El Muchacho de los Ojos Tristes Jeanette Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'El Muchacho de los Ojos Tristes' means 'The Boy with the Sad Eyes' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Jeanette' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Original Lyrics: Ni una simple sonrisa

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Adverb	Determiner	Adjective	Noun
ni	un	simple	sonrisa
not even, even	a	simple (uncomplicated)	smile

Not even	a	single	smile

Aligned Translation: Not a single smile

Free Translation: Not a single smile

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Original Lyrics: Ni un poco de luz en sus ojos profundos

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Adverb	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Noun	Preposition	Adjective	Noun	Adjective
ni	un	poco	de	luz	en	su	ojo	profundo
not even, even	a	little (a small amount)	of (indicates a quality or characteristic)	light	in, at, on	before the noun Apocopic form of suyo His, her, its, one's, their.	eye	deep

Not even	a	little	of	light	in	his		deep eyes

Aligned Translation: Not even a bit of light in his deep eyes

Free Translation: Not even a bit of light in his deep eyes

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Original Lyrics: Ni siquiera reflejo

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Aligned Translation: Not even reflection

Free Translation: Not even reflection

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Original Lyrics: De algún pensamiento que alegre su mundo

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Preposition	Adjective	Noun	Conjunction	Verb	Adjective	Noun
de	alguno	pensamiento	que	alegre	suyo	mundo
of, from (indicating cause)	some, any	thought	that	transitive to make happy	His, hers, its, to her.	world (an individual or group perspective or social setting)
				3rd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative of the verb alegrar
Of	some	thought	that	cheers up	his	world

Aligned Translation: Of some thought that cheers up his world

Free Translation: Of some thought that cheers up his world

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Original Lyrics: Hay tristeza en sus ojos

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Verb	Noun	Preposition	Adjective	Noun
haber	tristeza	en	su	ojo
impersonal:in third person singular only to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había)	sadness, gloom, sorrow, gloominess, unhappiness, misery	in, at, on	before the noun Apocopic form of suyo His, her, its, one's, their.	eye
Infinitive
There is	sadness	in	his	eyes

Aligned Translation: There's sadness in his eyes

Free Translation: There's sadness in his eyes

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Original Lyrics: Hablando y callando y bailando conmigo

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hablando	y	callando	y	bailando	con	mí
intransitive to talk; to speak; to communicate using words	and	to be quiet; to stay quiet	and	to dance	with	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)
Simple Gerund of the verb hablar		Simple Gerund of the verb callarse		Simple Gerund of the verb bailar
Talking	and	shutting up	and	dancing	with	me

Aligned Translation: Talking and shutting up and dancing with me

Free Translation: Talking and shutting up and dancing with me

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Original Lyrics: Una pena lejana

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Determiner	Noun	Adjective
un	pena	lejano
a	pain, sadness	far, faraway

A		far pain

Aligned Translation: A distant pity

Free Translation: A distant sorrow

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Original Lyrics: Que llega a mi alma y se hace cariño

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que	llega	a	mío	alma	y	hace	cariño
that	intransitive to arrive, get (to)	to	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	soul	and	reflexive to become; to get	affection
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb llegar					3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb hacer
That	arrives	to	my	soul	and	becomes	affection

Aligned Translation: That comes to my soul and becomes affection

Free Translation: That comes to my soul and becomes affection

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Original Lyrics: El muchacho de los ojos tristes

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Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Adjective
el	muchacho	de	los	ojo	triste
Masculine singular definite article; the.	boy	of (indicates a quality or characteristic)	the	eye	sad

The	boy	of	the		sad eyes

Aligned Translation: The boy with the sad eyes

Free Translation: The boy with the sad eyes

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Original Lyrics: Vive solo y necesita amor

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Verb	Adjective	Conjunction	Verb	Noun
vive	solo	y	necesita	amor
intransitive to live; to be alive	alone, by oneself	and	transitive to need	love
3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb vivir			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb necesitar
Lives	alone	and	needs	love

Aligned Translation: He lives alone and needs love

Free Translation: Lives alone and needs love

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Original Lyrics: Como el aire necesita verme

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Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Verb	Verb	Pronoun
como	el	aire	necesita	ver	mí
like (similar to, reminiscent of)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	air (the substance constituting earth's atmosphere)	transitive to need	to see (literally)	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb necesitar	Infinitive
Like	the	air	he needs	to see	me

Aligned Translation: Like the air he needs to see me

Free Translation: Like the air he needs to see me

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Original Lyrics: Como el sol lo necesito yo

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Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Pronoun	Verb
como	el	sol	él	necesito
like (similar to, reminiscent of)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	sun	he, him, masculine personal third person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions)	transitive to need
				1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb necesitar
Like	the	sun		I need him

Aligned Translation: Like the sun I need him

Free Translation: Like the sun I need him

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Original Lyrics: El muchacho de los ojos tristes

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Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Adjective
el	muchacho	de	los	ojo	triste
Masculine singular definite article; the.	boy	of (indicates a quality or characteristic)	the	eye	sad

The	boy	of	the		sad eyes

Aligned Translation: The boy with the sad eyes

Free Translation: The boy with the sad eyes

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Original Lyrics: Ha encontrado al fin una razón

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Verb	Verb	Adverb	Determiner	Noun
ha	encontrado	al fin ³	un	razón
auxiliary verb taking past participle to build various perfect tenses to have	transitive to find, encounter, come across	idiomatic at last; finally	a	reason
3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb haber	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb encontrar
He has	found	finally	a	reason
^3,4,5 Here it should be "Al fin" instead of "A el fin". "Al fin" is translated as "at last; finally"

Aligned Translation: He's finally found a reason

Free Translation: He's finally found a reason

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Original Lyrics: Para hacer que su mirada ría

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Preposition	Verb	Conjunction	Adjective	Noun	Verb
para	hacer	que	suyo	mirada	ría
to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action)	to make (eg. someone do something or feel a certain way.)	that	His, hers, its, to her.	look, glance	to laugh
	Infinitive				3rd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative of the verb reír
To	make	that	his	look	laugh

Aligned Translation: To make his look laugh

Free Translation: To make his eyes laugh

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Original Lyrics: Con mis besos y mi gran amor

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con	mi	beso	y	mío	grande	amor
with	before the noun Apocopic form of mío, my	kiss	and	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	{{q\|before a plural noun}} great	love

With	my	kisses	and	my	great	love

Aligned Translation: With my kisses and my great love

Free Translation: With my kisses and my great love

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Original Lyrics: Ni su nombre conozco

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ni	suyo	nombre	conozco
not even, even	His, hers, its, to her.	name	to know (a person or a place), to be familiar with, to be acquainted with
			1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb conocer
Not even	his	name	I know

Aligned Translation: I don't even know his name

Free Translation: I don't even know his name

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Original Lyrics: Y ya quiero volver a encontrármelo a solas

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y	ya	quiero	volver	a	encontrar	solo
and	already, yet	to desire, to want, to want to	to do again	to	transitive to meet	alone, by oneself
		1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb querer	Infinitive		Infinitive
And	I already	want		to	meet him	alone again

Aligned Translation: And I already want to meet him alone again

Free Translation: And I already want to meet him alone again

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Original Lyrics: Y en sus ojos de otoño

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y	en	su	ojo	de	otoño
and	in, at, on	before the noun Apocopic form of suyo His, her, its, one's, their.	eye	of (expressing composition, substance)	autumn, fall

And	in	his	eyes	of	autumn

Aligned Translation: And in his autumn eyes

Free Translation: And in his autumn eyes

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Original Lyrics: Dormir poco a poco olvidando las horas

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dormir	poco	a	poco	olvidando	las	hora
intransitive to sleep	little (not much)	by	little (not much)	to forget; to elude, escape (be forgotten by)	the	hour (a time period of sixty minutes)
Infinitive				Simple Gerund of the verb olvidar
Sleep	little	by	little	forgetting	the	hours

Aligned Translation: Sleep little by little forgetting the hours

Free Translation: Sleep little by little forgetting the hours

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Original Lyrics: Yo pretendo saber

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yo	pretendo	saber
(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	to pretend (claim, allege)	to know (a fact)
	1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb pretender	Infinitive
I	pretend	to know

Aligned Translation: I pretend to know

Free Translation: I pretend to know

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Original Lyrics: Por qué extraña razón hoy sus ojos no ríen

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por qué	extraño	razón	hoy	su	ojo	no	ríen
why, for what reason	strange, unusual, odd, weird, bizarre, uncanny, rare, peculiar, freaky, freakish, curious	reason	today	before the noun Apocopic form of suyo His, her, its, one's, their.	eye	not	to laugh
							3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb reír
Why	strange	reason	today	his	eyes		do not laugh

Aligned Translation: Why strange reason today his eyes do not laugh

Free Translation: For what strange reason today his eyes don't laugh

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Original Lyrics: Yo pretendo lograr

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yo	pretendo	lograr
(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	to intend, to aim (for/to)	transitive to achieve, to manage to
	1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb pretender	Infinitive
I	intend	to achieve

Aligned Translation: I intend to achieve

Free Translation: I intend to achieve

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Original Lyrics: Con ternura y amor ver sus ojos felices

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con	ternura	y	amor	ver	su	ojo	feliz
with	tenderness	and	love	to see, to look at, to view (perceive)	before the noun Apocopic form of suyo His, her, its, one's, their.	eye	happy
				Infinitive
With	tenderness	and	love	to see	his	eyes	happy

Aligned Translation: With tenderness and love to see his eyes happy

Free Translation: With tenderness and love to see his eyes happy

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Original Lyrics: El muchacho de los ojos tristes

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Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Adjective
el	muchacho	de	los	ojo	triste
Masculine singular definite article; the.	boy	of (indicates a quality or characteristic)	the	eye	sad

The	boy	of	the		sad eyes

Aligned Translation: The boy with the sad eyes

Free Translation: The boy with the sad eyes

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Original Lyrics: Vive solo y necesita amor

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Verb	Adjective	Conjunction	Verb	Noun
vive	solo	y	necesita	amor
intransitive to live; to be alive	alone, by oneself	and	transitive to need	love
3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb vivir			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb necesitar
Lives	alone	and	needs	love

Aligned Translation: He lives alone and needs love

Free Translation: Lives alone and needs love

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Original Lyrics: Como el aire necesita verme

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como	el	aire	necesita	ver	mí
like (similar to, reminiscent of)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	air (the substance constituting earth's atmosphere)	transitive to need	to see (literally)	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb necesitar	Infinitive
Like	the	air	he needs	to see	me

Aligned Translation: Like the air he needs to see me

Free Translation: Like the air he needs to see me

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Original Lyrics: Como el sol lo necesito yo

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como	el	sol	él	necesito
like (similar to, reminiscent of)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	sun	he, him, masculine personal third person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions)	transitive to need
				1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb necesitar
Like	the	sun		I need him

Aligned Translation: Like the sun I need him

Free Translation: Like the sun I need him

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Original Lyrics: El muchacho de los ojos tristes

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Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Adjective
el	muchacho	de	los	ojo	triste
Masculine singular definite article; the.	boy	of (indicates a quality or characteristic)	the	eye	sad

The	boy	of	the		sad eyes

Aligned Translation: The boy with the sad eyes

Free Translation: The boy with the sad eyes

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Original Lyrics: Ha encontrado al fin una razón

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Verb	Verb	Adverb	Determiner	Noun
ha	encontrado	al fin ³	un	razón
auxiliary verb taking past participle to build various perfect tenses to have	transitive to find, encounter, come across	idiomatic at last; finally	a	reason
3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb haber	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb encontrar
He has	found	finally	a	reason
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Aligned Translation: He's finally found a reason

Free Translation: He's finally found a reason

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Original Lyrics: Para hacer que su mirada ría

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para	hacer	que	suyo	mirada	ría
to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action)	to make (eg. someone do something or feel a certain way.)	that	His, hers, its, to her.	look, glance	to laugh
	Infinitive				3rd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative of the verb reír
To	make	that	his	look	laugh

Aligned Translation: To make his look laugh

Free Translation: To make his eyes laugh

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Original Lyrics: Con mis besos y mi gran amor

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con	mi	beso	y	mío	grande	amor
with	before the noun Apocopic form of mío, my	kiss	and	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	{{q\|before a plural noun}} great	love

With	my	kisses	and	my	great	love

Aligned Translation: With my kisses and my great love

Free Translation: With my kisses and my great love

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Original Lyrics: El muchacho de los ojos tristes

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Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Adjective
el	muchacho	de	los	ojo	triste
Masculine singular definite article; the.	boy	of (indicates a quality or characteristic)	the	eye	sad

The	boy	of	the		sad eyes

Aligned Translation: The boy with the sad eyes

Free Translation: The boy with the sad eyes

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Original Lyrics: Vive solo y necesita amor

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vive	solo	y	necesita	amor
intransitive to live; to be alive	alone, by oneself	and	transitive to need	love
3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb vivir			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb necesitar
Lives	alone	and	needs	love

Aligned Translation: He lives alone and needs love

Free Translation: Lives alone and needs love

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Original Lyrics: Como el aire necesita verme

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como	el	aire	necesita	ver	mí
like (similar to, reminiscent of)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	air (the substance constituting earth's atmosphere)	transitive to need	to see (literally)	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb necesitar	Infinitive
Like	the	air	he needs	to see	me

Aligned Translation: Like the air he needs to see me

Free Translation: Like the air he needs to see me

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Original Lyrics: Como el sol lo necesito

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como	el	sol	él	necesito
like (similar to, reminiscent of)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	sun	he, him, masculine personal third person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions)	transitive to need
				1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb necesitar
Like	the	sun		I need him

Aligned Translation: Like the sun I need him

Free Translation: Like the sun I need him

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Jeanette El muchacho de los ojos tristes meaning and lyrics explained

El muchacho de los ojos tristes – “The boy with the sad eyes” is a song by the British and Hispanic singer Jeanette. The song was released in 1982 and is considered one of the most influential songs by Jeanette.

El muchacho de los ojos tristes is a sad song with a beautiful message on it. Jeanette sings us the story of a girl who is apparently at a party or social reunion, maybe a bar, the point is that the girl sees a boy who looks serious, and depressed, there is something on his face that caught the girl's attention. There is no sign of happiness on the boy’s face.

The girl approaches the boy and starts dancing with him, he speaks a little and then goes silent during the dancing. The girl falls in love with the boy and she promises to change everything about him, to make him smile even though she doesn’t know his name.

In the end, the boy finds a new reason to be happy and smile thanks to the girl, now he is in love with her too, and they probably will end up seeing each other after that.

Jeanette sings beautifully with a slow-paced melody and the lyrics are uncomplicated and easy to understand, this is a recommended song for those wanting to learn Spanish and who don’t have too much knowledge to start with.

Submitted by user: ANITA

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

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

El Muchacho de los Ojos Tristes has 113 BPM (beats per minute)

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^RAE Based on a median word frequency of 21 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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	Adverb	Noun
	ni siquiera	reflejo
	not even	reflection

	Not even	reflection