La Hormiguita Juan Luis Guerra Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'La Hormiguita' means 'The Little Ant' 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: La conocí una tarde

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Pronoun	Verb	Pronoun	Noun
ella	conocí	una	tarde
she, her (used subjectively and after prepositions)	in the preterite tense to meet	one (an indefinite plural pronoun using a singular feminine item, used for females)	afternoon
	1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb conocer
	I met her	one	afternoon

Aligned Translation: I met her one afternoon

Free Translation: I met her one afternoon

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Original Lyrics: Con su guitarra cazaba boleros

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Preposition	Adjective	Noun	Verb	Noun
con	suyo	guitarra	cazaba	bolero
with	His, hers, its, to her.	guitar	to hunt	bolero (music)
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb cazar
With	her	guitar	she hunted	boleros

Aligned Translation: With her guitar she hunted boleros

Free Translation: With her guitar she chased boleros

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Original Lyrics: Tenía puesto un jean

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tenía	puesto	un	jean
transitive to have, possess, to be (a condition or quality)	{{reflexive of\|es\|poner\|nodot=y}}, to put on, as in clothing.	a	jeans
3rd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb tener	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb ponerse
She was	wearing	a	jean

Aligned Translation: She was wearing a jean

Free Translation: She was wearing a jean

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Original Lyrics: Y una rosita amarilla en el pelo

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Conjunction	Determiner	Noun	Adjective	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
y	un	rosita	amarilla	en	el	pelo
and	a	Diminutive of rosa	Feminine singular of amarillo	in, at, on	Masculine singular definite article; the.	hair (all hair on the head)

And	a		yellow little rose	in	the	hair

Aligned Translation: And a little yellow rose in the hair

Free Translation: And a little yellow rose in her hair

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Original Lyrics: ¿Qué vas a hacer?

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Adjective	Verb	Preposition	Verb
qué	vas	a	hacer
what; which (interrogative only)	auxiliary (with a followed by the infinitive) to be going to (near future), to go	to	to do
	2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb ir		Infinitive
What	are you going	to	do	?

Aligned Translation: What are you going to do?

Free Translation: What are you going to do?

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Original Lyrics: Me preguntó sonriendo

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mí	preguntó	sonreír
me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	to ask	to smile.
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb preguntar	Infinitive
	She asked me	smiling

Aligned Translation: She asked me smiling

Free Translation: She asked me smiling

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Original Lyrics: Lo que tú quieras, respondí

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Adjective	Pronoun	Verb		Verb
qué	tú	quieras		respondí
what; which	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	to desire, to want, to want to		to answer, to reply
		2nd Person Singular Subjunctive Present Tuteo of the verb querer		1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb responder
What	you	want	,	I replied

Aligned Translation: Whatever you want, I replied

Free Translation: Whatever you want, I replied

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Original Lyrics: Fuimos al mar y mojamos los sueños

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fuimos	a	el	mar	y	mojamos	los	sueño
to be (essentially or identified as).	to	Masculine singular definite article; the.	sea	and	to make wet, to wet	the	dream
1st Person Plural Indicative Preterite of the verb ser					1st Person Plural Indicative Preterite of the verb mojar
We went	to	the	sea	and	we wet	the	dreams

Aligned Translation: We went to the sea and wet the dreams

Free Translation: We went to the sea and soaked the dreams

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Original Lyrics: Guiñé mis ojos, y un delfín

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guiñé	mi	ojo		y	un	delfín
transitive:intransitive to wink (blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)	before the noun Apocopic form of mío, my	eye		and	a	dolphin
1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb guiñar
I winked	my	eyes	,	and	a	dolphin

Aligned Translation: I winked my eyes and a dolphin

Free Translation: I winked my eyes and a dolphin

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Original Lyrics: Pintó una ola rizada en su pecho

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pintó	un	ola	rizado	en	suyo	pecho
transitive to paint (to apply paint to)	a	wave (on the surface of a liquid)	curly	in, at, on	His, hers, its, to her.	chest; the front of the thorax
3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb pintar
Painted	a		curly wave	on	his	chest

Aligned Translation: Painted a curly wave on his chest

Free Translation: Painted a curly wave on his chest

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Original Lyrics: Luego reí

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Aligned Translation: Then I laughed

Free Translation: Then I laughed

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Original Lyrics: Y rompimos el hielo, (y rompimos el hielo)

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y	rompimos	el	hielo			y	rompimos	el	hielo
and	to break	Masculine singular definite article; the.	ice			and	to break	Masculine singular definite article; the.	ice
	1st Person Plural Indicative Preterite of the verb romper						1st Person Plural Indicative Preterite of the verb romper
And	we broke	the	ice	,	(	and	we broke	the	ice	)

Aligned Translation: And we broke the ice, (and we broke the ice)

Free Translation: And we broke the ice, (and we broke the ice)

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Original Lyrics: Nos mordimos los dedos, (nos mordimos los dedos)

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nosotros	mordimos	los	dedo			nosotros	mordimos	los	dedo
we (masculine plural)	to bite, to nip	the	finger			we (masculine plural)	to bite, to nip	the	finger
	1st Person Plural Indicative Preterite of the verb morder						1st Person Plural Indicative Preterite of the verb morder
We	bit	the	fingers	,	(	we	bit	the	fingers	)

Aligned Translation: We bit our fingers, (we bit our fingers)

Free Translation: We bit our fingers, (we bit our fingers)

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Original Lyrics: Como viola en un solo de chelo

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Conjunction	Noun	Preposition	Determiner	Adverb	Preposition	Noun
como	viola	en	un	solo	de	chelo
as, since (being that)	viola (musical instrument)	in, at, on	a	automatically; self-, by itself	of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective)	cello (musical instrument)

As	viola	in	a	solo	of	cello

Aligned Translation: As viola in a cello solo

Free Translation: As viola in a cello solo

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Original Lyrics: Eres como una hormiguita

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Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
eres	como	un	hormiguita
to be (essentially or identified as).	like (similar to, reminiscent of)	a	Diminutive of hormiga; small ant
2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb ser
You are	like	a	little ant

Aligned Translation: You're like a little ant

Free Translation: You're like a little ant

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Original Lyrics: Que me besa y me pica

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb
que	mí	besa	y	mí	pica
that	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	to kiss	and	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	intransitive to itch (to feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratched)
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb besar			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb picar
That		kisses me	and		itches me

Aligned Translation: That kisses me and itches me

Free Translation: That kisses me and itches me

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Original Lyrics: Que recorre mi espalda

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Conjunction	Verb	Adjective	Noun
que	recorre	mío	espalda
that	to tour	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	back
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb recorrer
That	runs down	my	back

Aligned Translation: That runs down my back

Free Translation: That runs down my back

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Original Lyrics: Y se acuesta en mi barba

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y	se	acuesta	en	mío	barba
and	Third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object, oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another	transitive to lay	in, at, on	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	beard
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb acostar
And		lies	in	my	beard

Aligned Translation: And lies in my beard

Free Translation: And lies in my beard

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Original Lyrics: A estudiar geografía, -ía

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Preposition	Verb	Noun
a	estudiar	geografía
to	to study	geography
	Infinitive
To	study	geography	,	-	hy

Aligned Translation: To study geography -hy

Free Translation: To study geography -hy

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Original Lyrics: Eres como un trapecista

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eres	como	un	trapecista
to be (essentially or identified as).	like (similar to, reminiscent of)	a	trapeze artist; trapezist
2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb ser
You are	like	a	trapeze artist

Aligned Translation: You're like a trapeze artist

Free Translation: You're like a trapeze artist

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Original Lyrics: Que atraviesa mi lengua

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Conjunction	Verb	Adjective	Noun
que	atraviesa	mío	lengua
that	to cross, to traverse	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	anatomy tongue
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb atravesar
That	crosses	my	tongue

Aligned Translation: That goes through my tongue

Free Translation: That goes through my tongue

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Original Lyrics: Y tu circo de flores

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Conjunction	Adjective	Noun	Preposition	Noun
y	tuyo	circo	de	flor
and	yours, your	historical circus (a building for chariot-racing in Ancient Rome)	of (expressing composition, substance)	flower (structure in angiosperms)

And	your	circus	of	flowers

Aligned Translation: And your flower circus

Free Translation: And your flower circus

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Original Lyrics: Me carga y me suelta

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Pronoun	Verb	Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb
mí	carga	y	mí	suelta
me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	transitive:reflexive to load.	and	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	to let go
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb cargar			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb soltar
	She loads me up	and		let me go

Aligned Translation: She loads me up and let me go

Free Translation: Loads me up and release me

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Original Lyrics: Perdiendo la cuenta

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Verb	Determiner	Noun
perdiendo	la	cuenta
to lose	the	count, tally
Simple Gerund of the verb perder
Losing	the	count

Aligned Translation: Losing count

Free Translation: Losing count

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Original Lyrics: Perdiendo la cuenta

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Verb	Determiner	Noun
perdiendo	la	cuenta
to lose	the	count, tally
Simple Gerund of the verb perder
Losing	the	count

Aligned Translation: Losing count

Free Translation: Losing count

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Original Lyrics: Eh-eh-eh-eh-eh

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Eh	-	eh	-	eh	-	eh	-	eh

Aligned Translation: Eh-eh-eh-eh-eh

Free Translation: Eh-eh-eh-eh-eh

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Original Lyrics: Y tuve ganas de llorar

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y	tuve	gana	de	llorar
and	transitive to have, possess, to be (a condition or quality)	often:in the plural desire (to do something)	of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective)	intransitive to cry, to weep
	1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb tener			Infinitive
And	I had	desire	of	crying

Aligned Translation: And I felt like crying

Free Translation: And I felt like crying

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Original Lyrics: Pero tan solo en mi ojo derecho

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Conjunction	Adverb	Preposition	Adjective	Noun	Adjective
pero	solo	en	mío	ojo	derecho
but	only, solely, just	in, at, on	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	eye	right (direction), right-hand

But	only	in	my		right eye

Aligned Translation: But only in my right eye

Free Translation: But only in my right eye

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Original Lyrics: Ella hablaba de la luna y de Chopin

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Pronoun	Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Conjunction	Preposition
ella	hablaba	de	la	luna	y	de
she, her (used subjectively and after prepositions)	intransitive to talk; to speak; to communicate using words	about (concerning; with regard to)	the	moon	and	about (concerning; with regard to)
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb hablar
She	was talking	about	the	moon	and	about	Chopin

Aligned Translation: She was talking about the moon and Chopin

Free Translation: She was talking about the moon and Chopin

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Original Lyrics: Y yo tocaba el preludio de un beso

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y	yo	tocaba	el	preludio	de	un	beso
and	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	transitive to play (a musical instrument)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	music prelude	of, from (indicating cause)	a	kiss
		1st Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb tocar
And	I	was playing	the	prelude	of	a	kiss

Aligned Translation: And I was playing the prelude to a kiss

Free Translation: And I was playing the prelude to a kiss

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Original Lyrics: Luego reí

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Aligned Translation: Then I laughed

Free Translation: Then I laughed

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Original Lyrics: Y rompimos el hielo, (y rompimos el hielo)

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y	rompimos	el	hielo			y	rompimos	el	hielo
and	to break	Masculine singular definite article; the.	ice			and	to break	Masculine singular definite article; the.	ice
	1st Person Plural Indicative Preterite of the verb romper						1st Person Plural Indicative Preterite of the verb romper
And	we broke	the	ice	,	(	and	we broke	the	ice	)

Aligned Translation: And we broke the ice, (and we broke the ice)

Free Translation: And we broke the ice, (and we broke the ice)

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Original Lyrics: Nos mordimos los dedos, (nos mordimos los dedos)

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nosotros	mordimos	los	dedo			nosotros	mordimos	los	dedo
we (masculine plural)	to bite, to nip	the	finger			we (masculine plural)	to bite, to nip	the	finger
	1st Person Plural Indicative Preterite of the verb morder						1st Person Plural Indicative Preterite of the verb morder
We	bit	the	fingers	,	(	we	bit	the	fingers	)

Aligned Translation: We bit our fingers, (we bit our fingers)

Free Translation: We bit our fingers, (we bit our fingers)

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Original Lyrics: Como viola en un solo de chelo

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como	viola	en	un	solo	de	chelo
as, since (being that)	viola (musical instrument)	in, at, on	a	automatically; self-, by itself	of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective)	cello (musical instrument)

As	viola	in	a	solo	of	cello

Aligned Translation: As viola in a cello solo

Free Translation: As viola in a cello solo

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Original Lyrics: Eres como una hormiguita

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eres	como	un	hormiguita
to be (essentially or identified as).	like (similar to, reminiscent of)	a	Diminutive of hormiga; small ant
2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb ser
You are	like	a	little ant

Aligned Translation: You're like a little ant

Free Translation: You're like a little ant

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Original Lyrics: Que me besa y me pica

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que	mí	besa	y	mí	pica
that	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	to kiss	and	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	intransitive to itch (to feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratched)
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb besar			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb picar
That		kisses me	and		itches me

Aligned Translation: That kisses me and itches me

Free Translation: That kisses me and itches me

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Original Lyrics: Que recorre mi espalda

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que	recorre	mío	espalda
that	to tour	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	back
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb recorrer
That	runs down	my	back

Aligned Translation: That runs down my back

Free Translation: That runs down my back

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Original Lyrics: Y se acuesta en mi barba

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y	se	acuesta	en	mío	barba
and	Third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object, oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another	transitive to lay	in, at, on	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	beard
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb acostar
And		lies	in	my	beard

Aligned Translation: And lies in my beard

Free Translation: And lies in my beard

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Original Lyrics: A estudiar geografía, -ía

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a	estudiar	geografía
to	to study	geography
	Infinitive
To	study	geography	,	-	hy

Aligned Translation: To study geography -hy

Free Translation: To study geography -hy

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Original Lyrics: Eres como un trapecista

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eres	como	un	trapecista
to be (essentially or identified as).	like (similar to, reminiscent of)	a	trapeze artist; trapezist
2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb ser
You are	like	a	trapeze artist

Aligned Translation: You're like a trapeze artist

Free Translation: You're like a trapeze artist

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Original Lyrics: Que atraviesa mi lengua

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Conjunction	Verb	Adjective	Noun
que	atraviesa	mío	lengua
that	to cross, to traverse	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	anatomy tongue
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb atravesar
That	crosses	my	tongue

Aligned Translation: That goes through my tongue

Free Translation: That goes through my tongue

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Original Lyrics: Y tu circo de flores

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y	tuyo	circo	de	flor
and	yours, your	historical circus (a building for chariot-racing in Ancient Rome)	of (expressing composition, substance)	flower (structure in angiosperms)

And	your	circus	of	flowers

Aligned Translation: And your flower circus

Free Translation: And your flower circus

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Original Lyrics: Me carga y me suelta

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mí	carga	y	mí	suelta
me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	transitive:reflexive to load.	and	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	to let go
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb cargar			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb soltar
	She loads me up	and		let me go

Aligned Translation: She loads me up and let me go

Free Translation: Loads me up and release me

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Original Lyrics: Perdiendo la cuenta

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perdiendo	la	cuenta
to lose	the	count, tally
Simple Gerund of the verb perder
Losing	the	count

Aligned Translation: Losing count

Free Translation: Losing count

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Original Lyrics: Perdiendo la cuenta

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Verb	Determiner	Noun
perdiendo	la	cuenta
to lose	the	count, tally
Simple Gerund of the verb perder
Losing	the	count

Aligned Translation: Losing count

Free Translation: Losing count

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Original Lyrics: Eh-eh-eh-eh-eh

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Eh	-	eh	-	eh	-	eh	-	eh

Aligned Translation: Eh-eh-eh-eh-eh

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Juan Luis Guerra La hormiguita meaning and English lyrics explained

La hormiguita – “The little ant” is a song by the famous Dominican singer Juan Luis Guerra. The song was released in 2001 and after so many years La hormiguita is one of the most popular Latin ballads of all time.

If you have ever wondered what is the meaning of La hormiguita by Juan Luis Guerra, then let’s start by saying that is a song about poetic love and romanticism. La hormiguita English meaning speaks about a man who is telling us his story when one afternoon he met a beautiful girl he fell in love with. She was playing her guitar wearing jeans and a yellow rose in her hair.

After that, they went to the sea and together watched a dolphin dancing in the waves which helped them to break the ice. The man compares funnily the girl to a little ant who walks through his back and his face, making him tickle and giving him sweet kisses.

La hormiguita by Juan Luis Guerra is a beautiful song and like many of his songs, contains many poetic verses but not to worry, if you are learning Spanish and you think this song could be difficult to practice with, don’t be afraid, although the song has imaginary and poetic lyrics, they aren’t difficult to understand and follow and that’s what makes Juan Luis Guerra lyrics so fantastic because he made them be understood even by children.

In terms of learning, La hormiguita is an easy song, with easy lyrics and slow-paced singing, uncomplicated words and verbs and Juan Luis Guerra's voice is clear and easy to follow, I can easily recommend this song to those wanting to learn Spanish with music and at the same time to know one of the best Hispanic composers so far.

Submitted by user: ANITA

Average Ratings

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

Most words used are in very common daily usage.^RAE

La Hormiguita has 121 BPM (beats per minute)

References

^RAE Based on a median word frequency of 9 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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Adverb	Verb
luego	reí
then (afterward)	to laugh
	1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb reír
Then	I laughed