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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Original Lyrics: Vienes con el sol

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Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
vienes	con	el	sol
to come	with	Masculine singular definite article; the.	sun
2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb venir
You come	with	the	sun

Aligned Translation: You come with the sun

Free Translation: You come with the sun

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Original Lyrics: Llegaste a tiempo

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Verb	Preposition	Noun
llegaste	a	tiempo
intransitive to arrive, get (to)	at	time
2nd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb llegar
You arrived	at	time

Aligned Translation: You're on time

Free Translation: You're on time

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Original Lyrics: Para pasar a la acción

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Preposition	Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
para	pasar	a	la	acción
to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action)	to pass	to	the	action, act (something done)
	Infinitive
in order to	to pass	to	the	act

Aligned Translation: To take action

Free Translation: To do it

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Original Lyrics: No buscas

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Aligned Translation: You do not seek

Free Translation: Do not seek

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Original Lyrics: Otra solución

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Aligned Translation: Another solution

Free Translation: Another solution

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Original Lyrics: Sucio olor a muerte y polvo

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Adjective	Noun	Preposition	Noun	Conjunction	Noun
sucio	olor	a	muerte	y	polvo
dirty, filthy	smell, scent, odor	by	death (the cessation of life)	and	dust (fine, dry particles of matter found in the air and covering the surface of objects)

dirty	smell	by	death	and	dust

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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Verb	Preposition	Noun	Adverb
miras	con	sigilo	alrededor
transitive to look at (to try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes)	with	stealth	around (from place to place)
2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb mirar
you look	with	stealth	around

Aligned Translation: You look around stealthily

Free Translation: You look around stealthily

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Original Lyrics: Y allí está él

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Conjunction	Adverb	Verb	Pronoun
y	allí	está	él
and	there (away from the speaker and the listener)	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.	it, masculine non-personal third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions to refer to masculine nouns)
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb estar
and	there	is	it

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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Preposition	Preposition	Determiner	Proper noun
debajo	de	el	Sol
below, under	from (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	the Sun

below	from	the	Sun

Aligned Translation: Under the Sun

Free Translation: Under the Sun

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Original Lyrics: Eres

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Aligned Translation: you are

Free Translation: You are

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Original Lyrics: Eres la destrucción

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Verb	Determiner	Noun
eres	la	destrucción
to be (essentially or identified as).	the	destruction
2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb ser
You are	the	destruction

Aligned Translation: You are destruction

Free Translation: You are destruction

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Original Lyrics: Un pozo de satisfacción

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Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Noun
un	pozo	de	satisfacción
a	well; hole in the ground as a source of water or other fluids	of (expressing composition, substance)	satisfaction

a	well	of	satisfaction

Aligned Translation: A well of satisfaction

Free Translation: A well of satisfaction

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Original Lyrics: Tú eres el juez, sin perdón

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Pronoun	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Noun
tú	eres	el	juez	sin	perdón
(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	to be (essentially or identified as).	Masculine singular definite article; the.	judge	without	mercy
	2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb ser
you	you are	the	judge	without	mercy

Aligned Translation: You are the judge without forgiveness

Free Translation: You are a merciless judge

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Original Lyrics: Vienes

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Aligned Translation: you come

Free Translation: you approach

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Original Lyrics: De un mundo insólito

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Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Adjective
de	un	mundo	insólito
from (with the source or provenance of or at)	a	world (an individual or group perspective or social setting)	unusual, weird, strange

from	a	world	strange

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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Preposition	Verb	Preposition	Verb
para	empezar	a	disparar
to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action)	to start, begin, to get started	to	to shoot, to fire (e.g. a weapon, a rocket)
	Infinitive		Infinitive
in order to	to start	to	shoot

Aligned Translation: To start shooting

Free Translation: To start shooting

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Original Lyrics: No necesitas nada más

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Adverb	Verb	Pronoun	Adverb
no	necesitas	nada	más
not	transitive to need	nothing, zero, zilch	more; -er (used to make comparisons)
	2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb necesitar
not	you need	nothing	more

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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Verb	Verb	Determiner	Pronoun	Pronoun	Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Verb
quieres	saber	lo	que	se	siente	a	el	morir
to desire, to want, to want to	to tell, to know (i.e. to discern or distinguish if something is the case)	(neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives); the	that; whom	Third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object, oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another	transitive to feel	to	Masculine singular definite article; the.	to die
2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb querer	Infinitive				3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb sentir			Infinitive
You want	to know	the	that	oneself	it feels	to	the	to die

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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Adverb	Pronoun	Verb
hoy	él	sabrás
today	it, masculine non-personal third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions to refer to masculine nouns)	to realize, to know (e.g. recognize)
		2nd Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb saber
today	it	you will know

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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Verb	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Pronoun	Noun
vuelven ¹	los	recuerdo	de	esos	días
to come back, go back	the	memory	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	those ones	plural of día
3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb volver
They come back	the	memory	of	those ones	days
¹ The memories (they, plural)

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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Verb	Pronoun	Noun
permanece	ése	visión
intransitive to stay, to remain, to stand	the former	vision (something imaginary one thinks one sees)
3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb permanecer
It remains	that former	vision

Aligned Translation: That vision remains

Free Translation: That vision remains

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Original Lyrics: Un final, sin explicación

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Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Noun
un	final	sin	explicación
a	an end	without	explanation

a	end	without	explanation

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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Verb	Determiner	Noun
quieres	la	venganza
to desire, to want, to want to	the	vengeance
2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb querer
You want	the	vengeance

Aligned Translation: You want revenge

Free Translation: You want revenge

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Original Lyrics: No hay descanso..

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Adverb		Noun
no		descanso
not		rest, break

Not	there is	rest

Aligned Translation: there is no rest

Free Translation: There's no rest..

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Original Lyrics: ... ya no puedes parar

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Adverb	Adverb	Verb	Verb
ya	no	puedes	parar
now	not	to be able, can	to stop, halt
		2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb poder	Infinitive
now	not	you can	stop

Aligned Translation: you can't stop now

Free Translation: ... you can't stop now

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Original Lyrics: Eres

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Aligned Translation: you are

Free Translation: You are

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Original Lyrics: Eres la destrucción

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Verb	Determiner	Noun
eres	la	destrucción
to be (essentially or identified as).	the	destruction
2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb ser
You are	the	destruction

Aligned Translation: You are destruction

Free Translation: You are destruction

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Original Lyrics: Un pozo de satisfacción

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Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Noun
un	pozo	de	satisfacción
a	well; hole in the ground as a source of water or other fluids	of (expressing composition, substance)	satisfaction

a	well	of	satisfaction

Aligned Translation: A well of satisfaction

Free Translation: A well of satisfaction

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Original Lyrics: Tú eres el juez, sin perdón

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Pronoun	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Noun
tú	eres	el	juez	sin	perdón
(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	to be (essentially or identified as).	Masculine singular definite article; the.	judge	without	mercy
	2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb ser
you	you are	the	judge	without	mercy

Aligned Translation: You are the judge without forgiveness

Free Translation: You are a merciless judge

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Original Lyrics: Vienes

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Aligned Translation: you come

Free Translation: you approach

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Original Lyrics: De un mundo insólito

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Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Adjective
de	un	mundo	insólito
from (with the source or provenance of or at)	a	world (an individual or group perspective or social setting)	unusual, weird, strange

from	a	world	strange

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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Preposition	Verb	Preposition	Verb
para	empezar	a	disparar
to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action)	to start, begin, to get started	to	to shoot, to fire (e.g. a weapon, a rocket)
	Infinitive		Infinitive
in order to	to start	to	shoot

Aligned Translation: To start shooting

Free Translation: To start shooting

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Original Lyrics: No necesitas nada más

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Adverb	Verb	Pronoun	Adverb
no	necesitas	nada	más
not	transitive to need	nothing, zero, zilch	more; -er (used to make comparisons)
	2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb necesitar
not	you need	nothing	more

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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Verb	Verb	Determiner	Pronoun	Pronoun	Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Verb
quieres	saber	lo	que	se	siente	a	el	morir
to desire, to want, to want to	to tell, to know (i.e. to discern or distinguish if something is the case)	(neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives); the	that; whom	Third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object, oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another	transitive to feel	to	Masculine singular definite article; the.	to die
2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb querer	Infinitive				3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb sentir			Infinitive
You want	to know	the	that	oneself	it feels	to	the	to die

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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Adverb	Pronoun	Verb
hoy	él	sabrás
today	it, masculine non-personal third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions to refer to masculine nouns)	to realize, to know (e.g. recognize)
		2nd Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb saber
today	it	you will know

Aligned Translation: Today you will know it

Free Translation: Today you will know!

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Original Lyrics: Juegas con tus dedos

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Verb	Preposition	Adjective	Noun
juegas	con	tu	dedo
to play	with	(before the noun) Apocopic form of tuyo, your	finger
2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb jugar
You play	with	your	fingers

Aligned Translation: You play with your fingers

Free Translation: You fiddle your fingers

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Original Lyrics: Todos saben

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	Verb	Pronoun	Verb	Determiner	Noun
	saben	que	comienza	la	función
	to know (a fact)	that; which	to commence	the	function
	3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb saber		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb comenzar
Everyone	they know	which	it starts	the	function

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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Conjunction	Adverb	Noun	Adverb	Verb	Noun	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
y	ahora	sí	no	existe	aguja	en	el	reloj
and	now (at the present time)	yes; aye, ay; approbation, acceptance	not	to exist	hand (of a clock)	in, at, on	Masculine singular definite article; the.	clock
				3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb existir
and	now	yes	not	it exists	hand	in	the	clock

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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Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Adjective	Pronoun
en	un	suspiro	eterno	tú
in, at, on	a	sigh	eternal	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).

in	a	sigh	eternal	you

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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tras	ése	mueca	de	dolor
behind (on the far side of)	the former	grimace	of (expressing composition, substance)	pain, ache, aching soreness, tenderness (physical)

behind	former	grimace	of	pain

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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Verb	Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Determiner	Noun
haces	que	se	pare	el	tiempo
to do	that	Third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object, oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another	to stop, halt	Masculine singular definite article; the.	time
2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb hacer			3rd Person Singular Subjunctive Present of the verb parar
you make	that	itself	it stops	the	time

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

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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)

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^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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Adverb	Verb
no	buscas
not	to seek, search for, look for, try to find
	2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb buscar
not	you seek

Adjective	Noun
otro	solución
other, another	solution

other	solution