|es\|a\|.reflexive}} to be left, to be left to	or	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	{{indtr\|es\|a\|.reflexive}} to be left, to be left to
			2nd Person Singular Subjunctive Present Tuteo of the verb dejar			3rd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative of the verb dejar
And	that		you leave me	or		I leave you

Aligned Translation: And to leave me or to leave you

Free Translation: And whether you leave me or I leave you

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Original Lyrics: Eso ya no me da miedo

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Pronoun	Adverb	Pronoun	Verb	Noun
eso	ya	mí	da	miedo
Neuter singlar of ése; that	anymore; no longer	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	transitive to give, to give out	fear
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb dar
That	no longer		gives me	fear

Aligned Translation: That doesn't scare me anymore

Free Translation: I'm not afraid of that anymore

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Original Lyrics: Habías sido sin dudarlo la más bella

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habías	sido	sin	dudar	la	más	bella
auxiliary verb taking past participle to build various perfect tenses to have	to be (essentially or identified as).	without	to doubt	the	with definite article most; -est (used to make superlatives)	Feminine singular of bello
2nd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb haber	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb ser		Infinitive
you had	been	without	doubt	the	most	beautiful

Aligned Translation: You had been without a doubt the most beautiful

Free Translation: You were without a doubt the most beautiful

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Original Lyrics: De entre todas las estrellas

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Preposition	Adjective	Determiner	Noun
entre	todo	las	estrella
among, amongst, from	all, every	the	star (celestial body)

Among	all	the	stars

Aligned Translation: Among all the stars

Free Translation: Among all the stars

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Original Lyrics: Que yo vi en el firmamento

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
que	yo	vi	en	el	firmamento
that	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	to see (literally)	in, at, on	Masculine singular definite article; the.	poetic sky, heaven, skies
		1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb ver
That	I	saw	in	the	sky

Aligned Translation: That I saw in the firmament

Free Translation: That I saw in the firmament

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Original Lyrics: ¿Cómo ganarse el cielo

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Adverb	Verb	Determiner	Noun
cómo	ganar	el	cielo
interrogative how?	transitive to earn	Masculine singular definite article; the.	sky
	Infinitive
How	to earn	the	sky

Aligned Translation: How to earn the sky

Free Translation: How to earn the heaven

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Original Lyrics: Cuando uno ama con toda el alma?

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cuando	uno	ama	con	todo	el	alma
when	one	to love, have great affection for, care about	with	all, every	Masculine singular definite article; the.	soul
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb amar
When	one	loves	with	all	the	soul	?

Aligned Translation: When one loves with all the soul?

Free Translation: When one loves with all the soul?

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Original Lyrics: Y es que el cariño que te tengo

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Conjunction	Verb	Conjunction	Determiner	Noun	Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb
y	es	que	el	cariño	que	tú	tengo
and	to be (essentially or identified as).	that	Masculine singular definite article; the.	affection	that	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	transitive to have, possess (literally)
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser						1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb tener
And	it is	that	the	affection	that		I have for you

Aligned Translation: And it is that the affection that I have for you

Free Translation: And it is that the affection that I have for you

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Original Lyrics: No se paga con dinero

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Adverb	Verb	Preposition	Noun
no	paga	con	dinero
not	to pay	with	money
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb pagar
	It is not paid	with	money

Aligned Translation: It is not paid with money

Free Translation: It is not paid with money

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Original Lyrics: Como decirte que sin ti muero

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Conjunction	Verb	Conjunction	Preposition	Pronoun	Verb
como	decir	que	sin	ti	muero
how (in which way)	to say, to tell	that	without	you, thee (declined form of tú used as the object of a preposition)	to die
	Infinitive				1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb morir
How	to tell you	that	without	you	I die

Aligned Translation: How to tell you that without you I die

Free Translation: How to tell you that without you I die

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Original Lyrics: No me sonrojo si te digo que te quiero

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Adverb	Pronoun	Verb	Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb
no	yo	sonrojo	si	tú	digo	que	tú	quiero
not	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	to cause to blush	if	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	to say, to tell	that	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	to love; to be fond of
		1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb sonrojar			1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb decir			1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb querer
	I	do not blush	if		tell you	that		I love you

Aligned Translation: I don't blush if I tell you that I love you

Free Translation: I don't blush if I tell you that I love you

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Original Lyrics: y que me dejes o te deje eso ya no me da miedo

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Conjunction	Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Pronoun	Adverb	Adverb	Pronoun	Verb	Noun
y	que	mí	dejes	o	tú	deje	eso	ya	no	mí	da	miedo
and	that	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	{{indtr\|es\|a\|.reflexive}} to be left, to be left to	or	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	{{indtr\|es\|a\|.reflexive}} to be left, to be left to	Neuter singlar of ése; that	anymore; no longer	not	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	transitive to produce	fear
			2nd Person Singular Subjunctive Present Tuteo of the verb dejar			1st Person Singular Subjunctive Present of the verb dejar					3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb dar
And	that		you leave me	or		I leave you	that	no longer			gives me	fear

Aligned Translation: and that you leave me or I leave you that doesn't scare me anymore

Free Translation: and whether you leave me or I leave you I am no longer afraid of that

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Original Lyrics: Habías sido sin dudarlo la más bella

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Verb	Verb	Preposition	Verb	Determiner	Adverb	Adjective
habías	sido	sin	dudar	la	más	bella
auxiliary verb taking past participle to build various perfect tenses to have	to be (essentially or identified as).	without	to doubt	the	with definite article most; -est (used to make superlatives)	Feminine singular of bello
2nd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb haber	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb ser		Infinitive
you had	been	without	doubt	the	most	beautiful

Aligned Translation: You had been without a doubt the most beautiful

Free Translation: You were without a doubt the most beautiful

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Original Lyrics: De entre todas las estrellas

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Preposition	Adjective	Determiner	Noun
entre	todo	las	estrella
among, amongst, from	all, every	the	star (celestial body)

Among	all	the	stars

Aligned Translation: Among all the stars

Free Translation: Among all the stars

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Original Lyrics: Que yo vi en el firmamento

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
que	yo	vi	en	el	firmamento
that	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	to see (literally)	in, at, on	Masculine singular definite article; the.	poetic sky, heaven, skies
		1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb ver
That	I	saw	in	the	sky

Aligned Translation: That I saw in the firmament

Free Translation: That I saw in the firmament

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Original Lyrics: Puede que hayas

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Verb		Verb
puede		hayas
to be able, can		auxiliary verb taking past participle to build various perfect tenses to have
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb poder		2nd Person Singular Subjunctive Present Tuteo of the verb haber
You may		have

Aligned Translation: You may have

Free Translation: You may have

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Original Lyrics: Nacido en la cara buena del mundo

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Adjective	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Adjective	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
nacido	en	la	cara	bueno	de	el	mundo
born	in, at, on	the	face (the frontal aspect of something)	good	of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	world, globe (the Earth)

Born	on	the		good face	of	the	world

Aligned Translation: Born on the bright side of the world

Free Translation: Born on the bright side of the world

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Original Lyrics: Yo nací en la cara mala

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Pronoun	Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Adjective
yo	nací	en	la	cara	malo
(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	to be born, to sprout, to begin to grow; to hatch (out)	in, at, on	the	face (the frontal aspect of something)	bad
	1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb nacer
I	was born	in	the		bad face

Aligned Translation: I was born in the bad face

Free Translation: I was born in the bad side

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Original Lyrics: Llevo la marca del lado oscuro

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Verb	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Adjective
llevo	la	marca	de	el	lado	oscuro
transitive to take, to carry, to take away, to carry away, to carry around, to bring, to bear, to lug (implies to move something further from who speaks)	the	mark (left on a surface)	of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	side	dark (lacking light)
1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb llevar
I carry	the	mark	of	the		dark side

Aligned Translation: I carry the mark of the dark side

Free Translation: I bear the mark of the dark side

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Original Lyrics: Y no me sonrojo si te digo que te quiero

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Conjunction	Adverb	Pronoun	Verb	Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb
y	no	yo	sonrojo	si	tú	digo	que	tú	quiero
and	not	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	to cause to blush	if	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	to say, to tell	that	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	to love; to be fond of
			1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb sonrojar			1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb decir			1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb querer
And		I	do not blush	if		I tell you	that		I love you

Aligned Translation: And I don't blush if I tell you that I love you

Free Translation: And I don't blush if I tell you that I love you

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Original Lyrics: Y que me dejes o te deje

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Conjunction	Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb
y	que	mí	dejes	o	tú	deje
and	that	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	{{indtr\|es\|a\|.reflexive}} to be left, to be left to	or	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	{{indtr\|es\|a\|.reflexive}} to be left, to be left to
			2nd Person Singular Subjunctive Present Tuteo of the verb dejar			3rd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative of the verb dejar
And	that		you leave me	or		I leave you

Aligned Translation: And to leave me or to leave you

Free Translation: And whether you leave me or I leave you

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Original Lyrics: Eso ya no me da miedo

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Pronoun	Adverb	Pronoun	Verb	Noun
eso	ya	mí	da	miedo
Neuter singlar of ése; that	anymore; no longer	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	transitive to give, to give out	fear
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb dar
That	no longer		gives me	fear

Aligned Translation: That doesn't scare me anymore

Free Translation: I'm not afraid of that anymore

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Original Lyrics: Habías sido, sin dudarlo, la más bella

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Verb	Verb		Preposition	Verb		Determiner	Adverb	Adjective
habías	sido		sin	dudar		la	más	bella
auxiliary verb taking past participle to build various perfect tenses to have	to be (essentially or identified as).		without	to doubt		the	with definite article most; -est (used to make superlatives)	Feminine singular of bello
2nd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb haber	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb ser			Infinitive
You had	been	,	without	a doubt	,	the	most	beautiful

Aligned Translation: You had been, without a doubt, the most beautiful

Free Translation: You were, without a doubt, the most beautiful

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Original Lyrics: De entre todas las estrellas

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Preposition	Adjective	Determiner	Noun
entre	todo	las	estrella
among, amongst, from	all, every	the	star (celestial body)

Among	all	the	stars

Aligned Translation: Among all the stars

Free Translation: Among all the stars

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Original Lyrics: Que yo vi en el firmamento

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que	yo	vi	en	el	firmamento
that	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	to see (literally)	in, at, on	Masculine singular definite article; the.	poetic sky, heaven, skies
		1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb ver
That	I	saw	in	the	sky

Aligned Translation: That I saw in the firmament

Free Translation: That I saw in the firmament

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Original Lyrics: No me sonrojo si te digo que te quiero

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Adverb	Pronoun	Verb	Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb
no	yo	sonrojo	si	tú	digo	que	tú	quiero
not	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	to cause to blush	if	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	to say, to tell	that	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	to love; to be fond of
		1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb sonrojar			1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb decir			1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb querer
	I	do not blush	if		tell you	that		I love you

Aligned Translation: I don't blush if I tell you that I love you

Free Translation: I don't blush if I tell you that I love you

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Original Lyrics: Si te digo que te quiero

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb
si	tú	digo	que	tú	quiero
if	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	to say, to tell	that	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	to love; to be fond of
		1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb decir			1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb querer
If		I tell you	that		I love you

Aligned Translation: If I tell you that I love you

Free Translation: If I tell you that I love you

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Review

Jarabe De Palo EL Lado Oscuro meaning and English lyrics translated

★ Jarabe de Palo was a Spanish rock band that made a significant impact on the Latin music scene. Their career began in the mid-1990s, and they were known for their distinctive fusion of rock, pop, and Mediterranean influences. The band was formed by Pau Donés, a charismatic singer-songwriter who played a central role in the group's success.

★ Tragically, in 2020, Pau Donés passed away after battling cancer, which led to a temporary hiatus for the band. In September 2021, the band announced their intention to continue making music in honor of Pau Donés' legacy, although it was unclear what form this would take

★ "El Lado Oscuro," translated as "The Dark Side," by Jarabe de Palo is a song that delves into the concept of love and its link to personal hardships. The lyrics hint that the narrator was born on the "wrong side of town" and has encountered life's difficulties, which have left a lasting impact on their character.

★ The lyrics of this song are relatively straightforward and emotionally charged, making it an excellent resource for those looking to enhance their Spanish language skills

★ Repetition plays a significant role in this song, reinforcing key vocabulary and sentence structures, which is advantageous for language learners. Phrases like "No me sonrojo si te digo que te quiero" (I don't blush if I tell you that I love you) and "Habías sido sin dudarlo la más bella" (You were without a doubt the most beautiful) are repeated, aiding in comprehension and retention.

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Average Ratings

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

Many words used are not in common daily usage.^RAE

El lado oscuro has 98 BPM (beats per minute)

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^RAE Based on a median word frequency of 13310 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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