El Presente Julieta Venegas Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'El Presente' means 'The Present' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Julieta Venegas' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Original Lyrics: Ya sé, lo que te diga no va a ser suficiente, ay ay ay ay ay

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Verb		Adjective	Pronoun	Verb	Adverb	Verb	Preposition	Verb	Adjective
sé		qué	tú	diga	no	va	a	ser	suficiente
to know (a fact)		what; which	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	to say, to tell	not	auxiliary (with a followed by the infinitive) to be going to (near future), to go	to	to be (essentially or identified as).	sufficient, enough
1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb saber				1st Person Singular Subjunctive Present of the verb decir		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ir		Infinitive
I know	,	What		I tell you		is not going	to	be	sufficient	,	ay	ay	ay	ay	ay

Aligned Translation: I know, what I tell you is not going to be enough, ay ay ay ay ay

Free Translation: I know, what I tell you isn't going to be enough, ay ay ay ay ay

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Original Lyrics: Y lo que tú me entregues dejará pendientes, ay ay ay ay ay

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y	qué	tú	mí	entregues	dejará	pendiente
and	what; which	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	transitive to deliver; hand over	{{indtr\|es\|a\|.reflexive}} to be left, to be left to	pending
				2nd Person Singular Subjunctive Present Tuteo of the verb entregar	3rd Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb dejar
And	what	you		deliver to me	will left	pending	,	ay	ay	ay	ay	ay

Aligned Translation: And what you deliver to me will left pending, ay ay ay ay ay

Free Translation: And what you give me will left things pending, ay ay ay ay ay

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Original Lyrics: ¿Quién nos dice qué, la vida, nos dará el tiempo necesario?

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Pronoun	Pronoun	Verb	Conjunction		Determiner	Noun		Pronoun	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Adjective
quién	nosotros	dice	que		la	vida		nosotros	dará	el	tiempo	necesario
who?, whom?; (with “de”) whose?	we (masculine plural)	to say, to tell	that		the	life		we (masculine plural)	transitive to give, to give out	Masculine singular definite article; the.	time	necessary
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb decir							3rd Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb dar
Who		tell us	that	,	the	life	,		will give us	the	time	necessary	?

Aligned Translation: Who tells us that, life, will give us the time we need?

Free Translation: Who tell us that, life, will give us the time we need?

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Original Lyrics: Toma de mí, lo que deseas, como si solo quedara

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Verb	Preposition	Pronoun		Adjective	Verb		Adverb	Conjunction	Adverb	Verb
toma	de	mí		qué	deseas		como	si	solo	quedara
to take	from (with the source or provenance of or at)	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)		what; which	to wish		as (to such an extent or degree)	if	only, solely, just	intransitive to be left; to remain
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb tomar					2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb desear					3rd Person Singular Subjunctive Imperfect Ra of the verb quedar
Take	from	me	,	what	you wish	,	as	if	only	remained

Aligned Translation: Take from me, what you desire, as if there were only

Free Translation: Take from me, what you want, as if only remained

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Original Lyrics: El presente es lo único que tengo

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Determiner	Adjective	Verb	Determiner	Adjective	Conjunction	Verb
el	presente	es	lo	único	que	tengo
Masculine singular definite article; the.	present	to be (essentially or identified as).	(neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives); the	only; single; sole	that	transitive to have, possess (literally)
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser				1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb tener
The	present	is	the	only	that	I have

Aligned Translation: The present is the only thing I have

Free Translation: The present is the only thing I have

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Original Lyrics: El presente es lo único que hay

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Determiner	Adjective	Verb	Determiner	Adjective	Conjunction	Verb
el	presente	es	lo	único	que	haber
Masculine singular definite article; the.	present	to be (essentially or identified as).	(neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives); the	only; single; sole	that	impersonal:in third person singular only to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había)
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser				Infinitive
The	present	is	the	only	that	there is

Aligned Translation: The present is the only thing there

Free Translation: The present is the only thing here

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Original Lyrics: Es contigo mi vida con quien puedo sentir

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Verb	Preposition	Pronoun	Adjective	Noun	Preposition	Pronoun	Verb	Verb
es	con	ti	mío	vida	con	quien	puedo	sentir
to be (essentially or identified as).	with	you, thee (declined form of tú used as the object of a preposition)	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	life	with	construed with a whom	to be able, can	transitive to feel
3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser							1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb poder	Infinitive
It is	with	you	my	life	with	whom	I can	feel

Aligned Translation: It is with you my life with whom I can feel

Free Translation: It is with you my life with whom I can feel

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Original Lyrics: Que merece la pena vivir

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Conjunction	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Verb
que	merece	la	pena	vivir
that	to deserve	the	trouble	intransitive to live; to be alive
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb merecer			Infinitive
That	deserves	the	trouble	to live

Aligned Translation: That it is worth living

Free Translation: That it is worth living

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Original Lyrics: Con el mundo como va, se nos acaba todo, ay ay ay ay ay

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Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Adverb	Verb		Pronoun	Verb	Pronoun
con	el	mundo	como	va		nosotros	acaba	todo
with	Masculine singular definite article; the.	world, earth (human collective existence)	as (to such an extent or degree)	intransitive to go		we (masculine plural)	pronominal to run out of	everything
				3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ir			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb acabar
With	the	world	as	it goes	,		we run out of	everything	,	ay	ay	ay	ay	ay

Aligned Translation: With the way the world is going, we are running out of everything, ay ay ay ay ay

Free Translation: With the way the world is going, we run out of everything, ay ay ay ay ay

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Original Lyrics: La tempestad y la calma casi son la misma cosa, ay ay ay ay ay

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Determiner	Noun	Conjunction	Determiner	Noun	Adverb	Verb	Determiner	Adjective	Noun
la	tempestad	y	la	calma	casi	son	la	mismo	cosa
the	tempest, storm (especially at sea)	and	the	calm, stillness, peacefulness	almost	to be (essentially or identified as).	the	same; identical; one and the same; (indicates that the two compared noun clauses both represent the one thing)	thing (object, concept)
						3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb ser
The	tempest	and	the	calm	almost	are	the	same	thing	,	ay	ay	ay	ay	ay

Aligned Translation: The storm and the calm are almost the same thing, ay ay ay ay ay

Free Translation: The storm and the calm are almost the same thing, ay ay ay ay ay

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Original Lyrics: ¿Quién nos dice que la vida, nos dará el tiempo necesario?

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Pronoun	Pronoun	Verb	Conjunction	Determiner	Noun		Pronoun	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Adjective
quién	nosotros	dice	que	la	vida		nosotros	dará	el	tiempo	necesario
who?, whom?; (with “de”) whose?	we (masculine plural)	to say, to tell	that	the	life		we (masculine plural)	transitive to give, to give out	Masculine singular definite article; the.	time	necessary
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb decir						3rd Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb dar
Who		tell us	that	the	life	,		will give us	the	time	necessary	?

Aligned Translation: Who tells us that life, will give us the time we need?

Free Translation: Who tell us that life, will give us the time we need?

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Original Lyrics: Toma de mí lo que deseas, como si solo quedara

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Verb	Preposition	Pronoun	Adjective	Verb		Conjunction	Conjunction	Adverb	Verb
toma	de	mí	qué	deseas		como	si	solo	quedara
to take	from (with the source or provenance of or at)	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	what; which	to desire		as, since (being that)	if	only, solely, just	intransitive to be left; to remain
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb tomar				2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb desear					3rd Person Singular Subjunctive Imperfect Ra of the verb quedar
Take	from	me	what	you desire	,	as	if	only	remained

Aligned Translation: Take from me what you want, as if there were only

Free Translation: Take from me what you want, as if only remained

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Original Lyrics: El presente es lo único que tengo

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Determiner	Adjective	Verb	Determiner	Adjective	Conjunction	Verb
el	presente	es	lo	único	que	tengo
Masculine singular definite article; the.	present	to be (essentially or identified as).	(neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives); the	only; single; sole	that	transitive to have, possess (literally)
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser				1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb tener
The	present	is	the	only	that	I have

Aligned Translation: The present is the only thing I have

Free Translation: The present is the only thing I have

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Original Lyrics: El presente es lo único que hay

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Determiner	Adjective	Verb	Determiner	Adjective	Conjunction	Verb
el	presente	es	lo	único	que	haber
Masculine singular definite article; the.	present	to be (essentially or identified as).	(neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives); the	only; single; sole	that	impersonal:in third person singular only to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había)
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser				Infinitive
The	present	is	the	only	that	there is

Aligned Translation: The present is the only thing there

Free Translation: The present is the only thing here

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Original Lyrics: Es contigo mi vida con quien puedo sentir

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Verb	Preposition	Pronoun	Adjective	Noun	Preposition	Pronoun	Verb	Verb
es	con	ti	mío	vida	con	quien	puedo	sentir
to be (essentially or identified as).	with	you, thee (declined form of tú used as the object of a preposition)	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	life	with	construed with a whom	to be able, can	transitive to feel
3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser							1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb poder	Infinitive
It is	with	you	my	life	with	whom	I can	feel

Aligned Translation: It is with you my life with whom I can feel

Free Translation: It is with you my life with whom I can feel

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Original Lyrics: Que merece la pena vivir

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Conjunction	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Verb
que	merece	la	pena	vivir
that	to deserve	the	trouble	intransitive to live; to be alive
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb merecer			Infinitive
That	deserves	the	trouble	to live

Aligned Translation: That it is worth living

Free Translation: That it is worth living

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Original Lyrics: El presente es lo único que tenemos

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Determiner	Adjective	Verb	Determiner	Adjective	Conjunction	Verb
el	presente	es	lo	único	que	tenemos
Masculine singular definite article; the.	present	to be (essentially or identified as).	(neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives); the	only; single; sole	that	transitive to have, possess (literally)
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser				1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb tener
The	present	is	the	only	that	we have

Aligned Translation: The present is the only thing we have

Free Translation: The present is the only thing we have

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Original Lyrics: El presente es lo único que hay

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Determiner	Adjective	Verb	Determiner	Adjective	Conjunction	Verb
el	presente	es	lo	único	que	haber
Masculine singular definite article; the.	present	to be (essentially or identified as).	(neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives); the	only; single; sole	that	impersonal:in third person singular only to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había)
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser				Infinitive
The	present	is	the	only	that	there is

Aligned Translation: The present is the only thing there

Free Translation: The present is the only thing here

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Original Lyrics: Es contigo mi vida con quien puedo sentir

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Verb	Preposition	Pronoun	Adjective	Noun	Preposition	Pronoun	Verb	Verb
es	con	ti	mío	vida	con	quien	puedo	sentir
to be (essentially or identified as).	with	you, thee (declined form of tú used as the object of a preposition)	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	life	with	construed with a whom	to be able, can	transitive to feel
3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser							1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb poder	Infinitive
It is	with	you	my	life	with	whom	I can	feel

Aligned Translation: It is with you my life with whom I can feel

Free Translation: It is with you my life with whom I can feel

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Original Lyrics: Que merece la pena vivir

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Conjunction	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Verb
que	merece	la	pena	vivir
that	to deserve	the	trouble	intransitive to live; to be alive
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb merecer			Infinitive
That	deserves	the	trouble	to live

Aligned Translation: That it is worth living

Free Translation: That it is worth living

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Original Lyrics: Ya sé, lo que te diga no va a ser suficiente consuelo

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Verb		Adjective	Pronoun	Verb	Adverb	Verb	Verb	Adjective	Noun
sé		qué	tú	diga	no	va	ser	suficiente	consuelo
to know (a fact)		what; which	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	to say, to tell	not	auxiliary (with a followed by the infinitive) to be going to (near future), to go	to be (essentially or identified as).	sufficient, enough	consolation
1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb saber				1st Person Singular Subjunctive Present of the verb decir		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ir	Infinitive
I know	,	what		I tell you		is not going	to be	sufficient	consolation

Aligned Translation: I know, what I tell you is not going to be enough consolation

Free Translation: I know, what I tell you isn't going to be enough consolation

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Original Lyrics: Por perder ese lugar, que amamos y destrozamos

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Preposition	Verb	Adjective	Noun		Conjunction	Verb	Conjunction	Verb
por	perder	ese	lugar		que	amamos	y	destrozamos
due to, because of, for, for the sake of, out of (to express cause or motive)	to lose	demonstrative that	place		that	to love, have great affection for, care about	and	to destroy, to break
	Infinitive					1st Person Plural Indicative Preterite of the verb amar		1st Person Plural Indicative Preterite of the verb destrozar
For	losing	that	place	,	that	we loved	and	we broke

Aligned Translation: For losing that place, that we love and we tear apart

Free Translation: For losing that place, that we loved and we shattered

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Original Lyrics: El presente es lo único que tengo

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Determiner	Adjective	Verb	Determiner	Adjective	Conjunction	Verb
el	presente	es	lo	único	que	tengo
Masculine singular definite article; the.	present	to be (essentially or identified as).	(neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives); the	only; single; sole	that	transitive to have, possess (literally)
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser				1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb tener
The	present	is	the	only	that	I have

Aligned Translation: The present is the only thing I have

Free Translation: The present is the only thing I have

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Original Lyrics: El presente es lo único que hay

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Determiner	Adjective	Verb	Determiner	Adjective	Conjunction	Verb
el	presente	es	lo	único	que	haber
Masculine singular definite article; the.	present	to be (essentially or identified as).	(neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives); the	only; single; sole	that	impersonal:in third person singular only to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había)
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser				Infinitive
The	present	is	the	only	that	there is

Aligned Translation: The present is the only thing there

Free Translation: The present is the only thing here

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Original Lyrics: Es contigo mi vida con quien puedo sentir

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Verb	Preposition	Pronoun	Adjective	Noun	Preposition	Pronoun	Verb	Verb
es	con	ti	mío	vida	con	quien	puedo	sentir
to be (essentially or identified as).	with	you, thee (declined form of tú used as the object of a preposition)	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	life	with	construed with a whom	to be able, can	transitive to feel
3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser							1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb poder	Infinitive
It is	with	you	my	life	with	whom	I can	feel

Aligned Translation: It is with you my life with whom I can feel

Free Translation: It is with you my life with whom I can feel

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Original Lyrics: Que merece la pena vivir

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Conjunction	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Verb
que	merece	la	pena	vivir
that	to deserve	the	trouble	intransitive to live; to be alive
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb merecer			Infinitive
That	deserves	the	trouble	to live

Aligned Translation: That it is worth living

Free Translation: That it is worth living

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Julieta Venegas El presente meaning and English lyrics explained

El presente – “El present” is a song by the Mexican composer and singer Julieta Venegas. The song was released in 2008. El presente received positive critics and it was a success in her country Mexico and Spain where the word remained the top one for eleven weeks consecutively, in the USA, the song reached number 2 as the best Latin pop song. El presente was the first Live Album MTV Unplugged that Julieta Venegas released.

El presente is a song about living the moment and enjoying what you are doing alongside the person you love. The lyrics say that the present is the only thing that exists and it’s the only thing we need because we don’t know if life will give us the necessary time to do all we what, for that reason we need to enjoy the moment and not postpone thing we can do now.

El presente also has a romantic message in the lyrics, saying that we need to love people for what they are at the moment, maybe sometimes we are too hard on people wishing they change faster or give us things they don’t have. Relationships sometimes should be based on what we feel in the moment, that way we can see how the relationship evolves in time.

El presente by Julieta Venegas is a beautiful song and it’s among the most popular song she has made, now, in terms of learning, the song is extremely easy, with no too many lyrics and verbs, and the singing is slow-paced not to difficult to follow up. El presente is a nice song if you want to practice your Spanish and pronunciation and at the same time listen to one of the most popular Latin songs ever made.

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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

El Presente has 143 BPM (beats per minute)

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^RAE Based on a median word frequency of 353 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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