La Bilirrubina Juan Luis Guerra Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'La Bilirrubina' means 'The Bilirubin' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Juan Luis Guerra' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Original Lyrics: Oye, me dio una fiebre el otro día

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Interjection		Pronoun	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Determiner	Adjective	Noun
oye		yo	dio	un	fiebre	el	otro	día
(exclamation) hey		(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	transitive to give, to give out	a	fever	Masculine singular definite article; the.	other, another	day (any period of 24 hours)
			2nd Person Singular Indicative Preterite Polite of the verb dar
Hey	,	I	got	a	fever	the	other	day

Aligned Translation: Hey, I got a fever the other day

Free Translation: Hey, I got a fever the other day

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Original Lyrics: Por causa de tu amor, cristiana

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Preposition	Noun	Preposition	Adjective	Noun		Adjective
por	causa	de	tuyo	amor		cristiano ⁷
in the sense of: indicates the creator by (indicates the creator of a work)	cause	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	yours, your	love		Christian (of the Christian religion)

By	cause	of	your	love	,	Christian
⁷ “Cristiana” feminine for a Christian person

Aligned Translation: Because of your love, Christian

Free Translation: Because of your love, Christian

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Original Lyrics: Que fui a parar a enfermería

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Conjunction	Verb	Preposition	Verb	Preposition	Noun
que	ir ²	a	parar	a	enfermería
that	auxiliary (with a followed by the infinitive) to be going to (near future), to go	to	to stop, halt	at	infirmary
	Infinitive		Infinitive
That	I went	to	stop	at the	infirmary
² “Fui” there is an important note to do here. Usually “Fui” normally will represent the past of the verb “soy” – “I am” however there are cases in which “fui” will represent the past of the word verb “Ir” – “To go” lets see an example of both cases. “Fui un tonto creyendo en sus mentiras” – “I was a fool believing her lies” “Fui al médico el otro día por un dolor de cabeza” – “I went the other day to the doctor for a headache” See how in both cases the same word is used but the meaning in the sentences change, this is important to know because it will save you trouble trying to understand sentences and little by little comprehend the Spanish language. Identifying what “Fui” means in every conversation is not difficult, you just have to analyze the context of the conversation.

Aligned Translation: That I went to the infirmary

Free Translation: That I ended up in the infirmary

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Original Lyrics: Sin yo tener seguro de cama

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Preposition	Pronoun	Verb	Noun	Preposition	Noun
sin	mí	tener	seguro	de	cama
without	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	transitive to have, possess (literally)	insurance insurance (indemnity against a future occurrence)	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	bed
		Infinitive
Without	me	having	insurance	of	bed

Aligned Translation: Without me having bed insurance

Free Translation: And I without having bed insurance

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Original Lyrics: Y me inyectaron suero de colores, ey

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Noun	Preposition	Noun
y	mí	inyectaron	suero	de	color
and	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	to inject	serum	of (expressing composition, substance)	color, colour, hue
		3rd Person Plural Indicative Preterite of the verb inyectar
And		they injected me	serum	of	colors	,	hey

Aligned Translation: And they injected me colored serum, hey

Free Translation: And they injected me with colored serums, hey

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Original Lyrics: Y me sacaron la radiografía

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Determiner	Noun
y	mí	sacaron	la	radiografía
and	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	transitive to get out, to take out (e.g. the family, a partner, a friend, a dog)	the	radiograph
		3rd Person Plural Indicative Preterite of the verb sacar
And		they took me	the	radiograph

Aligned Translation: And they took the X-ray out of me

Free Translation: And they took an x-ray

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Original Lyrics: Y me diagnosticaron mal de amores, uh

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Adjective	Preposition	Noun
y	mí	diagnosticaron	malo	de	amor
and	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	to diagnose	evil	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	love
		3rd Person Plural Indicative Preterite of the verb diagnosticar
And		they diagnosed me	evil	of	love	,	uh

Aligned Translation: And I was diagnosed lovesickness, uh

Free Translation: And I was diagnosed lovesickness, uh

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Original Lyrics: Al ver mi corazón como latía

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Verb	Adjective	Noun	Adverb	Verb
ver	mío	corazón	como	latía
to see, to look at, to view (perceive)	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	anatomy heart (organ of the body)	as (to such an extent or degree)	to beat, throb (said of a heart)
Infinitive				3rd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb latir
Seeing	my	heart	as it	beat

Aligned Translation: Seeing my heart as it beat

Free Translation: Seeing as my heart was beating

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Original Lyrics: Oye, y me trastearon hasta el alma

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Interjection		Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Adverb	Determiner	Noun
oye		y	mí	trastearon ⁵	hasta	el	alma
(exclamation) hey		and	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	to move things around, to jumble up things	even	Masculine singular definite article; the.	soul
				3rd Person Plural Indicative Preterite of the verb trastear
Hey	,	and		they touched me	even	the	soul
⁵ “Trastearon” from the verb “Trastear” usually will mean the action of oppressing or touching with the fingers against an instrument with metal strips, however in Spanish and in Latin America and Spain, the word “Trastear” will mean something like “Touching, messing around with something, trying to fix something, or working on something. For example: “Los mecánicos trastearon con mi carro” – “The mechanics worked on my car” the intention of the sentence is to express that the person whose car was being fixed didn’t know exactly what the car had, but when he says “Trastearon” he’s saying that the mechanics did all they could to get the car fixed. It may sound a little complex to understand but it isn’t. Another example can be when your TV isn’t working and you do a lot of things just to get it working again, you “trasteas” with your TV. Now the song lyrics say: “y me trastearon hasta el alma” saying that the doctors did everything in their hand to discover what the person had, when he says “Trastearon” mean they did many tests or exams on him.

Aligned Translation: Hey, and they touched me to my soul

Free Translation: And they messed even with my soul

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Original Lyrics: Con rayos equis y cirugía

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Preposition	Noun	Conjunction	Noun
con	rayo X	y	cirugía
with	X-ray	and	surgery

With	X-ray	and	surgery

Aligned Translation: With X-ray and surgery

Free Translation: With X-ray and surgery

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Original Lyrics: Y es que la ciencia no funciona

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Conjunction	Verb	Conjunction	Determiner	Noun	Adverb	Verb
y	es	que	la	ciencia	no	funciona
and	to be (essentially or identified as).	that	the	science	not	to work, function
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser					3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb funcionar
And	is	that	the	science	does not	work

Aligned Translation: And it is that science does not work

Free Translation: And it is that science doesn’t work

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Original Lyrics: Sólo tus besos, vida mía

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Adverb	Adjective	Noun		Noun	Pronoun
solo	tu	beso		vida	mía
only, solely, just	(before the noun) Apocopic form of tuyo, your	kiss		life	Feminine singular of mío

Only	your	kisses	,		my life

Aligned Translation: Only your kisses, my life

Free Translation: Only your kisses, my life

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Original Lyrics: Ay negra, mira búscate un catéter, ey

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	Noun		Verb	Verb	Pronoun	Determiner	Noun		Interjection
	negra		mira	busca	te	un	catéter		ey
	black woman, negress		transitive to look at (to try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes)	to fetch, get, pick up	reflexive pronoun: yourself	a	catheter		hey!
			2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb mirar	2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb buscar
Ay	black girl	,	look	get	yourself	a	catheter	,	hey

Aligned Translation: Ay black girl, look get yourself a catheter, hey

Free Translation: Ay black girl, look get yourself a catheter, hey

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Original Lyrics: E inyéctame tu amor como insulina

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Conjunction	Verb	Pronoun	Adjective	Noun	Preposition	Noun
e	inyecta	mí	tuyo	amor	como	insulina
and	to inject	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	yours, your	love	like (similar to, reminiscent of)	hormone insulin
	2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb inyectar
And	inject	me	your	love	like	insulin

Aligned Translation: And inject me with your love like insulin

Free Translation: And inject me with your love like insulin

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Original Lyrics: Y dame vitamina de cariño, ¡eh!

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Conjunction	Verb	Pronoun	Noun	Preposition	Noun
y	da	mí	vitamina	de	cariño
and	transitive to give, to give out	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	vitamin	of (expressing composition, substance)	affection
	2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb dar
And	give	me	vitamin	of	affection	,	eh	!

Aligned Translation: And give me vitamin of affection, eh!

Free Translation: And give me vitamin of affection, eh!

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Original Lyrics: Que me ha subido la bilirrubina

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Conjunction	Adjective	Verb	Verb	Determiner	Noun
que	mío	ha	subido	la	bilirrubina
that	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	auxiliary verb taking past participle to build various perfect tenses to have	to go up or come up	the	organic compound bilirubin
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb haber	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb subir
That	my				bilirubin has gone up

Aligned Translation: That my bilirubin has gone up

Free Translation: That my bilirubin has gone up

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Original Lyrics: Ay...

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Original Lyrics: Me sube la bilirrubina

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Adjective	Verb	Determiner	Noun
mío	sube	la	bilirrubina
predicative or after the noun mine, my.	to go up or come up	the	organic compound bilirubin
	2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb subir
My			bilirubin goes up

Aligned Translation: My bilirubin goes up

Free Translation: My bilirubin goes up

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Original Lyrics: ¡ay! me sube la bilirrubina

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Aligned Translation: Ay! my bilirubin goes up

Free Translation: Ay! my bilirubin goes up

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Original Lyrics: Cuando te miro y no me miras

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Conjunction	Adverb	Pronoun	Verb
cuando	tú	miro	y	no	mí	miras
when	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	transitive to look at (to try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes)	and	not	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	transitive to look at (to try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes)
		1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb mirar				2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb mirar
When		I look at you	and			you do not look at me

Aligned Translation: When I look at you and you don't look at me

Free Translation: When I look at you and you don't see me

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Original Lyrics: ¡ay! cuando te miro y no me miras

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Aligned Translation: Ay! when I look at you and you don't look at me

Free Translation: Ay! when I look at you and you don't see me

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Original Lyrics: Y no lo quita la aspirina

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Conjunction	Adverb	Verb	Determiner	Noun
y	no	quita	la	aspirina
and	not	transitive To remove, to take away, to take down, to take off, to pull off, to pull out, to clear, to clear away, to strip, to strip away	the	aspirin
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb quitar
And	does not	take it away	the	aspirin

Aligned Translation: And aspirin doesn't take it away

Free Translation: And aspirin doesn't take it away

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Original Lyrics: ¡no! ni un suero con penicilina

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Aligned Translation: No! no serum with penicillin

Free Translation: No! no serum with penicillin

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Original Lyrics: Es un amor que contamina

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Verb	Determiner	Noun	Pronoun	Verb
es	un	amor	que	contamina
to be (essentially or identified as).	a	love	that; whom	transitive to contaminate
3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser				3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb contaminar
It is	a	love	that	contaminate

Aligned Translation: It is a love that pollutes

Free Translation: It is a love that pollutes

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Original Lyrics: ¡ay! me sube la bilirrubina

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Aligned Translation: Ay! my bilirubin goes up

Free Translation: Ay! my bilirubin goes up

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Original Lyrics: Oye, me sube la bilirrubina

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Interjection		Adjective	Verb	Determiner	Noun
oye		mío	sube	la	bilirrubina
(exclamation) hey		predicative or after the noun mine, my.	to go up or come up	the	organic compound bilirubin
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb subir
Hey	,	my			bilirubin goes up

Aligned Translation: Hey! my bilirubin goes up

Free Translation: Hey! my bilirubin goes up

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Original Lyrics: ¡ay! me sube la bilirrubina

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Aligned Translation: Ay! my bilirubin goes up

Free Translation: Ay! my bilirubin goes up

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Original Lyrics: Cuando te miro y no me miras

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Conjunction	Adverb	Pronoun	Verb
cuando	tú	miro	y	no	mí	miras
when	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	transitive to look at (to try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes)	and	not	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	transitive to look at (to try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes)
		1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb mirar				2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb mirar
When		I look at you	and			you do not look at me

Aligned Translation: When I look at you and you don't look at me

Free Translation: When I look at you and you don't see me

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Original Lyrics: ¡ay! cuando te miro y no me miras

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Aligned Translation: Ay! when I look at you and you don't look at me

Free Translation: Ay! when I look at you and you don't see me

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Original Lyrics: Y no lo quita la aspirina

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Conjunction	Adverb	Verb	Determiner	Noun
y	no	quita	la	aspirina
and	not	transitive To remove, to take away, to take down, to take off, to pull off, to pull out, to clear, to clear away, to strip, to strip away	the	aspirin
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb quitar
And	does not	take it away	the	aspirin

Aligned Translation: And aspirin doesn't take it away

Free Translation: And aspirin doesn't take it away

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Original Lyrics: ¡no! ni un suero con penicilina

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Aligned Translation: No! no serum with penicillin

Free Translation: No! no serum with penicillin

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Original Lyrics: Es un amor que contamina

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Verb	Determiner	Noun	Pronoun	Verb
es	un	amor	que	contamina
to be (essentially or identified as).	a	love	that; whom	transitive to contaminate
3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser				3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb contaminar
It is	a	love	that	contaminate

Aligned Translation: It is a love that pollutes

Free Translation: It is a love that pollutes

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Original Lyrics: ¡ay! me sube la bilirrubina

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Aligned Translation: Ay! my bilirubin goes up

Free Translation: Ay! my bilirubin goes up

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Original Lyrics: ¡Oye!...

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Original Lyrics: Oye, me sube la bilirrubina a mí

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Interjection		Pronoun	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Pronoun
oye		mí	sube	la	bilirrubina	a	mí
(exclamation) hey		me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	to go up or come up	the	organic compound bilirubin	to	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb subir
Hey	,				my bilirubin's going up

Aligned Translation: Hey, my bilirubin's going up

Free Translation: Hey, my bilirubin's going up

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Original Lyrics: ¡ay! me sube la bilirrubina

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Aligned Translation: Ay! my bilirubin goes up

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Original Lyrics: Cuando te miro y no me miras

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Conjunction	Adverb	Pronoun	Verb
cuando	tú	miro	y	no	mí	miras
when	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	transitive to look at (to try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes)	and	not	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	transitive to look at (to try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes)
		1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb mirar				2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb mirar
When		I look at you	and			you do not look at me

Aligned Translation: When I look at you and you don't look at me

Free Translation: When I look at you and you don't see me

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Original Lyrics: ¡ay! cuando te miro y no me miras

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Aligned Translation: Ay! when I look at you and you don't look at me

Free Translation: Ay! when I look at you and you don't see me

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Original Lyrics: Y no lo quita la aspirina

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Conjunction	Adverb	Verb	Determiner	Noun
y	no	quita	la	aspirina
and	not	transitive To remove, to take away, to take down, to take off, to pull off, to pull out, to clear, to clear away, to strip, to strip away	the	aspirin
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb quitar
And	does not	take it away	the	aspirin

Aligned Translation: And aspirin doesn't take it away

Free Translation: And aspirin doesn't take it away

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Original Lyrics: ¡no! ni un suero con penicilina

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Aligned Translation: No! no serum with penicillin

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Original Lyrics: Es un amor que contamina

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Verb	Determiner	Noun	Pronoun	Verb
es	un	amor	que	contamina
to be (essentially or identified as).	a	love	that; whom	transitive to contaminate
3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser				3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb contaminar
It is	a	love	that	contaminate

Aligned Translation: It is a love that pollutes

Free Translation: It is a love that pollutes

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Original Lyrics: ¡ay! me sube la bilirrubina

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Aligned Translation: Ay! my bilirubin goes up

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Original Lyrics: Me sube la bilirrubina

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Adjective	Verb	Determiner	Noun
mío	sube	la	bilirrubina
predicative or after the noun mine, my.	to go up or come up	the	organic compound bilirubin
	2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb subir
My			bilirubin goes up

Aligned Translation: My bilirubin goes up

Free Translation: My bilirubin goes up

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Original Lyrics: ¡ay! me sube la bilirrubina

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Aligned Translation: Ay! my bilirubin goes up

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Original Lyrics: Cuando te miro y no me miras

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cuando	tú	miro	y	no	mí	miras
when	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	transitive to look at (to try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes)	and	not	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	transitive to look at (to try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes)
		1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb mirar				2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb mirar
When		I look at you	and			you do not look at me

Aligned Translation: When I look at you and you don't look at me

Free Translation: When I look at you and you don't see me

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Original Lyrics: ¡ay! cuando te miro y no me miras

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Aligned Translation: Ay! when I look at you and you don't look at me

Free Translation: Ay! when I look at you and you don't see me

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Original Lyrics: Y no lo quita la aspirina

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Conjunction	Adverb	Verb	Determiner	Noun
y	no	quita	la	aspirina
and	not	transitive To remove, to take away, to take down, to take off, to pull off, to pull out, to clear, to clear away, to strip, to strip away	the	aspirin
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb quitar
And	does not	take it away	the	aspirin

Aligned Translation: And aspirin doesn't take it away

Free Translation: And aspirin doesn't take it away

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Original Lyrics: ¡no! ni un suero con penicilina

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Aligned Translation: No! no serum with penicillin

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Original Lyrics: Es un amor que contamina

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Verb	Determiner	Noun	Pronoun	Verb
es	un	amor	que	contamina
to be (essentially or identified as).	a	love	that; whom	transitive to contaminate
3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser				3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb contaminar
It is	a	love	that	contaminate

Aligned Translation: It is a love that pollutes

Free Translation: It is a love that pollutes

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Original Lyrics: ¡ay! me sube la bilirrubina

Typing Test: ¡!

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Aligned Translation: Ay! my bilirubin goes up

Free Translation: Ay! my bilirubin goes up

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Original Lyrics: Ay negra, mira búscate un catéter, ey

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	Noun		Verb	Verb	Pronoun	Determiner	Noun		Interjection
	negra		mira	busca	te	un	catéter		ey
	black woman, negress		transitive to look at (to try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes)	to fetch, get, pick up	reflexive pronoun: yourself	a	catheter		hey!
			2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb mirar	2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb buscar
Ay	black girl	,	look	get	yourself	a	catheter	,	hey

Aligned Translation: Ay black girl, look get yourself a catheter, hey

Free Translation: Ay black girl, look get yourself a catheter, hey

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Original Lyrics: E inyéctame tu amor como insulina

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Conjunction	Verb	Pronoun	Adjective	Noun	Preposition	Noun
e	inyecta	mí	tuyo	amor	como	insulina
and	to inject	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	yours, your	love	like (similar to, reminiscent of)	hormone insulin
	2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb inyectar
And	inject	me	your	love	like	insulin

Aligned Translation: And inject me with your love like insulin

Free Translation: And inject me with your love like insulin

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Original Lyrics: Vestido tengo el rostro de amarillo, ¡eh!

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Adjective	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Adjective
vestido	tengo	el	rostro	de	amarillo
dressed	transitive to have, possess (literally)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	anatomy face (the front part of the head)	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	yellow or golden coloured
	1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb tener
Dressed	I have	the	face	of	yellow	,	eh	!

Aligned Translation: Dressed I have a yellow face, eh!

Free Translation: I have my face dressed of yellow, eh!

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Original Lyrics: Y me ha subido la bilirrubina

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Verb	Determiner	Noun
y	mí	ha	subido	la	bilirrubina
and	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	auxiliary verb taking past participle to build various perfect tenses to have	to go up or come up	the	organic compound bilirubin
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb haber	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb subir
And					my bilirubin has gone up

Aligned Translation: And my bilirubin has gone up

Free Translation: And my bilirubin has gone up

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Original Lyrics: Ay...

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Original Lyrics: Me sube la bilirrubina

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Adjective	Verb	Determiner	Noun
mío	sube	la	bilirrubina
predicative or after the noun mine, my.	to go up or come up	the	organic compound bilirubin
	2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb subir
My			bilirubin goes up

Aligned Translation: My bilirubin goes up

Free Translation: My bilirubin goes up

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Original Lyrics: ¡ay! me sube la bilirrubina

Typing Test: ¡!

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Aligned Translation: Ay! my bilirubin goes up

Free Translation: Ay! my bilirubin goes up

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Original Lyrics: Cuando te miro y no me miras

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Conjunction	Adverb	Pronoun	Verb
cuando	tú	miro	y	no	mí	miras
when	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	transitive to look at (to try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes)	and	not	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	transitive to look at (to try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes)
		1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb mirar				2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb mirar
When		I look at you	and			you do not look at me

Aligned Translation: When I look at you and you don't look at me

Free Translation: When I look at you and you don't see me

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Original Lyrics: ¡ay! cuando te miro y no me miras

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Aligned Translation: Ay! when I look at you and you don't look at me

Free Translation: Ay! when I look at you and you don't see me

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Original Lyrics: Y no lo quita la aspirina

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Conjunction	Adverb	Verb	Determiner	Noun
y	no	quita	la	aspirina
and	not	transitive To remove, to take away, to take down, to take off, to pull off, to pull out, to clear, to clear away, to strip, to strip away	the	aspirin
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb quitar
And	does not	take it away	the	aspirin

Aligned Translation: And aspirin doesn't take it away

Free Translation: And aspirin doesn't take it away

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Original Lyrics: ¡no! ni un suero con penicilina

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Aligned Translation: No! no serum with penicillin

Free Translation: No! no serum with penicillin

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Original Lyrics: Es un amor que contamina

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Verb	Determiner	Noun	Pronoun	Verb
es	un	amor	que	contamina
to be (essentially or identified as).	a	love	that; whom	transitive to contaminate
3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser				3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb contaminar
It is	a	love	that	contaminate

Aligned Translation: It is a love that pollutes

Free Translation: It is a love that pollutes

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Original Lyrics: ¡ay! me sube la bilirrubina

Typing Test: ¡!

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Aligned Translation: Ay! my bilirubin goes up

Free Translation: Ay! my bilirubin goes up

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Original Lyrics: Oye, me sube la bilirrubina a mí

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Interjection		Pronoun	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Pronoun
oye		mí	sube	la	bilirrubina	a	mí
(exclamation) hey		me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	to go up or come up	the	organic compound bilirubin	to	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb subir
Hey	,				my bilirubin's going up

Aligned Translation: Hey, my bilirubin's going up

Free Translation: Hey, my bilirubin's going up

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Original Lyrics: ¡ay! me sube la bilirrubina

Typing Test: ¡!

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Aligned Translation: Ay! my bilirubin goes up

Free Translation: Ay! my bilirubin goes up

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Original Lyrics: Cuando te miro y no me miras

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Conjunction	Adverb	Pronoun	Verb
cuando	tú	miro	y	no	mí	miras
when	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	transitive to look at (to try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes)	and	not	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	transitive to look at (to try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes)
		1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb mirar				2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb mirar
When		I look at you	and			you do not look at me

Aligned Translation: When I look at you and you don't look at me

Free Translation: When I look at you and you don't see me

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Original Lyrics: ¡ay! cuando te miro y no me miras

Typing Test: ¡!

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Aligned Translation: Ay! when I look at you and you don't look at me

Free Translation: Ay! when I look at you and you don't see me

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Original Lyrics: Y no lo quita la aspirina

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Conjunction	Adverb	Verb	Determiner	Noun
y	no	quita	la	aspirina
and	not	transitive To remove, to take away, to take down, to take off, to pull off, to pull out, to clear, to clear away, to strip, to strip away	the	aspirin
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb quitar
And	does not	take it away	the	aspirin

Aligned Translation: And aspirin doesn't take it away

Free Translation: And aspirin doesn't take it away

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Original Lyrics: ¡no! ni un suero con penicilina

Typing Test: ¡!

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Aligned Translation: No! no serum with penicillin

Free Translation: No! no serum with penicillin

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Original Lyrics: Es un amor que contamina

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Verb	Determiner	Noun	Pronoun	Verb
es	un	amor	que	contamina
to be (essentially or identified as).	a	love	that; whom	transitive to contaminate
3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser				3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb contaminar
It is	a	love	that	contaminate

Aligned Translation: It is a love that pollutes

Free Translation: It is a love that pollutes

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Original Lyrics: ¡ay! me sube la bilirrubina

Typing Test: ¡!

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Aligned Translation: Ay! my bilirubin goes up

Free Translation: Ay! my bilirubin goes up

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Review

This time we are going to review another classic Spanish song, one of those that no matter how many years pass is still listened to by everyone. A song that mixes scientific words with emotions, an excellent song for those Spanish learners who want to practice with a catchy rhythm and lyrics.

“La Bilirrubina” – “The bilirubin” is a song by the Dominican and Christian singer Juan Luis Guerra, the song is one of his hits alongside “Las Avispas”. The song tells us the story of a man who one day woke up with a fever. He said the fever is because of his love for a Christian girl. The fever was so high that he ended up in the infirmary to be treated but that wasn’t enough, so he went to the hospital. There, the doctors injected him with colored serums and even took an X-ray from him to check what was wrong. They did everything they could to comprehend what was happening to him but with no results, the man, however, knew what was his problem, science and medicine will never heal him as the only thing he needed were the kisses from that girl he was in love with. After realizing it, he starts to mix medicines with love, asking the girl to give him vitamins of affection and injections of love.

The final of the song repeats the lyrics over and over but since the rhythm, the music, and composition are so nice to hear that there is no problem hearing it multiple times. This song is great for practicing your spoken Spanish level as you will need to give a good try to keep the timing with Juan Luis Guerra when singing. Without realizing it you will end up singing “La Bilirrubina” until you are exhausted, and be sure that you will improve your Spanish level by having fun.

Submitted by user: ANITA

Average Ratings

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

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

La Bilirrubina has 130 BPM (beats per minute)

References

^RAE Based on a median word frequency of 19786 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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