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'Fotografía' means 'Photography' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Juanes' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Original Lyrics: Cada

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Determiner	Noun	Conjunction	Noun	Pronoun	Verb
cada	vez	que	yo	yo	voy
each; every	time, instance	that	psychoanalysis Freud's concept of the ego.	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	reflexive to go away, to leave, to be off (see irse)
					1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ir
Each	time	that	I		leave

Aligned Translation: Every time I leave

Free Translation: Every time that I leave

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Original Lyrics: Llevo

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	Preposition	Noun	Preposition	Adjective	Noun
	a	lado	de	mío	piel
	(Used before words referring to people, pets, or personified objects or places that function as direct objects: personal a.)	side	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	skin

I carry	a	side	of	my	skin

Aligned Translation: I take one side of my skin

Free Translation: I take next to my skin

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Original Lyrics: Tus fotografías para verlas cada vez

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Adjective	Noun	Preposition		Pronoun	Determiner	Noun
tu	foto	para		ellas	cada	vez
(before the noun) Apocopic form of tuyo, your	photo, photograph	for, to (expressing a recipient)		they, them (used subjectively and after prepositions; can refer to women and feminine nouns).	each; every	time, instance

your	photos	to	see	them	each	time

Aligned Translation: Your photos to see every time

Free Translation: Your photos to look at every time

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Original Lyrics: Que

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Conjunction	Adjective	Noun	Pronoun		Adjective	Determiner	Noun
que	tuyo	ausencia	yo		entero	el	corazón
that	yours, your	absence	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.		whole; entire	Masculine singular definite article; the.	anatomy heart (organ of the body)

that	your	absence	me	devours	whole	the	heart

Aligned Translation: That your absence devours my whole heart

Free Translation: Your absence devours my whole heart

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Original Lyrics: Y yo

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Adverb		Noun	Adverb	Conjunction		Pronoun
y	yo	no		remedio	más	que		tú
and	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	not		remedy, solution	more; -er (used to make comparisons)	than		(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).

and	I do	not	have	solution	more	than	love	you

Aligned Translation: And I have no choice but to love you

Free Translation: and I have no choice but to love you

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Original Lyrics: Y en la distancia te

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Conjunction	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Pronoun
y	en	la	distancia	tú
and	in, at, on	the	distance	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).

and	in	the	distance	you	I can	see

Aligned Translation: And in the distance I can see you

Free Translation: and in the distance I can see you

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Original Lyrics: Cuando tus fotos

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Conjunction		Noun	Pronoun		Preposition
cuando		foto	yo		a
when		photo, photograph	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.		to

when	your	photos	I	sit	to	see

Aligned Translation: When your photos I sit down to see

Free Translation: when I sit to look at your photos

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Original Lyrics: Y en las estrellas

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Conjunction	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Adjective	Noun
y	en	las	estrella	tu	ojo
and	in, at, on	the	star (celestial body)	(before the noun) Apocopic form of tuyo, your	eye

and	in	the	stars	your	eyes	see

Aligned Translation: And in the stars your eyes see

Free Translation: in the stars I see your eyes

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Original Lyrics: Cuando tus fotos

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Conjunction		Noun	Pronoun		Preposition
cuando		foto	yo		a
when		photo, photograph	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.		to

when	your	photos	I	sit	to	see

Aligned Translation: When your photos I sit down to see

Free Translation: when I sit to look at your photos

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Original Lyrics: Cada

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Determiner	Noun	Conjunction
cada	vez	que
each; every	time, instance	that

every	time	that	I	look for	,	you	leave

Aligned Translation: Every time I look you go

Free Translation: Every time I look for you, you go

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Original Lyrics: Y cada vez que te llamo,

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y	cada	vez	que
and	each; every	time, instance	that

and	every	time	that	I	call you	,	you are not	here

Aligned Translation: And every time you, , you' 're not

Free Translation: every time I call you, you aren't there

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Original Lyrics: Es

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			Conjunction
			que
			that

is	for	that	what	I	say

Aligned Translation: That' 's why I must say

Free Translation: That's why I must say

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Original Lyrics: Que

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Adjective	Preposition	Adjective	Noun
que	tú	solo	en	mi	foto
that	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	sole, only, unique, single	in, at, on	before the noun Apocopic form of mío, my	photo, photograph

that	you	only	in	my	photos	are

Aligned Translation: That you alone in my photos are

Free Translation: that you are only in my photos

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Original Lyrics: Cada

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Determiner	Noun	Conjunction
cada	vez	que
each; every	time, instance	that

every	time	that	I	look for	,	you	leave

Aligned Translation: Every time I look you go

Free Translation: Every time I look for you, you go

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Original Lyrics: Y cada vez que te llamo,

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Conjunction	Determiner	Noun	Conjunction
y	cada	vez	que
and	each; every	time, instance	that

and	every	time	that	I	call you	,	you are not	here

Aligned Translation: And every time you, , you' 're not

Free Translation: every time I call you, you aren't there

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Original Lyrics: Es

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			Conjunction
			que
			that

is	for	that	what	I	say

Aligned Translation: That' 's why I must say

Free Translation: That's why I must say

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Original Lyrics: Que

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Adjective	Preposition	Adjective	Noun
que	tú	solo	en	mi	foto
that	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	sole, only, unique, single	in, at, on	before the noun Apocopic form of mío, my	photo, photograph

that	you	only	in	my	photos	are

Aligned Translation: That you alone in my photos are

Free Translation: that you are only in my photos

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Original Lyrics: Cuando hay un abismo desnudo

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Conjunction		Determiner	Noun	Adjective
cuando		un	abismo	desnudo
when		a	abyss (a bottomless or unfathomed depth)	naked, nude, undressed

when	there is	a	abyss	naked

Aligned Translation: When there is a bare abyss

Free Translation: when we are pitted against each other

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Original Lyrics: Que se opone entre los dos

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Conjunction			Preposition	Determiner
que			entre	los
that			between	the

that	it	opposes	between	the	both

Aligned Translation: That opposes between the two

Free Translation: there's such gulf between us

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Original Lyrics: Yo

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Pronoun					Noun	Adjective
yo					recuerdo	taciturno
(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.					memory	taciturn, quiet, silent

I	take	use	of	the	memory	taciturn	of	your	voice

Aligned Translation: I use the silent memory of your voice

Free Translation: I use the silent memory of your voice

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Original Lyrics: Y

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Aligned Translation: And again I feel sick this heart

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Original Lyrics: Que no

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		Pronoun
		él
		it, masculine non-personal third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions to refer to masculine nouns)

that	has not	it	other	choice	more	than	love	you

Aligned Translation: That it has no choice but to love you

Free Translation: and it has no choice but to love you

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Original Lyrics: Y en la distancia te

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Conjunction	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Pronoun
y	en	la	distancia	tú
and	in, at, on	the	distance	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).

and	in	the	distance	you	I can	see

Aligned Translation: And in the distance I can see you

Free Translation: and in the distance I can see you

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Original Lyrics: Cuando tus fotos

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Conjunction		Noun	Pronoun		Preposition
cuando		foto	yo		a
when		photo, photograph	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.		to

when	your	photos	I	sit	to	see

Aligned Translation: When your photos I sit down to see

Free Translation: when I sit to look at your photos

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Original Lyrics: Y en las estrellas

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Conjunction	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Adjective	Noun
y	en	las	estrella	tu	ojo
and	in, at, on	the	star (celestial body)	(before the noun) Apocopic form of tuyo, your	eye

and	in	the	stars	your	eyes	see

Aligned Translation: And in the stars your eyes see

Free Translation: in the stars I see your eyes

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Original Lyrics: Cuando tus fotos

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Conjunction		Noun	Pronoun		Preposition
cuando		foto	yo		a
when		photo, photograph	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.		to

when	your	photos	I	sit	to	see

Aligned Translation: When your photos I sit down to see

Free Translation: when I sit to look at your photos

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Original Lyrics: Hey yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

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Hey	yeah	yeah	yeah	yeah	yeah	yeah	yeah	yeah

Aligned Translation: Hey yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

Free Translation: Hey yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

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Original Lyrics: Te puedo ver, yeah

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Aligned Translation: I can see you , yeah

Free Translation: I can see you , yeah

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Original Lyrics: Cada

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Determiner	Noun	Conjunction
cada	vez	que
each; every	time, instance	that

every	time	that	I	look for	,	you	leave

Aligned Translation: Every time I look you go

Free Translation: Every time I look for you, you go

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Original Lyrics: Y cada vez que te llamo,

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Conjunction	Determiner	Noun	Conjunction
y	cada	vez	que
and	each; every	time, instance	that

and	every	time	that	I	call you	,	you are not	here

Aligned Translation: And every time you, , you' 're not

Free Translation: every time I call you, you aren't there

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Original Lyrics: Es

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			Conjunction
			que
			that

is	for	that	what	I	say

Aligned Translation: That' 's why I must say

Free Translation: That's why I must say

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Adjective	Preposition	Adjective	Noun
que	tú	solo	en	mi	foto
that	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	sole, only, unique, single	in, at, on	before the noun Apocopic form of mío, my	photo, photograph

that	you	only	in	my	photos	are

Aligned Translation: That you alone in my photos are

Free Translation: that you are only in my photos

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Original Lyrics: Cada

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Determiner	Noun	Conjunction
cada	vez	que
each; every	time, instance	that

every	time	that	I	look for	,	you	leave

Aligned Translation: Every time I look you go

Free Translation: Every time I look for you, you go

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Original Lyrics: Y cada vez que te llamo,

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Conjunction	Determiner	Noun	Conjunction
y	cada	vez	que
and	each; every	time, instance	that

and	every	time	that	I	call you	,	you are not	here

Aligned Translation: And every time you, , you' 're not

Free Translation: every time I call you, you aren't there

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Original Lyrics: Es

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			Conjunction
			que
			that

is	for	that	what	I	say

Aligned Translation: That' 's why I must say

Free Translation: That's why I must say

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Original Lyrics: Que

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Adjective	Preposition	Adjective	Noun
que	tú	solo	en	mi	foto
that	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	sole, only, unique, single	in, at, on	before the noun Apocopic form of mío, my	photo, photograph

that	you	only	in	my	photos	are

Aligned Translation: That you alone in my photos are

Free Translation: that you are only in my photos

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Original Lyrics: Cada

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Determiner	Noun	Conjunction
cada	vez	que
each; every	time, instance	that

every	time	that	I	look for	,	you	leave

Aligned Translation: Every time I look you go

Free Translation: Every time I look for you, you go

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Original Lyrics: Y cada vez que te llamo,

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Conjunction	Determiner	Noun	Conjunction
y	cada	vez	que
and	each; every	time, instance	that

and	every	time	that	I	call you	,	you are not	here

Aligned Translation: And every time you, , you' 're not

Free Translation: every time I call you, you aren't there

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Original Lyrics: Es

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			Conjunction
			que
			that

is	for	that	what	I	say

Aligned Translation: That' 's why I must say

Free Translation: That's why I must say

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Original Lyrics: Que

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Adjective	Preposition	Adjective	Noun
que	tú	solo	en	mi	foto
that	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	sole, only, unique, single	in, at, on	before the noun Apocopic form of mío, my	photo, photograph

that	you	only	in	my	photos	are

Aligned Translation: That you alone in my photos are

Free Translation: that you are only in my photos

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Original Lyrics: Cada

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Determiner	Noun	Conjunction
cada	vez	que
each; every	time, instance	that

every	time	that	I	look for	,	you	leave

Aligned Translation: Every time I look you go

Free Translation: Every time I look for you, you go

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Original Lyrics: Y cada vez que te llamo,

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Conjunction	Determiner	Noun	Conjunction
y	cada	vez	que
and	each; every	time, instance	that

and	every	time	that	I	call you	,	you are not	here

Aligned Translation: And every time you, , you' 're not

Free Translation: every time I call you, you aren't there

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			Conjunction
			que
			that

is	for	that	what	I	say

Aligned Translation: That' 's why I must say

Free Translation: That's why I must say

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Adjective	Preposition	Adjective	Noun
que	tú	solo	en	mi	foto
that	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	sole, only, unique, single	in, at, on	before the noun Apocopic form of mío, my	photo, photograph

that	you	only	in	my	photos	are

Aligned Translation: That you alone in my photos are

Free Translation: that you are only in my photos

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Original Lyrics: Cada

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Determiner	Noun	Conjunction
cada	vez	que
each; every	time, instance	that

every	time	that	I	look for	,	you	leave

Aligned Translation: Every time I look you go

Free Translation: Every time I look for you, you go

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Original Lyrics: Y cada vez que te llamo,

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y	cada	vez	que
and	each; every	time, instance	that

and	every	time	that	I	call you	,	you are not	here

Aligned Translation: And every time you, , you' 're not

Free Translation: every time I call you, you aren't there

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			Conjunction
			que
			that

is	for	that	what	I	say

Aligned Translation: That' 's why I must say

Free Translation: That's why I must say

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Adjective	Preposition	Adjective	Noun
que	tú	solo	en	mi	foto
that	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	sole, only, unique, single	in, at, on	before the noun Apocopic form of mío, my	photo, photograph

that	you	only	in	my	photos	are

Aligned Translation: That you alone in my photos are

Free Translation: that you are only in my photos

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Determiner	Noun	Conjunction
cada	vez	que
each; every	time, instance	that

every	time	that	I	look for	,	you	leave

Aligned Translation: Every time I look you go

Free Translation: Every time I look for you, you go

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Original Lyrics: Y cada vez que te llamo,

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y	cada	vez	que
and	each; every	time, instance	that

and	every	time	that	I	call you	,	you are not	here

Aligned Translation: And every time you, , you' 're not

Free Translation: every time I call you, you aren't there

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			Conjunction
			que
			that

is	for	that	what	I	say

Aligned Translation: That' 's why I must say

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Adjective	Preposition	Adjective	Noun
que	tú	solo	en	mi	foto
that	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	sole, only, unique, single	in, at, on	before the noun Apocopic form of mío, my	photo, photograph

that	you	only	in	my	photos	are

Aligned Translation: That you alone in my photos are

Free Translation: that you are only in my photos

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Juanes is an expert when it comes to touching people's hearts with his lyrics, most of his songs will bring you back beautiful and sad emotions. You can always feel identify with one of his songs.

Photography is a song about someone you love, someone that is important in your life, but that person is distant, is always far away and every time you try to get close that person just disappears. Is someone you can only look at photos.

The title of the song "Photography" is the way Juanes tells us that there are people who live in our memories, and sometimes you look at a photo just to feel again those days with that person.

Submitted by user: ANITA

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

Most words used are in common daily usage.^RAE

Fotografía has 170 BPM (beats per minute)

^RAE Based on a median word frequency of 1879 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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