20 de Enero La Oreja de Van Gogh Translation Meaning and Lyrics
Meaning
The song '20 de Enero' by 'La Oreja de Van Gogh' means 'January 20th' in English.
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| pensé | que | era | un | bueno | momento |
| to think | that | to be (essentially or identified as). | a | good | time moment, instant |
| 1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb pensar | 3rd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb ser | ||||
| I thought | that | it was | a | good | moment |
Free Translation: I thought it was a good time
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| por fin | hacía | realidad | ||
| idiomatic finally, at last, at long last | to make (something) | reality | ||
| 3rd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb hacer | ||||
| Finally | it was becoming a | reality |
Free Translation: It was finally coming true
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| tanto | oí | hablar | de | tuyo | silencio |
| so much, so many | intransitive to hear | intransitive to talk; to speak; to communicate using words | about (concerning; with regard to) | yours, your | silence |
| 1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb oír | Infinitive | ||||
| So much | I heard | to talk | about | your | silence |
Free Translation: I've heard so much about your silence
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| dicen | que | aquello | arrastra | como | el | mar |
| to say, to tell | that | {{neuter singular of|es|aquél|nodot=1}}; that (over there); it. | to drag | like (similar to, reminiscent of) | Masculine singular definite article; the. | sea |
| 3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb decir | 3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb arrastrar | |||||
| They say | that | it | drags you | like | the | sea |
Free Translation: They say it drags you like the sea
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| llené | de | libro | mío | maleta |
| transitive to fill something up | of (expressing composition, substance) | book | predicative or after the noun mine, my. | suitcase (large piece of luggage) |
| 1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb llenar | ||||
| I filled | of | books | my | suitcase |
Free Translation: I filled my suitcase with books
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| también | de | foto | tuyas | de | antes |
| also, too, as well | of, from (indicating cause) | photo, photograph | {{feminine plural of|es|tuyo}} Yours, your. | from (with the source or provenance of or at) | earlier, before, sooner, previously, formerly, beforehand (at an earlier time) |
| Also | from | photos | of you | from | before |
Free Translation: Also from photos of you from before
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| dibujé | tuyo | sonrisa | junto | a | la | mío |
| transitive to draw, to sketch | yours, your | smile | next to | to | the | Mine |
| 1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb dibujar | ||||||
| I drew | your | smile | next to | mine |
Free Translation: I drew your smile next to mine
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| yo | dormí | con | tuyo | abrigo | en | el | sofá |
| (First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I. | reflexive to fall asleep | with | yours, your | overcoat | in, at, on | Masculine singular definite article; the. | sofa, couch |
| 1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb dormir | |||||||
| I | fell asleep | with | your | coat | on | the | sofa |
Free Translation: I fell asleep with your coat on the couch
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| quiero | estar | a | tuyo | lado |
| to desire, to want, to want to | to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar. | at | yours, your | side |
| 1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb querer | Infinitive | |||
| I want | to be | at | your | side |
Free Translation: I want to be by your side
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| quiero | mirar | tú | y | sentir |
| to desire, to want, to want to | transitive to look at (to try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes) | (Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate). | and | transitive to feel |
| 1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb querer | Infinitive | Infinitive | ||
| I want to | look at | you | and | feel |
Free Translation: I want to look at you and feel
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| quiero | perder | esperando | |
| to desire, to want, to want to | reflexive to get lost | transitive to wait to, wait for, await | |
| 1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb querer | Infinitive | Simple Gerund of the verb esperar | |
| I want | to get lose | waiting |
Free Translation: I want to get lost waiting
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| yo | quiero | querer | tú | o | morir |
| (First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I. | to desire, to want, to want to | to love; to be fond of | (Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate). | or | to die |
| 1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb querer | Infinitive | Infinitive | |||
| I | want to | love | you | or | die |
Free Translation: I want to love you or die
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| Preposition | Determiner | Noun | Pronoun | Verb | Adjective | Noun |
| en | el | momento | que | vi | tuyo | mirada |
| in, at, on | Masculine singular definite article; the. | time moment, instant | that; whom | to see, to look at, to view (perceive) | yours, your | look, glance |
| 1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb ver | ||||||
| In | the | moment | that | I saw | your | look |
Free Translation: The moment I saw your look
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| buscando | mío | cara |
| to seek, search for, look for, try to find | predicative or after the noun mine, my. | anatomy face (the front part of the head) |
| Simple Gerund of the verb buscar | ||
| Looking for | my | face |
Free Translation: Looking for my face
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| la | madrugada | de | el | veinte | de | enero |
| the | dawn | of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner) | Masculine singular definite article; the. | twenty | of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner) | January |
| The | dawn | of | the | twenty | of | January |
Free Translation: The morning of the twentieth of January
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| saliendo | el | tren | |
| to go out, leave, to depart, to head out | Masculine singular definite article; the. | transport:railway train | |
| Simple Gerund of the verb salir | |||
| Leaving | the | train |
Free Translation: Getting off the train
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| yo | pregunté | qué | sería | sin | ti | el | resto | de | mío | vida | |||
| (First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I. | reflexive to wonder, to ask oneself | what (interrogative only) | to be (essentially or identified as). | without | you, thee (declined form of tú used as the object of a preposition) | Masculine singular definite article; the. | rest, remainder | of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner) | predicative or after the noun mine, my. | life | |||
| 1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb preguntar | 3rd Person Singular Indicative Conditional of the verb ser | ||||||||||||
| I | asked myself | : | What | would be | without | you | the | rest | of | my | life | ? |
Free Translation: I asked myself: what would the rest of my life be without you?
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| y | desde | entonces | tú | quiero |
| and | since | then, next, thereupon, at that time, at that point | (Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate). | to love; to be fond of |
| 1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb querer | ||||
| And | since | then | I love you |
Free Translation: And since then I love you
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| tú | adoro | y | tú | vuelvo | querer | |
| (Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate). | adore, worship | and | (Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate). | to do again | to love; to be fond of | |
| 1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb adorar | 1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb volver | Infinitive | ||||
| I adore you | and | I love you again |
Free Translation: I adore you and I love you again
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| cogí | un | tren | que | no | dormía |
| Spain to choose (a direction, route, when driving or walking) | a | transport:railway train | that; whom | not | intransitive to sleep |
| 1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb coger | 3rd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb dormir | ||||
| I pick up | a | train | that | did not | sleep |
Free Translation: I boarded a sleepless train
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| y | vi | tuyo | cara | en | un | cristal |
| and | to see (literally) | yours, your | face (one's facial expression) | in, at, on | a | crystal |
| 1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb ver | ||||||
| And | I saw | your | face | in | a | crystal |
Free Translation: And I saw your face in a glass
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| era | un | reflejo | de | el | sol | de | medio | día |
| to be (essentially or identified as). | a | reflection | of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner) | Masculine singular definite article; the. | sun | of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner) | middle, mid | day, daytime (the part of the day between sunrise and sunset) |
| 3rd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb ser | ||||||||
| It was | a | reflection | of | the | sun | of | mid | day |
Free Translation: It was a reflection of the midday sun
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| era | un | poema | de | amor | para | viajar |
| to be (essentially or identified as). | a | poem (literary piece written in verse) | of (indicates a quality or characteristic) | love | to, in order to, so, for (expressing the ''intended purpose of an action'') | intransitive to travel, journey |
| 3rd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb ser | Infinitive | |||||
| It was | a | poem | of | love | to | travel |
Free Translation: It was a love poem to travel
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| quiero | estar | a | tuyo | lado |
| to desire, to want, to want to | to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar. | at | yours, your | side |
| 1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb querer | Infinitive | |||
| I want | to be | at | your | side |
Free Translation: I want to be by your side
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| quiero | mirar | tú | y | sentir |
| to desire, to want, to want to | transitive to look at (to try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes) | (Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate). | and | transitive to feel |
| 1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb querer | Infinitive | Infinitive | ||
| I want to | look at | you | and | feel |
Free Translation: I want to look at you and feel
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| quiero | perder | esperando | |
| to desire, to want, to want to | reflexive to get lost | transitive to wait to, wait for, await | |
| 1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb querer | Infinitive | Simple Gerund of the verb esperar | |
| I want | to get lose | waiting |
Free Translation: I want to get lost waiting
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| yo | quiero | querer | tú | o | morir |
| (First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I. | to desire, to want, to want to | to love; to be fond of | (Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate). | or | to die |
| 1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb querer | Infinitive | Infinitive | |||
| I | want to | love | you | or | die |
Free Translation: I want to love you or die
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| en | el | momento | que | vi | tuyo | mirada |
| in, at, on | Masculine singular definite article; the. | time moment, instant | that; whom | to see, to look at, to view (perceive) | yours, your | look, glance |
| 1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb ver | ||||||
| In | the | moment | that | I saw | your | look |
Free Translation: The moment I saw your look
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| buscando | mío | cara |
| to seek, search for, look for, try to find | predicative or after the noun mine, my. | anatomy face (the front part of the head) |
| Simple Gerund of the verb buscar | ||
| Looking for | my | face |
Free Translation: Looking for my face
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| la | madrugada | de | el | veinte | de | enero |
| the | dawn | of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner) | Masculine singular definite article; the. | twenty | of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner) | January |
| The | dawn | of | the | twenty | of | January |
Free Translation: The morning of the twentieth of January
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| saliendo | el | tren | |
| to go out, leave, to depart, to head out | Masculine singular definite article; the. | transport:railway train | |
| Simple Gerund of the verb salir | |||
| Leaving | the | train |
Free Translation: Getting off the train
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| yo | pregunté | qué | sería | sin | ti | el | resto | de | mío | vida | |||
| (First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I. | reflexive to wonder, to ask oneself | what (interrogative only) | to be (essentially or identified as). | without | you, thee (declined form of tú used as the object of a preposition) | Masculine singular definite article; the. | rest, remainder | of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner) | predicative or after the noun mine, my. | life | |||
| 1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb preguntar | 3rd Person Singular Indicative Conditional of the verb ser | ||||||||||||
| I | asked myself | : | what | would be | without | you | the | rest | of | my | life | ? |
Free Translation: I asked myself : what would be without you the rest of my life ?
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| y | desde | entonces | tú | quiero |
| and | since | then, next, thereupon, at that time, at that point | (Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate). | to love; to be fond of |
| 1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb querer | ||||
| And | since | then | I love you |
Free Translation: And since then I love you
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| tú | adoro | y | tú | vuelvo | querer | |
| (Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate). | adore, worship | and | (Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate). | to do again | to love; to be fond of | |
| 1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb adorar | 1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb volver | Infinitive | ||||
| I adore you | and | I love you again |
Free Translation: I adore you and I love you again
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| tú | perdí | y | no | perderé | |
| (Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate). | to lose | and | not | to lose | |
| 1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb perder | 1st Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb perder | ||||
| I lose you | and | I will not lose you |
Free Translation: I lost you and I won't lose you
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| nunca | más | tú | dejaré |
| never | more, any more | (Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate). | transitive to leave, to abandon, to dump |
| 1st Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb dejar | |||
| I'll never leave you again |
Free Translation: I'll never leave you again
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| tú | busqué | muy | lejos | de | aquí |
| (Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate). | to seek, search for, look for, try to find | very | far | from (with the source or provenance of or at) | here |
| 1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb buscar | |||||
| I looked for you | very | far | from | here |
Free Translation: I looked for you far away from here
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| tú | encontré | pensando | sobre | mí |
| (Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate). | transitive to find, encounter, come across | to think | about | me; (declined form of ''l)'' used as the object of a preposition}} |
| 1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb encontrar | Simple Gerund of the verb pensar | |||
| I found you | thinking | about | me |
Free Translation: I found you thinking about me
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| en | el | momento | que | vi | tuyo | mirada |
| in, at, on | Masculine singular definite article; the. | time moment, instant | that; whom | to see, to look at, to view (perceive) | yours, your | look, glance |
| 1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb ver | ||||||
| In | the | moment | that | I saw | your | look |
Free Translation: The moment I saw your look
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| buscando | mío | cara |
| to seek, search for, look for, try to find | predicative or after the noun mine, my. | anatomy face (the front part of the head) |
| Simple Gerund of the verb buscar | ||
| Looking for | my | face |
Free Translation: Looking for my face
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| la | madrugada | de | el | veinte | de | enero |
| the | dawn | of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner) | Masculine singular definite article; the. | twenty | of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner) | January |
| The | dawn | of | the | twenty | of | January |
Free Translation: The morning of the twentieth of January
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| saliendo | el | tren | |
| to go out, leave, to depart, to head out | Masculine singular definite article; the. | transport:railway train | |
| Simple Gerund of the verb salir | |||
| Leaving | the | train |
Free Translation: Getting off the train
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| yo | pregunté | qué | sería | sin | ti | el | resto | de | mío | vida | |||
| (First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I. | reflexive to wonder, to ask oneself | what (interrogative only) | to be (essentially or identified as). | without | you, thee (declined form of tú used as the object of a preposition) | Masculine singular definite article; the. | rest, remainder | of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner) | predicative or after the noun mine, my. | life | |||
| 1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb preguntar | 3rd Person Singular Indicative Conditional of the verb ser | ||||||||||||
| I | asked myself | : | what | would be | without | you | the | rest | of | my | life | ? |
Free Translation: I asked myself : what would be without you the rest of my life ?
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| y | desde | entonces | tú | quiero |
| and | since | then, next, thereupon, at that time, at that point | (Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate). | to love; to be fond of |
| 1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb querer | ||||
| And | since | then | I love you |
Free Translation: And since then I love you
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| tú | adoro | y | tú | vuelvo | querer | |
| (Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate). | adore, worship | and | (Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate). | to do again | to love; to be fond of | |
| 1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb adorar | 1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb volver | Infinitive | ||||
| I adore you | and | I love you again |
Free Translation: I adore you and I love you again
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.
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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
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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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