Estrellitas y Duendes Juan Luis Guerra Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'Estrellitas y Duendes' means 'Little Stars and Elves' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Juan Luis Guerra' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Lyrics and Translations

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Original Lyrics: Este es tu festival

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Aligned Translation: This is your festival

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Original Lyrics: Música junto al mar

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Aligned Translation: Music by the Sea

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Original Lyrics: Lara lara lara

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Aligned Translation: Lara lara lara

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Original Lyrics: Viviré en tu recuerdo

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Aligned Translation: I will live in your your memory

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Original Lyrics: Como un simple aguacero

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Aligned Translation: Like a simple downpour

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Original Lyrics: De estrellitas y duendes

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Aligned Translation: Of little stars and elves

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Original Lyrics: Vagaré por tu vientre

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Aligned Translation: I'll wander through your belly

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Original Lyrics: Mordiendo cada ilusión

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Aligned Translation: Biting every illusion

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Original Lyrics: Vivirás en mis sueños

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Aligned Translation: You will live in my dreams

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Original Lyrics: Como tinta indeleble

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Aligned Translation: Like indelible ink

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Original Lyrics: Como mancha de acero

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Aligned Translation: As a stain of steel

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Original Lyrics: No se olvida el idioma

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Aligned Translation: The language is not forgotten

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Original Lyrics: Cuando dos hacen amor

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Aligned Translation: When two make love

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Original Lyrics: Me tosté en tus mejillas

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Aligned Translation: I was toasted on your cheeks

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Original Lyrics: Como un sol en la tarde

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Aligned Translation: Like a sun in the afternoon

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Original Lyrics: Se desgarra mi cuerpo

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Aligned Translation: It tears apart my body

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Original Lyrics: Y no vivo un segundo

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Aligned Translation: And I don't live a second

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Original Lyrics: Para decirte que sin ti muero

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Aligned Translation: To tell you that without you I die

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Original Lyrics: Me quedé en tus pupilas, mi bien

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Aligned Translation: I stayed in your pupils, my good

Free Translation: I stayed in your pupils, my love

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Original Lyrics: Ya no cierro los ojos

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Aligned Translation: I don't close the eyes anymore

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Original Lyrics: Me tiré a lo más hondo

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Aligned Translation: I threw myself into the deepest

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Original Lyrics: Y me ahogo en los mares

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Aligned Translation: And I'm drowning in the seas

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Original Lyrics: De tu partida, de tu partida

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Aligned Translation: Of your departure of your departure

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Original Lyrics: Andaré sin saberlo

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Aligned Translation: I will walk without knowing

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Original Lyrics: Calzaré de tu cuerpo

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Aligned Translation: I will put on your body

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Original Lyrics: Como huellas en hierro

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Aligned Translation: Like footprints in iron

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Original Lyrics: Comeré lo que sobre

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Aligned Translation: I will eat what is left

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Original Lyrics: Dentro de tu corazón

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Aligned Translation: Inside your heart

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Original Lyrics: Y seré un mar desierto

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Aligned Translation: And I'll be a deserted sea

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Original Lyrics: Una frase silente

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Aligned Translation: A silent phrase

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Original Lyrics: La elegía de un beso

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Aligned Translation: The elegy of a kiss

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Original Lyrics: Un planeta de celos

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Aligned Translation: A planet of jealousy

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Original Lyrics: Esculpiendo una canción

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Aligned Translation: Sculpting a song

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Original Lyrics: Me tosté en tus mejillas

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Aligned Translation: I was toasted on your cheeks

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Original Lyrics: Como un sol en la tarde

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Aligned Translation: Like a sun in the afternoon

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Original Lyrics: Se desgarra mi cuerpo

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Aligned Translation: It tears apart my body

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Original Lyrics: Y no vivo un segundo

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Aligned Translation: And I don't live a second

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Original Lyrics: Para decirte que sin ti muero

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Aligned Translation: To tell you that without you I die

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Original Lyrics: Me quedé en tus pupilas, mi bien

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Aligned Translation: I stayed in your pupils, my good

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Original Lyrics: Ya no cierro los ojos

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Aligned Translation: I don't close the eyes anymore

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Original Lyrics: Me tiré a lo más hondo

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Aligned Translation: I threw myself into the deepest

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Original Lyrics: Y me ahogo en los mares

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Aligned Translation: And I'm drowning in the seas

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Original Lyrics: De tu partida, de tu partida

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Aligned Translation: Of your departure of your departure

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Original Lyrics: Lululululululu lululu lululu

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Aligned Translation: Lulululululu lululu lululu

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Original Lyrics: Oh Oh Oh Oh

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Aligned Translation: Oh Oh Oh Oh

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Original Lyrics: Me tosté en tus mejillas

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Aligned Translation: I was toasted on your cheeks

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Original Lyrics: Como un sol en la tarde

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Aligned Translation: Like a sun in the afternoon

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Original Lyrics: Se desgarra mi cuerpo

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Aligned Translation: It tears apart my body

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Original Lyrics: Y no vivo un segundo

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Aligned Translation: And I don't live a second

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Original Lyrics: Para decirte que sin ti muero

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Aligned Translation: To tell you that without you I die

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Original Lyrics: Me quedé en tus pupilas, mi bien

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Aligned Translation: I stayed in your pupils, my good

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Original Lyrics: Ya no cierro los ojos

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Aligned Translation: I don't close the eyes anymore

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Original Lyrics: Me tiré a lo más hondo

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Aligned Translation: I threw myself into the deepest

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Original Lyrics: Y me ahogo en los mares

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Aligned Translation: And I'm drowning in the seas

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Original Lyrics: De tu partida, de tu partida

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Aligned Translation: Of your departure of your departure

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Original Lyrics: Lululululululu lululu lululu

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Aligned Translation: Lulululululu lululu lululu

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Original Lyrics: Oh Oh Oh Oh

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Aligned Translation: Oh Oh Oh Oh

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Original Lyrics: Oh Oh Oh Oh

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Aligned Translation: Oh Oh Oh Oh

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Original Lyrics: Lululululululu lululu lululu

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Aligned Translation: Lulululululu lululu lululu

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Original Lyrics: Oh Oh Oh Oh

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Aligned Translation: Oh Oh Oh Oh

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Original Lyrics: Este es tu festival

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Aligned Translation: This is your festival

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Original Lyrics: Música junto al mar

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Aligned Translation: Music by the Sea

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Original Lyrics: Lara lara lara

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Aligned Translation: Lara lara lara

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Review

1) Lyric Summary & Meaning

The lyrics are a poetic and melancholic promise of eternal presence within memory and dreams, using the metaphor of a seaside music festival to frame a lasting connection. The narrator vows to live on in the beloved's memory like a brief, magical shower of "little stars and elves" and to wander their being, while the beloved will remain in his dreams as an indelible, permanent mark, portraying a theme of bittersweet, inseparable spiritual union beyond physical separation.

2) Emotional Impact & Storytelling

The song evokes a wistful, dreamy, and tenderly sorrowful feeling through its gentle bachata rhythm, soft instrumentation, and Juan Luis Guerra's warm, soothing vocals. The artist weaves the story by contrasting the ephemeral imagery of a seaside festival and a passing rain shower with the permanent, almost metaphysical imprint the lovers leave on each other's subconscious, creating a sense of beautiful, lingering sadness.

3) Explicit Themes & Mood

The song contains no explicit content; it is a poetic, romantic ballad that deals with themes of memory, dreams, and eternal emotional bonds. The mood is nostalgic, tender, and melancholic, focusing on the beauty of a love that persists in spirit rather than the pain of loss.

4) Relation to the Music Video

In this video of "Estrellitas y Duendes", Juan Luis Guerra transports viewers to the legendary Viña del Mar Festival of 1991, where the magic of live music merges with the song's ethereal poetry. The performance, introduced by the iconic slogan "This is your festival, Music by the sea", captures Guerra on stage in his black jacket and patterned scarf, singing with an inspiration that turns every note into a spell. As his band plays melodies flowing like "a simple shower", close-up shots of the musicians and their instruments weave an intimate atmosphere within the event's vastness, echoing the lyrics: "I will live in your memory". The sea—invisible yet present in the festival's motto—becomes the silent witness to this serenade, where Guerra wanders "through your womb biting each illusion" not only through his voice but with the complicity of an audience that becomes part of this shared dream. The closing with the same TV intro creates a perfect circle, reminding us that some moments, like the song's indelible ink, remain forever in the collective memory.

5) External Links & Mentions

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estrellitas_y_Duendes

6) Artist's Official Links

https://www.instagram.com/juanluisguerra/

https://twitter.com/juanluisguerra

https://www.juanluisguerra.com/

Submitted by user: HERNANDEZJ

Average Ratings

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

Most words used are in very common daily usage.RAE

Estrellitas y Duendes has 111 BPM (beats per minute)

Estrellitas y Duendes is suitable for DELE Level students in terms of language complexity.

References

RAE Based on a median word frequency of 13 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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