20 de Enero La Oreja de Van Gogh Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'20 de Enero' means 'January 20th' in English. It is a name of a song by 'La Oreja de Van Gogh' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Lyrics and Translations

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Original Lyrics: Pensé que era un buen momento

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Aligned Translation: I thought it was a good time

Free Translation: I thought it was a good time

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Original Lyrics: Por fin se hacía realidad

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Aligned Translation: It was finally coming true

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Original Lyrics: Tanto hablar de tu silencio

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Aligned Translation: I've heard so much about your silence

Free Translation: I've heard so much about your silence

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Original Lyrics: Dicen que te arrastra como el mar

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Aligned Translation: They say it drags you like the sea

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Original Lyrics: Llené de libros mi maleta

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Aligned Translation: I filled my suitcase with books

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Original Lyrics: También de fotos tuyas de antes

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Aligned Translation: Also from photos of you from before

Free Translation: Also from photos of you from before

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Original Lyrics: Dibujé tu sonrisa junto a la mía

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Aligned Translation: I drew your smile next to mine

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Original Lyrics: Me dormí con tu abrigo en el sofá

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Aligned Translation: I fell asleep with your coat on the couch

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Original Lyrics: Quiero estar a tu lado

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Aligned Translation: I want to be by your side

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Original Lyrics: Quiero mirarte y sentir

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Aligned Translation: I want to look at you and feel

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Original Lyrics: Quiero perderme esperando

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Aligned Translation: I want to get lost waiting

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Original Lyrics: Yo quiero quererte o morir

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Aligned Translation: I want to love you or die

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Original Lyrics: En el momento que vi tu mirada

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Aligned Translation: The moment I saw your look

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Original Lyrics: Buscando mi cara

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Aligned Translation: Looking for my face

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Original Lyrics: La madrugada del veinte de enero

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Aligned Translation: The early morning of the twentieth of January

Free Translation: The morning of the twentieth of January

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Original Lyrics: Saliendo del tren

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Aligned Translation: Leaving the train

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Original Lyrics: Me pregunté: ¿qué sería sin ti el resto de mi vida?

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Aligned Translation: I asked myself: what would the rest of my life be without you?

Free Translation: I asked myself: what would the rest of my life be without you?

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Original Lyrics: Y desde entonces te quiero

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Aligned Translation: And since then I love you

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Original Lyrics: Te adoro y te vuelvo a querer

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Aligned Translation: I adore you and I love you again

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Original Lyrics: Cogí un tren que no dormía

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Aligned Translation: I caught a train that didn't sleep

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Original Lyrics: Y vi tu cara en un cristal

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Aligned Translation: And I saw your face in a glass

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Original Lyrics: Era un reflejo del sol de medio día

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Aligned Translation: It was a reflection of the midday sun

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Original Lyrics: Era un poema de amor para viajar

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Aligned Translation: It was a love poem to travel

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Original Lyrics: Quiero estar a tu lado

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Aligned Translation: I want to be by your side

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Original Lyrics: Quiero mirarte y sentir

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Aligned Translation: I want to look at you and feel

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Original Lyrics: Quiero perderme esperando

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Aligned Translation: I want to get lost waiting

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Original Lyrics: Yo quiero quererte o morir

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Aligned Translation: I want to love you or die

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Original Lyrics: En el momento que vi tu mirada

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Aligned Translation: The moment I saw your look

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Original Lyrics: Buscando mi cara

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Aligned Translation: Looking for my face

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Original Lyrics: La madrugada del veinte de enero

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Aligned Translation: The early morning of the twentieth of January

Free Translation: The morning of the twentieth of January

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Original Lyrics: Saliendo del tren

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Aligned Translation: Leaving the train

Free Translation: Getting off the train

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Original Lyrics: Me pregunté: ¿Qué sería sin ti el resto de mi vida?

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Aligned Translation: I asked myself: what would the rest of my life be without you?

Free Translation: I asked myself : what would be without you the rest of my life ?

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Original Lyrics: Y desde entonces te quiero

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Aligned Translation: And since then I love you

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Original Lyrics: Te adoro y te vuelvo a querer

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Aligned Translation: I adore you and I love you again

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Original Lyrics: Te perdí y no te perderé

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Aligned Translation: I lost you and I won't lose you

Free Translation: I lost you and I won't lose you

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Original Lyrics: Nunca más te dejaré

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Aligned Translation: I'll never leave you again

Free Translation: I'll never leave you again

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Original Lyrics: Te busqué muy lejos de aquí

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Aligned Translation: I looked for you far away from here

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Original Lyrics: Te encontré pensando en

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Aligned Translation: I found you thinking about me

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Original Lyrics: En el momento que vi tu mirada

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Aligned Translation: The moment I saw your look

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Original Lyrics: Buscando mi cara

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Aligned Translation: Looking for my face

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Original Lyrics: La madrugada del veinte de enero

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Aligned Translation: The early morning of the twentieth of January

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Original Lyrics: Saliendo del tren

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Aligned Translation: Leaving the train

Free Translation: Getting off the train

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Original Lyrics: Me pregunté: ¿Qué sería sin ti el resto de mi vida?

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Aligned Translation: I asked myself: what would the rest of my life be without you?

Free Translation: I asked myself : what would be without you the rest of my life ?

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Original Lyrics: Y desde entonces te quiero

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Aligned Translation: And since then I love you

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Original Lyrics: Te adoro y te vuelvo a querer

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Aligned Translation: I adore you and I love you again

Free Translation: I adore you and I love you again

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Review

20 de Enero” is a song by the Spanish musical group La Oreja de Van Gogh. The song was released on Jun 20, 2003. The song is a classic in Latin America and Spain for the sentence “La madrugada del 20 de Enero” which is recognized everywhere. La Oreja de Van Gogh became famous thanks to their clean and innocent lyrics, most of their songs and lyrics are about cheerful and lovely themes, you won’t find a song by them about depressing or sad themes, listen to La Oreja de Van Gogh is a synonym of relaxation and happy memories.

 “20 de Enero” is a song that tells us the story of a girl in her bed resting, she falls asleep and then starts to dream about her looking for her lover in a train station full of police officers and people turning into strange funny creatures. The singer and their lover spent their time avoiding the police officers and, in the end, they get reunited and escaped. The singer then wakes up in her bed thinking about the cool dream she just had.

This song is ideal for singing and practicing spoken Spanish abilities, we can assure you that “20 de Enero” will make you sing its lyrics over and over, La Oreja de Van Gogh songs tend to be catchy and popular, you can check “Rosas” another of their great hits. 

If you liked “20 de Enero” we recommend you to check La oreja de Van Gogh Instagram for more info about them, practicing at least one hour per day your Spanish will help you to improve greatly in no time.

Submitted by user: ANITA

Average Ratings

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

Many words used are not in common daily usage.RAE

20 de Enero has 145 BPM (beats per minute)

References

RAE Based on a median word frequency of 11438 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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