Mordiendo el Polvo John Morin Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'Mordiendo el Polvo' means 'Biting the Dust' in English. It is a name of a song by 'John Morin' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Lyrics and Translations

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Line 1
Original Lyrics: Vienes con el sol

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Aligned Translation: You come with the sun

Free Translation: You come with the sun

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Line 2
Original Lyrics: Llegaste a tiempo

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Aligned Translation: You're on time

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Line 3
Original Lyrics: Para pasar a la acción

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Aligned Translation: To take action

Free Translation: To do it

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Line 4
Original Lyrics: No buscas

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Aligned Translation: You do not seek

Free Translation: Do not seek

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Line 5
Original Lyrics: Otra solución

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Aligned Translation: Another solution

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Line 6
Original Lyrics: Sucio olor a muerte y polvo

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Aligned Translation: Dirty smell of death and dust

Free Translation: Dirty smell of death and dust

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Original Lyrics: Miras con sigilo alrededor

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Aligned Translation: You look around stealthily

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Line 8
Original Lyrics: Y allí está él

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Aligned Translation: And there is it

Free Translation: and there he is

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Original Lyrics: Debajo del Sol

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Aligned Translation: Under the Sun

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Line 10
Original Lyrics: Eres

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Aligned Translation: you are

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Original Lyrics: Eres la destrucción

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Aligned Translation: You are destruction

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Line 12
Original Lyrics: Un pozo de satisfacción

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Aligned Translation: A well of satisfaction

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Original Lyrics: eres el juez, sin perdón

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Aligned Translation: You are the judge without forgiveness

Free Translation: You are a merciless judge

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Line 14
Original Lyrics: Vienes

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Aligned Translation: you come

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Line 15
Original Lyrics: De un mundo insólito

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Aligned Translation: from a strange world

Free Translation: from a strange place

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Original Lyrics: Para empezar a disparar

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Aligned Translation: To start shooting

Free Translation: To start shooting

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Line 17
Original Lyrics: No necesitas nada más

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Aligned Translation: You don't need anything else

Free Translation: You don't need anything else.

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Original Lyrics: ¿Quieres saber lo que se siente al morir?

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Aligned Translation: you want to know what it's like to die?

Free Translation: You want to know what it's like to die?

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Original Lyrics: Hoy lo sabrás!

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Aligned Translation: Today you will know it

Free Translation: Today you will know!

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Original Lyrics: Vuelven los recuerdos de esos días

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Aligned Translation: the memories of those days come back

Free Translation: The memories of those days are back

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Original Lyrics: Permanece esa visión

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Aligned Translation: That vision remains

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Line 22
Original Lyrics: Un final, sin explicación

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Aligned Translation: an end without explanation

Free Translation: An ending, without explanation

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Original Lyrics: Quieres la venganza

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Aligned Translation: You want revenge

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Line 24
Original Lyrics: No hay descanso..

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Aligned Translation: there is no rest

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Line 25
Original Lyrics: ... ya no puedes parar

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Aligned Translation: you can't stop now

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Original Lyrics: Eres

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Aligned Translation: you are

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Line 27
Original Lyrics: Eres la destrucción

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Aligned Translation: You are destruction

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Original Lyrics: Un pozo de satisfacción

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Aligned Translation: A well of satisfaction

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Original Lyrics: eres el juez, sin perdón

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Aligned Translation: You are the judge without forgiveness

Free Translation: You are a merciless judge

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Line 30
Original Lyrics: Vienes

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Aligned Translation: you come

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Line 31
Original Lyrics: De un mundo insólito

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Aligned Translation: from a strange world

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Original Lyrics: Para empezar a disparar

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Aligned Translation: To start shooting

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Original Lyrics: No necesitas nada más

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Aligned Translation: You don't need anything else

Free Translation: You don't need anything else.

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Original Lyrics: ¿Quieres saber lo que se siente al morir?

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Aligned Translation: you want to know what it's like to die?

Free Translation: You want to know what it's like to die?

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Original Lyrics: Hoy lo sabrás!

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Aligned Translation: Today you will know it

Free Translation: Today you will know!

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Line 36
Original Lyrics: Juegas con tus dedos

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Aligned Translation: You play with your fingers

Free Translation: You fiddle your fingers

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Original Lyrics: Todos saben que comienza la función

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Aligned Translation: Everyone knows the show begins

Free Translation: Everyone knows the show begins

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Original Lyrics: Y ahora sí, no existe aguja en el reloj

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Aligned Translation: And now yes there is no hand in the watch

Free Translation: And now yes, there is no hand in the watch

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Original Lyrics: En un suspiro eterno, tu

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Aligned Translation: with an eternal sigh you

Free Translation: In an eternal sigh, you

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Original Lyrics: Tras esa mueca de dolor

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Aligned Translation: Behind that grimace of pain

Free Translation: Behind that grimace of pain

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Original Lyrics: Haces que... se pare el tiempo

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Aligned Translation: you make... time stop

Free Translation: You make... time stops

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Review

This is a melancholy song by John Morin who is a composer from Spain. 

It is unclear exactly what the author had in mind, but it could be some phantom, or killer animal, or maybe something like "thirst".

I've represented the "deathly" thing as the "grim reaper" in the Lingo Script video.

The singer talks about the "thing" that is going to kill as "coming from a strange place", being "a merciless judge" and is going to "start shooting".

It's also unclear exactly who is going to die.   Someone wants "revenge", but what for again is unclear.

The YouTube video is pretty simple, it just a scene with a sun in what looks like the Mexican or other American desert.

 

Submitted by user: BENDECKO

Average Ratings

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

Most words used are in very common daily usage.RAE

Mordiendo el Polvo has 127 BPM (beats per minute)

References

RAE Based on a median word frequency of 125 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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