Llegaste Tú Jesse & Joy Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'Llegaste Tú' means 'You Arrived' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Jesse & Joy' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Original Lyrics: Hundida yo estaba, ahogada en soledad

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Verb	Pronoun	Verb		Verb	Preposition	Noun
hundida	yo	estaba		ahogada	en	soledad
transitive to sink, engulf	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.		{{reflexive of\|es\|ahogar}}; to drown (to be suffocated in fluid)	in, at, on	solitude
Pastparticiple Singular Feminine of the verb hundir		1st Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb estar		Pastparticiple Singular Feminine of the verb ahogarse
Sunk	I	was	,	drowned	in	solitude

Aligned Translation: I was sunk, drowned in loneliness

Free Translation: I was sunk, drowned in loneliness

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Original Lyrics: Mi corazón lloraba de un vacío total

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Adjective	Noun	Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Adjective
mío	corazón	lloraba	de	un	vacío	total
predicative or after the noun mine, my.	anatomy heart (organ of the body)	intransitive to cry, to weep	from (with the source or provenance of or at)	a	void	total, complete, outright
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb llorar
My	heart	cried	from	a		complete void

Aligned Translation: My heart wept of a total void

Free Translation: My heart wept with total emptiness

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Original Lyrics: Todo lo intenté, por donde quiera te busqué

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Pronoun	Verb		Verb	Verb
todo	intenté		quiera	busqué
everything	to try, to attempt; especially: to strain or put forth effort in so doing.		to desire, to want, to want to	to seek, search for, look for, try to find
	1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb intentar		3rd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative of the verb querer	1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb buscar
Everything	I tried	,		I looked for you everywhere

Aligned Translation: I tried it all, I looked for you for everywhere

Free Translation: I tried it all, I looked for you everywhere

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Original Lyrics: Eras tú mi necesidad

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Verb	Adjective	Noun
eras	mío	necesidad
to be (essentially or identified as).	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	necessity
2nd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb ser
You were	my	necessity

Aligned Translation: You were my necessity

Free Translation: You were my need

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Original Lyrics: Triste y desolada, ya no pude soportar

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Adjective	Conjunction	Adjective		Adverb	Adverb	Verb	Verb
triste	y	desolado		ya	no	pude	soportar
sad	and	desolate, brokenhearted, bleak (sad, hopeless)		anymore; no longer	not	to be able, can	to bear, to endure, to withstand, put up with, tolerate, to stomach, to weather, to handle
						1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb poder	Infinitive
Sad	and	desolate	,			I could not	endure anymore

Aligned Translation: Sad and desolate, I couldn't bear anymore

Free Translation: Sad and desolate, I couldn't bear it anymore

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Original Lyrics: Más desesperada, era imposible de estar

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Adverb	Adjective		Verb	Adjective	Verb
más	desesperado		era	imposible	estar
more; -er (used to make comparisons)	desperate		to be (essentially or identified as).	impossible	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb ser		Infinitive
More	desperate	,	it was	impossible	to be

Aligned Translation: More desperate, it was impossible of being

Free Translation: It was impossible to be more desperate

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Original Lyrics: Todo lo intenté, por donde quiera te busqué

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Pronoun	Verb		Verb	Verb
todo	intenté		quiera	busqué
everything	to try, to attempt; especially: to strain or put forth effort in so doing.		to desire, to want, to want to	to seek, search for, look for, try to find
	1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb intentar		3rd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative of the verb querer	1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb buscar
Everything	I tried	,		I looked for you everywhere

Aligned Translation: I tried it all, I looked for you for everywhere

Free Translation: I tried it all, I looked for you everywhere

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Original Lyrics: Eras tú mi necesidad, alcé mi rostro y

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Verb	Adjective	Noun		Verb	Adjective	Noun	Conjunction
eras	mío	necesidad		alcé	mío	rostro	y
to be (essentially or identified as).	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	necessity		transitive to lift, raise	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	anatomy face (the front part of the head)	and
2nd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb ser				1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb alzar
You were	my	necessity	,	I lifted	my	face	and

Aligned Translation: You were my necessity, I raised my face and

Free Translation: You were my need, I lifted up my face and

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Original Lyrics: Llegaste tú, todo cambió

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Verb		Pronoun	Verb
llegaste		todo	cambió
intransitive to arrive, get (to)		everything	transitive:intransitive to change, to shift, to switch, to alter
2nd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb llegar			3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb cambiar
You arrived	,	everything	changed

Aligned Translation: You arrived, everything changed

Free Translation: You came along, everything changed

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Original Lyrics: Llegaste tú, la esperanza triunfó

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Verb		Determiner	Noun	Verb
llegaste		la	esperanza	triunfó
intransitive to arrive, get (to)		the	hope	to triumph
2nd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb llegar				3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb triunfar
You arrived	,	the	hope	won

Aligned Translation: You arrived, the hope triumphed

Free Translation: You came along, hope triumphed

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Original Lyrics: Llegaste tú, volví a nacer

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llegaste		volví	nacer
intransitive to arrive, get (to)		to do again	to be born, to sprout, to begin to grow; to hatch (out)
2nd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb llegar		1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb volver	Infinitive
You arrived	,		I was born again

Aligned Translation: You arrived, I was born again

Free Translation: You came along, I was born again

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Original Lyrics: Por tanto tiempo quise encontrar la solución

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Preposition	Adjective	Noun	Verb	Verb	Determiner	Noun
por	tanto	tiempo	quise	encontrar	la	solución
due to, because of, for, for the sake of, out of (to express cause or motive)	so much, as much, that much	time	to desire, to want, to want to	transitive to find, encounter, come across	the	solution
			1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb querer	Infinitive
For	so much	time	I wanted	to find	the	solution

Aligned Translation: For so much time I wanted to find the solution

Free Translation: For so long I wanted to find the solution

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Original Lyrics: A ese gran vacío que llevaba en mi interior

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Preposition	Pronoun	Adjective	Noun	Conjunction	Verb	Preposition	Adjective	Noun
a	ese	grande	vacío	que	llevaba	en	mío	interior
to	demonstrative Alternative spelling of ése	{{q\|before a plural noun}} great	void	that	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)	in, at, on	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	interior
					1st Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb llevar
To	that	great	void	that	I carried	in	my	interior

Aligned Translation: To that great void that I carried in my inner self

Free Translation: To that great emptiness I carried inside me

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Original Lyrics: Todo lo intenté, por donde quiera te busqué

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Pronoun	Verb		Verb	Verb
todo	intenté		quiera	busqué
everything	to try, to attempt; especially: to strain or put forth effort in so doing.		to desire, to want, to want to	to seek, search for, look for, try to find
	1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb intentar		3rd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative of the verb querer	1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb buscar
Everything	I tried	,		I looked for you everywhere

Aligned Translation: I tried it all, I looked for you for everywhere

Free Translation: I tried it all, I looked for you everywhere

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Original Lyrics: Eras tú mi necesidad, alce mi rostro y

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Verb	Adjective	Noun		Verb	Adjective	Noun	Conjunction
eras	mío	necesidad		alce	mío	rostro	y
to be (essentially or identified as).	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	necessity		transitive to lift, raise	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	anatomy face (the front part of the head)	and
2nd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb ser				1st Person Singular Subjunctive Present of the verb alzar
You were	my	necessity	,	I lifted	my	face	and

Aligned Translation: You were my necessity, I raised my face and

Free Translation: You were my need, I lifted up my face and

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Original Lyrics: Llegaste tú, y todo cambió

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Verb		Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb
llegaste		y	todo	cambió
intransitive to arrive, get (to)		and	everything	transitive:intransitive to change, to shift, to switch, to alter
2nd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb llegar				3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb cambiar
You arrived	,	and	everything	changed

Aligned Translation: You arrived, and everything changed

Free Translation: You came along, and everything changed

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Original Lyrics: Llegaste tú, la esperanza triunfó

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Verb		Determiner	Noun	Verb
llegaste		la	esperanza	triunfó
intransitive to arrive, get (to)		the	hope	to triumph
2nd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb llegar				3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb triunfar
You arrived	,	the	hope	won

Aligned Translation: You arrived, the hope triumphed

Free Translation: You came along, hope triumphed

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Original Lyrics: Llegaste tú, volví a nacer

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llegaste		volví	nacer
intransitive to arrive, get (to)		to do again	to be born, to sprout, to begin to grow; to hatch (out)
2nd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb llegar		1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb volver	Infinitive
You arrived	,		I was born again

Aligned Translation: You arrived, I was born again

Free Translation: You came along, I was born again

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Original Lyrics: Llegaste tú, y todo cambió

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Verb		Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb
llegaste		y	todo	cambió
intransitive to arrive, get (to)		and	everything	transitive:intransitive to change, to shift, to switch, to alter
2nd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb llegar				3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb cambiar
You arrived	,	and	everything	changed

Aligned Translation: You arrived, and everything changed

Free Translation: You came along, and everything changed

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Original Lyrics: Llegaste tú, la esperanza triunfó

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Verb		Determiner	Noun	Verb
llegaste		la	esperanza	triunfó
intransitive to arrive, get (to)		the	hope	to triumph
2nd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb llegar				3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb triunfar
You arrived	,	the	hope	won

Aligned Translation: You arrived, the hope triumphed

Free Translation: You came along, hope triumphed

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Original Lyrics: Llegaste tú, volví a nacer

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Verb		Verb	Verb
llegaste		volví	nacer
intransitive to arrive, get (to)		to do again	to be born, to sprout, to begin to grow; to hatch (out)
2nd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb llegar		1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb volver	Infinitive
You arrived	,		I was born again

Aligned Translation: You arrived, I was born again

Free Translation: You came along, I was born again

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Summary and Interpretation of the Lyrics

The song "Llegaste Tú" by Jesse & Joy tells a story of profound loneliness and the transformative power of love. The narrator describes feeling submerged in solitude, with a heart crying out from a deep emptiness. Despite trying everything and searching everywhere, they couldn’t find what they needed until the arrival of a special person. This person brings light, hope, and a sense of rebirth, changing everything for the better. The lyrics emphasize the universal human experience of longing for connection and the joy of finding someone who fills the void within .

Emotional Impact and Storytelling

The song evokes a mix of sadness and hope. It begins with a somber tone, reflecting the narrator’s despair and desperation, but shifts to a triumphant and uplifting mood as love transforms their life. Jesse & Joy weave the story through vivid imagery and repetition, such as "Todo lo intenté, por dondequiera te busqué" (I tried everything, I searched everywhere for you), which underscores the depth of the narrator’s longing. The chorus, "Llegaste tú y todo cambió" (You arrived, and everything changed), serves as a powerful turning point, highlighting the transformative impact of love .

Waiving of the Song

The story is told through emotional lyrics and a soulful melody, with a shift from despair to hope.

The setting is metaphorical, representing the narrator’s internal world of loneliness and emptiness.

The timeline spans from a period of deep sadness to the moment of finding love and renewal.

The narrator is someone who has experienced profound loneliness, and the "you" is the person who brings hope and love.

The song explores the themes of loneliness, longing, and the redemptive power of love .

Themes and Tone

The song does not include explicit themes but focuses on universal emotions like loneliness, hope, and love. It is both a sad and uplifting song, starting with a melancholic tone and ending with a sense of joy and renewal .

Relation to the YouTube Video

The official music video for "Llegaste Tú" features both singers performing the song. There's a whole band (drummer and bassist) performing the song as well in an emotional manner.

Links to Other Discussions

- [Meaning of Llegaste tú by Jesse & Joy - Songtell](https://www.songtell.com/jesse-joy/llegaste-t)

- [Significado de la canción LLEGASTE TÚ (Jesse & Joy) - Letras.com](https://www.letras.com/jesse-joy/817811/significado.html)

Links to the Artist’s Social Media

- [Jesse & Joy’s Official Website](https://www.jesseyjoy.com/)

- [Jesse & Joy’s Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/jesseyjoy/)

- [Jesse & Joy’s Twitter](https://twitter.com/jesseyjoy)

This analysis captures the essence of "Llegaste Tú," its emotional depth, and its universal appeal, while providing resources for further exploration.

Submitted by user: ANAJOSE

Average Ratings

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

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

Llegaste Tú has 146 BPM (beats per minute)

Llegaste Tú is suitable for DELE Level students in terms of language complexity.

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^RAE Based on a median word frequency of 142 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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