Un Mundo Mejor La Oreja de Van Gogh Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'Un Mundo Mejor' means 'A Better World' 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: El tiempo ha pintado las calles del mismo color

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Determiner	Noun	Verb	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Determiner	Adjective	Noun
el	tiempo	ha	pintado	las	calle	de	el	mismo	color
Masculine singular definite article; the.	time	auxiliary verb taking past participle to build various perfect tenses to have	transitive to paint (to apply paint to)	the	street	of (expressing composition, substance)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	same; identical; one and the same; (indicates that the two compared noun clauses both represent the one thing)	color, colour, hue
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb haber	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb pintar
The	time	has	painted	the	streets	of	the	same	hue

Aligned Translation: Time has painted the streets the same color

Free Translation: Time has painted the streets the same color

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Original Lyrics: Y tú te defiendes del hambre con una sonrisa y amor

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y	tú	te	defiendes	de	el	hambre	con	un	sonrisa	y	amor
and	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	reflexive pronoun: yourself	to defend {{q\|{{l\|es\|contra\|t=against}}, de:t=from}}	of, from (indicating cause)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	hunger	with	a	smile	and	love
			2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb defender
And	you		defend yourself	from	the	hunger	with	a	smile	and	love

Aligned Translation: And you defend yourself from hunger with a smile and love

Free Translation: And you defend yourself from hunger with a smile and love

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Original Lyrics: Las casas parece que miran pidiendo perdón

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las	casa	parece	que	miran	pidiendo	perdón
the	house	impersonal to seem	to	transitive to look at (to try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes)	to ask for something	pardon
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb parecer		3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb mirar	Simple Gerund of the verb pedir
The	houses	seem	to	look	asking	pardon

Aligned Translation: The houses seem to look asking for forgiveness

Free Translation: The houses seem to look asking for forgiveness

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Original Lyrics: Y todo comienza a bailar cuando ya no vigila el sol

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y	todo	comienza	a	bailar	cuando	ya	no	vigila	el	sol
and	everything	to begin	to	to dance	when	anymore; no longer	not	to watch over	Masculine singular definite article; the.	sun
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb comenzar		Infinitive				3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb vigilar
And	everything	starts	to	dance	when				the	sun is no longer watching

Aligned Translation: And everything starts to dance when the sun is no longer watching

Free Translation: And everything starts to dance when the sun is no longer watching

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Original Lyrics: Quiero escuchar tu voz cantando en un mundo mejor

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Verb	Verb	Adjective	Noun	Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Adverb
quiero	escuchar	tuyo	voz	cantando	en	un	mundo	mejor
to desire, to want, to want to	transitive to listen to, to hear out	yours, your	voice	transitive:intransitive to sing	in, at, on	a	world, earth (human collective existence)	better
1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb querer	Infinitive			Simple Gerund of the verb cantar
I want	to hear	your	voice	singing	in	a		better world

Aligned Translation: I want to hear your voice singing in a better world

Free Translation: I want to hear your voice singing in a better world

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Original Lyrics: Quiero encontrarte a ti sonriendo a la vida si no te sonríe ella a ti

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quiero	encontrar	tú	a	ti	sonreír	a	la	vida	si	no	tú	sonríe	ella	a	ti
to desire, to want, to want to	transitive to find, encounter, come across	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	to	you, thee (declined form of tú used as the object of a preposition)	to smile.	at	the	life	if	not	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	to smile.	she, her (used subjectively and after prepositions)	at	you, thee (declined form of tú used as the object of a preposition)
1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb querer	Infinitive				Infinitive							3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb sonreír
I want	to find	you	to	you	smiling	at	the	life	if				she does not smile	at	you

Aligned Translation: I want to find you smiling at life if she doesn't smile at you

Free Translation: I want to find you smiling at life if she doesn't smile at you

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Original Lyrics: Dime niña de ojos tristes

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di	mí	niña	de	ojo	triste
to say, to tell	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	Feminine noun of niño, girl	of (expressing composition, substance)	eye	sad
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb decir
Tell	me	girl	of		sad eyes

Aligned Translation: Tell me sad-eyed girl

Free Translation: Tell me sad-eyed girl

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Original Lyrics: Recuerdas aquel viejo barco que tanto quisiste

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recuerdas	aquel	viejo	barco	que	tanto	quisiste
transitive to remember, to recollect	that	old (having existed for a long time)	boat (usually with a concave hull)	that	so much, as much, that much	to desire, to want, to want to
2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb recordar						2nd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb querer
Do you remember	that	old	boat	that	so much	you loved

Aligned Translation: Do you remember that old boat that you loved so much

Free Translation: Do you remember that old boat you loved so much

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Original Lyrics: Donde tú y el mar hablabais de libertad

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donde	tú	y	el	mar	hablabais	de	libertad
in indirect questions where, in what place	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	and	Masculine singular definite article; the.	sea	intransitive to talk; to speak; to communicate using words	about (concerning; with regard to)	liberty, freedom
					2nd Person Plural Indicative Imperfect of the verb hablar
Where	you	and	the	sea	talked	about	liberty

Aligned Translation: Where you and the sea talked about freedom

Free Translation: Where you and the sea talked about freedom

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Original Lyrics: De una escalera a la luna quizá

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de	un	escalera	a	la	luna	quizá
from (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)	a	ladder	to	the	moon	perhaps, maybe

From	a	ladder	to	the	moon	maybe

Aligned Translation: From a ladder to the moon maybe

Free Translation: From a ladder to the moon maybe

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Original Lyrics: De un mundo que no deje nunca de hacernos soñar

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Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Conjunction	Adverb	Verb	Adverb	Preposition	Verb	Pronoun	Verb
de	un	mundo	que	no	deje	nunca	de	hacer	nosotros	soñar
of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective)	a	world, earth (human collective existence)	that	not	{{indtr\|es\|de\|intr=1}} to cease, stop (doing something)	never	of, from (indicating cause)	to make (eg. someone do something or feel a certain way.)	disjunctive inflected form of nosotros	{{indtr\|es\|con\|en\|intr=1}} to dream (of/about)
					3rd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative of the verb dejar			Infinitive		Infinitive
Of	a	world	that			never stops	of	making	us	dream

Aligned Translation: Of a world that never stops making us dream

Free Translation: Of a world that never stops making us dream

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Original Lyrics: Los coches se arrastran dejando detrás un olor

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Determiner	Noun	Verb	Verb	Adverb	Determiner	Noun
los	coche	arrastran	dejando	detrás	un	olor
the	chiefly:Spain car (a wheeled vehicle that moves independently)	to drag	transitive to leave (to cause, result in)	behind, at the rear	a	smell, scent, odor
		3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb arrastrar	Simple Gerund of the verb dejar
The	cars	drag	leaving	behind	a	smell

Aligned Translation: The cars are crawling leaving behind a smell

Free Translation: The cars are crawling leaving behind a smell

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Original Lyrics: Que ahoga a turistas sin alma bebiendo en sus vasos de ron

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Conjunction	Verb	Preposition	Noun	Preposition	Noun	Verb	Preposition	Adjective	Noun	Preposition	Noun
que	ahoga	a	turista	sin	alma	bebiendo	en	su	vaso	de	ron
that	reflexive to drown (be suffocated in water)	to	tourist	without	soul	to drink	in, at, on	before the noun Apocopic form of suyo His, her, its, one's, their.	drinking glass	of (expressing composition, substance)	rum
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ahogar					Simple Gerund of the verb beber
That	drowns	to	tourist	without	soul	drinking	in	their	glass	of	rum

Aligned Translation: That drowns soulless tourists drinking in their rum glasses

Free Translation: That drowns soulless tourists drinking in their rum glasses

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Original Lyrics: Un niño pregunta si la libertad es así

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un	niño	pregunta	si	la	libertad	es	así
a	child; boy, girl	to ask	if	the	liberty, freedom	to be (essentially or identified as).	like this; like that; as such; thus; so; thereby; this way, that way
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb preguntar				3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
A	child	ask	if	the	freedom	is	like this

Aligned Translation: A child asks if freedom is like that

Free Translation: A child asks if freedom is like that

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Original Lyrics: Y suena una vieja habanera que le cuenta un cuento sin fin

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Conjunction	Verb	Determiner	Adjective	Noun	Pronoun	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Noun
y	suena	un	viejo	habanera	que	cuenta	un	cuento	sin	fin
and	to sound, to ring	a	old (having existed for a long time)	habanera (music style and dance)	that; whom	to tell (a story); narrate	a	story	without	sometimes feminine end
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb sonar					3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb contar
And	sounds	an	old	habanera	that	tells him	a	story	without	end

Aligned Translation: And sounds an old Habanera who tells him an endless tale

Free Translation: And sounds an old Habanera who tells him an endless tale

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Original Lyrics: Quiero escuchar tu voz cantando en un mundo mejor

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Verb	Verb	Adjective	Noun	Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Adverb
quiero	escuchar	tuyo	voz	cantando	en	un	mundo	mejor
to desire, to want, to want to	transitive to listen to, to hear out	yours, your	voice	transitive:intransitive to sing	in, at, on	a	world, earth (human collective existence)	better
1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb querer	Infinitive			Simple Gerund of the verb cantar
I want	to hear	your	voice	singing	in	a		better world

Aligned Translation: I want to hear your voice singing in a better world

Free Translation: I want to hear your voice singing in a better world

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Original Lyrics: Quiero encontrarte a ti sonriendo a la vida si no te sonríe ella a ti

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Verb	Verb	Pronoun	Preposition	Pronoun	Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Conjunction	Adverb	Pronoun	Verb	Pronoun	Preposition	Pronoun
quiero	encontrar	tú	a	ti	sonreír	a	la	vida	si	no	tú	sonríe	ella	a	ti
to desire, to want, to want to	transitive to find, encounter, come across	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	to	you, thee (declined form of tú used as the object of a preposition)	to smile.	at	the	life	if	not	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	to smile.	she, her (used subjectively and after prepositions)	at	you, thee (declined form of tú used as the object of a preposition)
1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb querer	Infinitive				Infinitive							3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb sonreír
I want	to find	you	to	you	smiling	at	the	life	if				she does not smile	at	you

Aligned Translation: I want to find you smiling at life if she doesn't smile at you

Free Translation: I want to find you smiling at life if she doesn't smile at you

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Original Lyrics: Dime niña de ojos tristes

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Verb	Pronoun	Noun	Preposition	Noun	Adjective
di	mí	niña	de	ojo	triste
to say, to tell	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	Feminine noun of niño, girl	of (expressing composition, substance)	eye	sad
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb decir
Tell	me	girl	of		sad eyes

Aligned Translation: Tell me sad-eyed girl

Free Translation: Tell me sad-eyed girl

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Original Lyrics: Recuerdas aquel viejo barco que tanto quisiste

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Verb	Determiner	Adjective	Noun	Conjunction	Adjective	Verb
recuerdas	aquel	viejo	barco	que	tanto	quisiste
transitive to remember, to recollect	that	old (having existed for a long time)	boat (usually with a concave hull)	that	so much, as much, that much	to desire, to want, to want to
2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb recordar						2nd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb querer
Do you remember	that	old	boat	that	so much	you loved

Aligned Translation: Do you remember that old boat that you loved so much

Free Translation: Do you remember that old boat you loved so much

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Original Lyrics: Donde tú y el mar, hablabais de libertad

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donde	tú	y	el	mar		hablabais	de	libertad
in indirect questions where, in what place	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	and	Masculine singular definite article; the.	sea		intransitive to talk; to speak; to communicate using words	about (concerning; with regard to)	liberty, freedom
						2nd Person Plural Indicative Imperfect of the verb hablar
Where	you	and	the	sea	,	talked	about	freedom

Aligned Translation: Where you and the sea, talked about freedom

Free Translation: Where you and the sea, talked about freedom

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Original Lyrics: De una escalera a la luna quizá

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de	un	escalera	a	la	luna	quizá
from (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)	a	ladder	to	the	moon	perhaps, maybe

From	a	ladder	to	the	moon	maybe

Aligned Translation: From a ladder to the moon maybe

Free Translation: From a ladder to the moon maybe

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Original Lyrics: De un mundo que no deje nunca de hacernos soñar

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de	un	mundo	que	no	deje	nunca	de	hacer	nosotros	soñar
of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective)	a	world, earth (human collective existence)	that	not	{{indtr\|es\|de\|intr=1}} to cease, stop (doing something)	never	of, from (indicating cause)	to make (eg. someone do something or feel a certain way.)	disjunctive inflected form of nosotros	{{indtr\|es\|con\|en\|intr=1}} to dream (of/about)
					3rd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative of the verb dejar			Infinitive		Infinitive
Of	a	world	that			never stops	of	making	us	dream

Aligned Translation: Of a world that never stops making us dream

Free Translation: Of a world that never stops making us dream

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Original Lyrics: No digas nada, sólo es un ángel jugando a vivir

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no	digas	nada		solo	es	un	ángel	jugando	a	vivir
not	to say, to tell	when used with a negative verb anything		only, solely, just	to be (essentially or identified as).	a	angel (an incorporeal and sometimes divine messenger from a deity)	to play	at	intransitive to live; to be alive
	2nd Person Singular Subjunctive Present Tuteo of the verb decir				3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser			Simple Gerund of the verb jugar		Infinitive
	Do not say	anything	,		it is just	an	angel	playing	at	living

Aligned Translation: Don't say anything, it's just an angel playing at living

Free Translation: Don't say anything, it's just an angel playing at living

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Original Lyrics: Vuelve a sonreír por mí

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vuelve	sonreír	por	mí
to do again	to smile.	for, for the sake of, on behalf of (indicating doing something for someone's benefit)	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb volver	Infinitive
	Smile again	for	me

Aligned Translation: Smile for me again

Free Translation: Smile for me again

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Original Lyrics: Por eso dime niña de ojos tristes

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por eso	di	mí	niña	de	ojo	triste
therefore, that is why	to say, to tell	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	Feminine noun of niño, girl	of (expressing composition, substance)	eye	sad
	2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb decir
That is why	tell	me	girl	of		sad eyes

Aligned Translation: That's why tell me sad-eyed girl

Free Translation: That's why tell me sad-eyed girl

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Original Lyrics: Recuerdas aquel viejo barco que tanto quisiste

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recuerdas	aquel	viejo	barco	que	tanto	quisiste
transitive to remember, to recollect	that	old (having existed for a long time)	boat (usually with a concave hull)	that	so much, as much, that much	to desire, to want, to want to
2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb recordar						2nd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb querer
Do you remember	that	old	boat	that	so much	you loved

Aligned Translation: Do you remember that old boat that you loved so much

Free Translation: Do you remember that old boat you loved so much

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Original Lyrics: Donde tú y el mar, hablabais de libertad

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donde	tú	y	el	mar		hablabais	de	libertad
in indirect questions where, in what place	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	and	Masculine singular definite article; the.	sea		intransitive to talk; to speak; to communicate using words	about (concerning; with regard to)	liberty, freedom
						2nd Person Plural Indicative Imperfect of the verb hablar
Where	you	and	the	sea	,	talked	about	freedom

Aligned Translation: Where you and the sea, talked about freedom

Free Translation: Where you and the sea, talked about freedom

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Original Lyrics: De una escalera a la luna quizá

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de	un	escalera	a	la	luna	quizá
from (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)	a	ladder	to	the	moon	perhaps, maybe

From	a	ladder	to	the	moon	maybe

Aligned Translation: From a ladder to the moon maybe

Free Translation: From a ladder to the moon maybe

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Original Lyrics: De un mundo que no deje nunca de hacernos soñar

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de	un	mundo	que	no	deje	nunca	de	hacer	nosotros	soñar
of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective)	a	world, earth (human collective existence)	that	not	{{indtr\|es\|de\|intr=1}} to cease, stop (doing something)	never	of, from (indicating cause)	to make (eg. someone do something or feel a certain way.)	disjunctive inflected form of nosotros	{{indtr\|es\|con\|en\|intr=1}} to dream (of/about)
					3rd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative of the verb dejar			Infinitive		Infinitive
Of	a	world	that			never stops	of	making	us	dream

Aligned Translation: Of a world that never stops making us dream

Free Translation: Of a world that never stops making us dream

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La Oreja de Van Gogh Un mundo mejor meaning and lyrics explained

Un mundo mejor – “A better world” is a song by the Spanish band La Oreja de Van Gogh. The song was released in 2004 and it was written when the band was visiting Cuba in 2002.

Un mundo mejor is a song about freedom and how people define it. the song is dedicated somehow to Cuba or the island worked as an inspiration for the lyrics. Everything starts saying that time has painted the streets the same color, meaning the decay of Cuba's streets and how they all look the same, gray and sad. The lyrics then say you defend yourself from hunger with a smile and love when the sun isn’t watching everyone dance.

The lyrics are made to poetize the situation in Cuba, and how freedom looks so far from them, the song speaks about old cars contaminating the air with their smoke while soulless tourist drink rum surrounded by poverty. The song mentions the desire to see once more the child singing in a better world.

Mysteriously Un mundo mejor was only played by the band once during one of their tours, after that, that song hasn’t been played on stage. Un mundo major is a beautiful song with a great message about who wants a better world for everyone.

In terms of difficulty, as mentioned in other songs, La Oreja de Van Gogh isn’t recognized for making a difficult song with hard lyrics, everything in Un mundo mejor is easy to comprehend and follow, the singing is slow and the lyrics are easy to understand without using difficult verbs or complex words. For learning Spanish, it is an excellent song to increase your knowledge. Un mundo major by La Oreja de Van Gogh is a magnificent song with a deep message for those who sometimes think about the real meaning of freedom.

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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

Un Mundo Mejor has 146 BPM (beats per minute)

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^RAE Based on a median word frequency of 36 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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