Deseos de cosas imposibles La Oreja de Van Gogh Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'Deseos de cosas imposibles' means 'Wishes for impossible things' 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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Original Lyrics: Igual que el mosquito más tonto de la manada

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Aligned Translation: Just like the dumbest mosquito in the pack

Free Translation: Just like the dumbest mosquito in the herd

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Original Lyrics: Yo sigo tu luz aunque me lleve a morir

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Aligned Translation: I follow your light even if it leads me to die

Free Translation: I follow your light even if it leads me to die

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Original Lyrics: Te sigo como les siguen los puntos finales

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Aligned Translation: I follow you as the end points follow them

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Original Lyrics: A todas las frases suicidas que buscan su fin

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Aligned Translation: To all suicidal phrases that seek their end

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Original Lyrics: Igual que el poeta que decide trabajar en un banco

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Aligned Translation: Like the poet who decides to work in a bank

Free Translation: Like the poet who decides to work in a bank

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Original Lyrics: Sería posible que yo en el peor de los casos

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Aligned Translation: It would be possible that I in the worst case

Free Translation: It would be possible that I in the worst case

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Original Lyrics: Le hiciera una llave de judo a mi pobre corazón

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Aligned Translation: I would do a judo lock to my poor heart

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Original Lyrics: Haciendo que firme llorando esta declaración

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Aligned Translation: Making it sign this statement crying

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Original Lyrics: Me callo porque es más cómodo engañarse

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Aligned Translation: I shut up because it's more comfortable to fool yourself

Free Translation: I shut up because it's more comfortable to fool yourself

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Original Lyrics: Me callo porque ha ganado la razón al corazón

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Aligned Translation: I shut up because it has won the reason to the heart

Free Translation: I shut up because the reason has won to the heart

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Original Lyrics: Pero pase lo que pase

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Aligned Translation: But no matter what happens

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Original Lyrics: Y aunque otro me acompañe

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Aligned Translation: And even if another one accompanies me

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Original Lyrics: En silencio te querré tan solo a ti

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Aligned Translation: In silence I will love only you

Free Translation: In silence I will love only you

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Original Lyrics: Igual que el mendigo cree que el cine es un escaparate

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Aligned Translation: Just like the beggar thinks the cinema is a showcase

Free Translation: Just like the beggar thinks the cinema is a cabinet

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Original Lyrics: Igual que una flor resignada decora un despacho elegante

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Aligned Translation: Just like a resigned flower decorates an elegant office

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Original Lyrics: Prometo llamarle amor mío al primero que no me haga daño

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Aligned Translation: I promise to call my love the first one who doesn't hurt me

Free Translation: I promise to call my love the first one who doesn't hurt me

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Original Lyrics: Y reír será un lujo que olvide cuando te haya olvidado

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Aligned Translation: And laughing will be a luxury I forget when I've forgotten you

Free Translation: And laughing will be a luxury I forget when I've forgotten you

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Original Lyrics: Pero igual que se espera como esperan en la Plaza de Mayo

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Aligned Translation: But just as you wait as they wait in the Plaza of Mayo

Free Translation: But just as you would wait as they wait in the Plaza de Mayo

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Original Lyrics: Procuro encender en secreto una vela no sea que por si acaso

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Aligned Translation: I try to secretly light a candle lest just in case

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Original Lyrics: Un golpe de suerte algún día quiera que te vuelva a ver

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Aligned Translation: A stroke of luck someday maybe to see you again

Free Translation: A stroke of luck someday I could see you again

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Original Lyrics: Reduciendo estas palabras a un trozo de papel

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Aligned Translation: Reducing these words to a piece of paper

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Original Lyrics: Me callo porque es más cómodo engañarse

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Aligned Translation: I shut up because it's more comfortable to fool yourself

Free Translation: I shut up because it's more comfortable to fool yourself

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Original Lyrics: Me callo porque ha ganado la razón al corazón

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Aligned Translation: I shut up because it has won the reason to the heart

Free Translation: I shut up because the reason has won to the heart

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Original Lyrics: Pero pase lo que pase

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Aligned Translation: But no matter what happens

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Original Lyrics: Y aunque otro me acompañe

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Aligned Translation: And even if another one accompanies me

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Original Lyrics: En silencio te querré tan solo

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Aligned Translation: In silence I will love only

Free Translation: In silence I will only love

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Original Lyrics: Me callo porque es más cómodo engañarse

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Aligned Translation: I shut up because it's more comfortable to fool yourself

Free Translation: I shut up because it's more comfortable to fool yourself

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Original Lyrics: Me callo porque ha ganado la razón al corazón

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Aligned Translation: I shut up because it has won the reason to the heart

Free Translation: I shut up because the reason has won to the heart

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Original Lyrics: Pero pase lo que pase

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Aligned Translation: But no matter what happens

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Original Lyrics: Y aunque otro me acompañe

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Aligned Translation: And even if another one accompanies me

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Original Lyrics: En silencio te querré

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Aligned Translation: In silence I will love you

Free Translation: In silence I will love you

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Original Lyrics: En silencio te amaré

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Aligned Translation: In silence I will love you

Free Translation: In silence I will love you

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Original Lyrics: En silencio pensaré tan solo en ti

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Aligned Translation: In silence I will think only of you

Free Translation: In silence I will think only of you

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Review

La Oreja de Van Gogh Deseos de cosas imposibles lyrics meaning

Deseos de cosas imposibles - “Wishes for impossible things” is a song by the famous Spanish band La Oreja de Van Gogh, the song was released in 2003 and it is among the most popular songs they made in their career alongside “Rosas”

The story contained in Deseos de cosas imposibles is about a romantic tale of a girl who has finished her relationship with her boyfriend, but she still loves him, she can’t say anything because the man is far away from her, and she will probably never see him again. Their rupture doesn’t appear to be related to problems between them but to the fact that he needed to leave and go far away. 

The girl tries to shut up her emotions because she wants to hold on to the hope of meeting him again in the future, she says that no matter if she finds someone else, in her heart there will be only space for him.

La Oreja De Van Gogh has the fame for creating songs about love and romantic stories of the past when there wasn’t the technology we have now and smartphones to contact people around the world. In the past, if you met someone in a place far from home and fell in love that relationship will probably be when you needed to return home and never see that person again.

Deseos de cosas imposibles lyrics are a Little complex because they are long and may result difficult to understand and translate, but there aren’t hard words or terms, the singing is a little fast but the voice is clear so it is easy to follow up. 

This song is excellent for those who want a challenge and want to test their Spanish knowledge, also it is pretty good because is one of the most recognized Spanish songs of all time.

Submitted by user: ANITA

Average Ratings

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

Most words used are in very common daily usage.RAE

Deseos de cosas imposibles has 156 BPM (beats per minute)

References

RAE Based on a median word frequency of 27 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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