Mediterráneo Joan Manuel Serrat Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'Mediterráneo' means 'Mediterranean' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Joan Manuel Serrat' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Original Lyrics: Quizá porque mi niñez sigue jugando en tu playa

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Adverb	Conjunction	Adjective	Noun	Verb	Verb	Preposition	Adjective	Noun
quizá	porque	mío	niñez	sigue	jugando	en	tuyo	playa
perhaps, maybe	because	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	childhood	to continue (on); to keep, to keep on (can be combined with the gerund to indicate that someone or something continues doing something)	to play	in (in various expressions)	yours, your	beach
				3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb seguir	Simple Gerund of the verb jugar
perhaps	because	mine	childhood	continues	playing	in	your	beach

Aligned Translation: Maybe because my childhood keeps playing on your beach

Free Translation: Maybe because my childhood still plays on your beach.

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Original Lyrics: Y escondido tras las cañas, duerme mi primer amor

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Conjunction	Adjective	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Verb	Adjective	Adjective	Noun
y	escondido	tras	las	caña	duerme	mío	primero	amor
and	hidden	behind (on the far side of)	the	cane (plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar cane)	intransitive to sleep	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	first	love
					3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb dormir
and	hidden	behind	the	canes	sleeps	my	first	love

Aligned Translation: And hidden behind the canes , my first love sleeps

Free Translation: And hidden behind the reeds, sleeps my first love

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Original Lyrics: Llevo tu luz y tu olor

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llevo	tuyo	luz	y	tuyo	olor
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)	yours, your	light	and	yours, your	smell, scent, odor
1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb llevar
I take	your	light	and	your	smell

Aligned Translation: I carry your light and your smell

Free Translation: I carry your light and your scent.

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Original Lyrics: Por dondequiera que vaya

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Preposition	Adverb	Conjunction	Verb
por	dondequiera	que	vaya
in the sense of: given in an exchange for (indicates something given in an exchange)	anywhere, wherever	that	intransitive to go
			1st Person Singular Subjunctive Present of the verb ir
for	anywhere	that	I go

Aligned Translation: for anywhere that I go

Free Translation: Wherever I go

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Original Lyrics: Y amontonado en tu arena

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Conjunction	Verb	Preposition	Adjective	Noun
y	amontonado	en	tuyo	arena
and	to pile up	in (in various expressions)	yours, your	geology sand, gravel
	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb amontonar
and	piled up	in	your	sand

Aligned Translation: And piled up in your sand

Free Translation: And piled up in your sand

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Original Lyrics: Guardo amor, juegos y penas, yo

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guardo	amor	juego	y	pena	yo
to keep	love	play	and	pain, sadness	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.
1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb guardar
I keep	love	play	and	pain	I

Aligned Translation: I keep love , games and sadness , I

Free Translation: I keep love, games, and sorrows, I

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Original Lyrics: Que en la piel tengo el sabor amargo del llanto eterno

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Conjunction	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Adjective	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Adjective
que	en	la	piel	tengo	el	sabor	amargo	de	el	llanto	eterno
that	in (in various expressions)	the	skin	transitive to have, possess (literally)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	flavor; taste	bitter, sour (having an acrid taste)	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	crying	eternal
				1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb tener
that	in	the	skin	I have	the	flavor	bitter	of	the	crying	eternal

Aligned Translation: That on my skin I have the bitter taste of eternal crying

Free Translation: That in my skin, I have the bitter taste of eternal weeping

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Original Lyrics: Que han vertido en ti cien pueblos, de Algeciras a Estambul

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Conjunction	Verb	Verb	Preposition	Pronoun	Noun	Preposition	Proper noun	Preposition	Proper noun
que	han	vertido	en	ti	pueblo	de	Algeciras	a	Estambul
that	auxiliary verb taking past participle to build various perfect tenses to have	transitive to pour, spill, shed	in (in various expressions)	you, thee (declined form of tú used as the object of a preposition)	town, village	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	Algeciras (city)	to	a city in Turkey Istanbul
	3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb haber	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb verter
that	have	poured	in	you	towns	of	Algeciras	to	Istambul
⁶ one hundred

Aligned Translation: that have poured into you a hundred a hundred towns from Algeciras to Istanbul

Free Translation: That a hundred towns have poured into you, from Algeciras to Istanbul

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Original Lyrics: Para que pintes de azul

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Preposition	Conjunction	Verb	Preposition	Adjective
para	que	pintes	de	azul
to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action)	that	transitive to paint (to apply paint to)	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	blue
		2nd Person Singular Imperative Negative of the verb pintar
to	that	you paint	of	blue

Aligned Translation: So that you can paint blue

Free Translation: So you can paint in blue

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Original Lyrics: Sus largas noches de invierno

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Adjective	Adjective	Noun	Preposition	Noun
su	largo	noche	de	invierno
before the noun Apocopic form of suyo His, her, its, one's, their.	long (having much distance from one terminating point to another)	night (the period between sunset and sunrise)	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	winter

his	long	night	of	winter

Aligned Translation: Their long winter nights

Free Translation: Its long winter nights

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Original Lyrics: A fuerza de desventuras

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a	fuerza	de	desventura
by	force	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	misfortune

by	force	of	misfortune

Aligned Translation: by force of misfortune

Free Translation: Through a series of misfortunes

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Original Lyrics: Tu alma es profunda y oscura

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tuyo	alma	es	profundo	y	oscuro
yours, your	soul	to be (essentially or identified as).	deep	and	dark (lacking light)
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
yours	soul	is	deep	and	dark

Aligned Translation: Your soul is deep and dark

Free Translation: Your soul is deep and dark

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Original Lyrics: A tus atardeceres rojos

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a	tu	atardecer	rojo
to	(before the noun) Apocopic form of tuyo, your	late afternoon, sunset, dusk, evenfall, nightfall	red (colour)

to	your	late	red

Aligned Translation: To your red sunsets

Free Translation: To your red sunsets

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Original Lyrics: Se acostumbraron mis ojos

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se	acostumbraron	mi	ojo
Third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object, oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another	reflexive to get accustomed to	before the noun Apocopic form of mío, my	eye
	3rd Person Plural Indicative Preterite of the verb acostumbrar
oneself	gets accustomed	my	eyes

Aligned Translation: My eyes got used to it

Free Translation: My eyes got used

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Original Lyrics: Como el recodo al camino

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Conjunction	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
como	el	recodo	a	el	camino
as (introducing a basis of comparison or equality)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	twist, turn, bend, elbow (notable curve of a street river etc.)	to	Masculine singular definite article; the.	way, route

as	the	twist	to	the	way

Aligned Translation: Like the bend to the road

Free Translation: Like the bend in the road

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Original Lyrics: Soy cantor, soy embustero

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Verb	Noun	Verb	Noun
soy	cantor	soy	embustero
to be (essentially or identified as).	singer	to be (essentially or identified as).	liar, deceiver
1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser		1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
I am	singer	I am	liar

Aligned Translation: I'm a singer, I'm a liar

Free Translation: I am a singer, I am a liar

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Original Lyrics: Me gusta el juego y el vino

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yo	gusta	el	juego	y	el	vino
(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	intransitive (followed by 'a' or preceded by an indirect object) to be pleasing to (usually translated into English as 'like' with exchange of the subject and object)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	play	and	Masculine singular definite article; the.	wine
	2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb gustar
I	like	the	play	and	the	wine

Aligned Translation: I like the game and the wine

Free Translation: I like games and wine

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Original Lyrics: Tengo alma de marinero

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tengo	alma	de	marinero
transitive to have, possess (literally)	soul	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	sailor, seaman
1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb tener
I have	soul	of	sailor

Aligned Translation: I have the soul of a sailor

Free Translation: I have the soul of a sailor

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Original Lyrics: Qué le voy a hacer, si yo

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qué	ello	voy	a	hacer	si	yo
what (interrogative only)	it, neuter third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used only to refer to facts, sets of things, and indefinite things that have been mentioned before; generally used with prepositions and rarely used as a subject, except in literary style).	auxiliary (with a followed by the infinitive) to be going to (near future), to go	to	to do	if	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.
		1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ir		Infinitive
what	it	I am going	to	to do	if	I

Aligned Translation: What am I going to do if I

Free Translation: What can I do if I

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Original Lyrics: Nací en el Mediterráneo

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Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Proper noun
nací	en	el	Mediterráneo
to be born, to sprout, to begin to grow; to hatch (out)	in (in various expressions)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	the Mediterranean
1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb nacer
I was born	in	the	Mediterranean

Aligned Translation: I was born in the Mediterranean

Free Translation: I was born in the Mediterranean

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Original Lyrics: Nací en el Mediterráneo

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Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Proper noun
nací	en	el	Mediterráneo
to be born, to sprout, to begin to grow; to hatch (out)	in (in various expressions)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	the Mediterranean
1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb nacer
I was born	in	the	Mediterranean

Aligned Translation: I was born in the Mediterranean

Free Translation: I was born in the Mediterranean

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Original Lyrics: Y te acercas y te vas, después de besar mi aldea

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Adverb	Preposition	Verb	Adjective	Noun
y	tú	acercas	y	tú	vas	después	de	besar	mío	aldea
and	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	reflexive to approach, to get close, to come	and	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	intransitive to go	later, afterwards, afterward	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	to kiss	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	village
		2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb acercar			2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb ir			Infinitive
and	you	got close	and	you	go	later	of	to kiss	my	village

Aligned Translation: And you come closer and , after kissing my village

Free Translation: And you come and go, after kissing my village

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Original Lyrics: Jugando con la marea

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Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
jugando	con	la	marea
to play	with	the	tide
Simple Gerund of the verb jugar
playing	with	the	tide

Aligned Translation: Playing with the tide

Free Translation: Playing with the tide

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Original Lyrics: Te vas, pensando en volver

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tú	vas	pensando	en	volver
(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	intransitive to go	to think	in (in various expressions)	to return, to revert
	2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb ir	Simple Gerund of the verb pensar		Infinitive
you	go	thinking	in	to return

Aligned Translation: You leave thinking of coming back

Free Translation: You leave, thinking about coming back.

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Original Lyrics: Eres como una mujer

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Verb	Conjunction	Determiner	Noun
eres	como	un	mujer
to be (essentially or identified as).	as (introducing a basis of comparison or equality)	a	woman
2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb ser
you are	as	a	woman

Aligned Translation: You're like a woman

Free Translation: You are like a woman

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Original Lyrics: Perfumadita de brea

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Adjective	Preposition	Noun
perfumado	de	brea
scented, perfumed	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	tar, pitch

perfumed	of	tar

Aligned Translation: perfumed of tar

Free Translation: Sweetly scented with tar

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Original Lyrics: Que se añora y que se quiere

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Conjunction	Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb
que	se	añora	y	que	se	quiere
that	Third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object, oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another	transitive to miss or yearn; to pine for	and	that	Third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object, oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another	to desire, to want, to want to
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb añorar				3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb querer
that	oneself	misses	and	that	oneself	wants

Aligned Translation: To be missed and to be wanted

Free Translation: That is yearned for and loved

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Original Lyrics: Que se conoce y se teme, ay

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Interjection
que	se	conoce	y	se	teme	ay
that	Third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object, oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another	to know (a person or a place), to be familiar with, to be acquainted with	and	Third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object, oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another	ambitransitive to fear	Ah!, Alas!
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb conocer			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb temer
that	oneself	knows	and	oneself	fears	ah

Aligned Translation: That is known and it is feared, hey

Free Translation: That is known and feared, oh

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Original Lyrics: Si un día para mi mal viene a buscarme la parca

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Conjunction	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Adjective	Noun	Verb	Preposition	Verb	Pronoun	Determiner	Noun
si	un	día	para	mío	mal	viene	a	buscar	yo	la	parca
if	a	day (any period of 24 hours)	to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action)	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	evil, harm; a bad thing or situation	to come	to	to seek, search for, look for, try to find	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	the	poetic personification of death
						3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb venir		Infinitive
if	a	day	to	my	evil	comes	to	to look for	me	the	death

Aligned Translation: If one day unfortunately the death comes looking for me

Free Translation: If one day, to my misfortune, the Grim Reaper comes to look for me

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Original Lyrics: Empujad al mar mi barca

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Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Adjective	Noun
empujad	a	el	mar	mío	barca
transitive to push, to shove, to jostle	to	Masculine singular definite article; the.	sea	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	bark (boat); a small boat
2nd Person Plural Imperative Affirmative of the verb empujar
push	to	the	sea	my	bark

Aligned Translation: Push my boat into the sea

Free Translation: Push my boat out to sea

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Original Lyrics: Con un Levante otoñal

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con	un	Levante	otoñal
with	a	Levant (the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea)	autumnal

with	a	Levant	autumnal

Aligned Translation: with a autumnal rise

Free Translation: With an autumnal wind

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Original Lyrics: Y dejad que el temporal

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y	dejad	que	el	temporal
and	transitive to let, allow	that	Masculine singular definite article; the.	storm
	2nd Person Plural Imperative Affirmative of the verb dejar
and	let	that	the	storm

Aligned Translation: And let the temporary

Free Translation: And let the storm

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Original Lyrics: Desguace sus alas blancas

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desguace	su	ala	blanco
to destroy, cut into pieces	before the noun Apocopic form of suyo His, her, its, one's, their.	wing {{q\|of bird}}	white
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Polite of the verb desguazar
destroy	its	wing	white

Aligned Translation: Scrap your white wings

Free Translation: Wreck its white wings

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Original Lyrics: Y a mí enterradme sin duelo

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y	a	mí	enterrad	yo	sin	duelo
and	to	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	to bury; to entomb	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	without	duel
			2nd Person Plural Imperative Affirmative of the verb enterrar
and	to	me	bury	me	without	duel

Aligned Translation: And bury me without mourning

Free Translation: And bury me without mourning

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Original Lyrics: Entre la playa y el cielo

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entre	la	playa	y	el	cielo
between	the	beach	and	Masculine singular definite article; the.	sky

between	the	beach	and	the	sky

Aligned Translation: Between the beach and the sky

Free Translation: Between the beach and the sky

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Original Lyrics: En la ladera de un monte

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en	la	ladera	de	un	monte
in (in various expressions)	the	slope	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	a	hill

in	the	slope	of	a	hill

Aligned Translation: in the slope of a hill

Free Translation: On the slope of a hill

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Original Lyrics: Más alto que el horizonte

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más	alto	que	el	horizonte
more; -er (used to make comparisons)	high	that	Masculine singular definite article; the.	horizon

more	high	that	the	horizon

Aligned Translation: Higher than the horizon

Free Translation: Higher than the horizon

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Original Lyrics: Quiero tener buena vista

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quiero	tener	bueno	vista
to desire, to want, to want to	transitive to have, possess (literally)	good	view
1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb querer	Infinitive
I want	to have	good	view

Aligned Translation: I want to have a good view

Free Translation: I want to have a good view.

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Original Lyrics: Mi cuerpo será camino

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Adjective	Noun	Verb	Noun
mío	cuerpo	será	camino
predicative or after the noun mine, my.	body (the physical structure of a human or animal)	to be (essentially or identified as).	way, route
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb ser
my	body	will be	way

Aligned Translation: My body will be the way

Free Translation: My body will be a path

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Original Lyrics: Le daré verde a los pinos

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ello	daré	verde	a	los	pino
it, neuter third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used only to refer to facts, sets of things, and indefinite things that have been mentioned before; generally used with prepositions and rarely used as a subject, except in literary style).	transitive to give, to give out	green in colour	to	the	pine
	1st Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb dar
it	will give	green	to	the	pines

Aligned Translation: I'll give the pines green

Free Translation: I will give greenery to the pine trees

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Original Lyrics: Y amarillo a la genista

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y	amarillo	a	la	genista
and	yellow or golden coloured	to	the	genista (plant)

and	yellow	to	the	genista

Aligned Translation: and yellow to the genista

Free Translation: And yellow to the broom

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Original Lyrics: Cerca del mar, porque yo

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Adverb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Conjunction	Pronoun
cerca	de	el	mar	porque	yo
close, near, around, about, nearly, nigh (referring to quantity or time-related)	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	sea	because	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.

close	of	the	sea	because	I

Aligned Translation: Near the sea , because I

Free Translation: Near the sea, because I

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Original Lyrics: Nací en el Mediterráneo

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Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Proper noun
nací	en	el	Mediterráneo
to be born, to sprout, to begin to grow; to hatch (out)	in (in various expressions)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	the Mediterranean
1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb nacer
I was born	in	the	Mediterranean

Aligned Translation: I was born in the Mediterranean

Free Translation: I was born in the Mediterranean

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Original Lyrics: Nací en el Mediterráneo

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Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Proper noun
nací	en	el	Mediterráneo
to be born, to sprout, to begin to grow; to hatch (out)	in (in various expressions)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	the Mediterranean
1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb nacer
I was born	in	the	Mediterranean

Aligned Translation: I was born in the Mediterranean

Free Translation: I was born in the Mediterranean

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Original Lyrics: Nací en el Mediterráneo

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Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Proper noun
nací	en	el	Mediterráneo
to be born, to sprout, to begin to grow; to hatch (out)	in (in various expressions)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	the Mediterranean
1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb nacer
I was born	in	the	Mediterranean

Aligned Translation: I was born in the Mediterranean

Free Translation: I was born in the Mediterranean

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Review

★ Song info ★

"Mediterráneo" is a classic song by the renowned Spanish singer and songwriter Joan Manuel Serrat. It was released as the title track of his 1971 album "Mediterráneo." The song is a beautiful tribute to the Mediterranean Sea, capturing the essence of its beauty and cultural significance.

★ Song Description ★

"Mediterráneo" is a poetic and evocative song that celebrates the Mediterranean Sea, its landscapes, and the diverse cultures that surround it. Serrat's lyrics paint vivid images of the sea, the sun, and the people who inhabit this region. The song's melody and Serrat's soothing voice make it an enchanting musical experience.

★ Song Emotion ★

The song "Mediterráneo" evokes a sense of nostalgia, appreciation for nature, and a deep connection to the sea. It is filled with a blend of emotions, from a longing for the past to a profound love for the Mediterranean region. Listening to this song can make you feel a sense of serenity and longing for the beauty of the Mediterranean.

★ Learning Facts for Spanish Students ★

"Mediterráneo" offers a rich source of vocabulary related to nature, travel, and emotions, making it an excellent choice for Spanish learners looking to expand their language skills.
The song is an example of how lyrics can be used to describe landscapes and convey deep emotions, providing a valuable lesson in poetic expression.

★ Interesting Facts about the Song ★

"Mediterráneo" is considered one of Joan Manuel Serrat's signature songs and an iconic piece of Spanish music.
The song's enduring popularity has led to numerous cover versions and adaptations in various languages.

★ Social Media of the Artist ★

Joan Manuel Serrat maintains a presence on social media platforms, where you can stay updated on his music and activities:
- Facebook: Joan Manuel Serrat on Facebook
- Twitter: Joan Manuel Serrat on Twitter
- Instagram: Joan Manuel Serrat on Instagram

Submitted by user: PAULETTEANDRES

Average Ratings

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

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

Mediterráneo has 106 BPM (beats per minute)

Mediterráneo is suitable for DELE B1 Level students in terms of language complexity.

References

^RAE Based on a median word frequency of 3902 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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