El Reloj Luis Miguel Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'El Reloj' means 'The Clock' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Luis Miguel' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Lyrics and Translations

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Original Lyrics: Reloj, no marques las horas

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Aligned Translation: Clock, don't mark the hours

Free Translation: Clock, don't mark the time

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Original Lyrics: Porque voy a enloquecer

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Aligned Translation: Because I'm going to go insane

Free Translation: Because I'm going crazy

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Original Lyrics: Ella se irá para siempre

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Aligned Translation: She herself will leave for always

Free Translation: She will be gone forever

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Original Lyrics: Cuando amanezca otra vez

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Aligned Translation: When it dawns again

Free Translation: When dawn rises again

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Original Lyrics: Nomás nos queda esta noche

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Aligned Translation: Only we have left this night

Free Translation: We just have tonight

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Original Lyrics: Para vivir nuestro amor

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Aligned Translation: To live our love

Free Translation: To live our love

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Original Lyrics: Y tu tic-tac me recuerda

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Aligned Translation: And your ticking reminds me of

Free Translation: And your ticking reminds me

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Original Lyrics: Mi irremediable dolor

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Aligned Translation: My irremediable sorrow

Free Translation: My irremediable pain

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Original Lyrics: Reloj, detén tu camino

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Aligned Translation: Clock, stop your path

Free Translation: Clock, stop your way

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Original Lyrics: Porque mi vida se apaga

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Aligned Translation: Because my life fades

Free Translation: Because my life shuts down

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Original Lyrics: Ella es la estrella que alumbra mi ser

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Aligned Translation: She is the star that illuminates my being

Free Translation: She is the star that illuminates my being

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Original Lyrics: Yo sin su amor no soy nada

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Aligned Translation: Without her love I am not nothing

Free Translation: I am nothing without her love

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Original Lyrics: Detén el tiempo en tus manos

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Aligned Translation: Stop the time in your hands

Free Translation: Stop time in your hands

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Original Lyrics: Haz esta noche perpetua

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Aligned Translation: Make this night perpetual

Free Translation: Make this night perpetual

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Original Lyrics: Para que nunca se vaya de

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Aligned Translation: So that she never leaves from me

Free Translation: So she never leaves me

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Original Lyrics: Para que nunca amanezca

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Aligned Translation: So that never it dawns

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Original Lyrics: Reloj, detén tu camino

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Aligned Translation: Clock, stop your path

Free Translation: Clock, stop your way

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Original Lyrics: Porque mi vida se apaga

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Aligned Translation: Because my life fades

Free Translation: Because my life shuts down

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Original Lyrics: Ella es la estrella que alumbra mi ser

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Aligned Translation: She is the star that illuminates my being

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Original Lyrics: Yo sin su amor no soy nada

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Aligned Translation: Without her love I am not nothing

Free Translation: I am nothing without her love

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Original Lyrics: Detén el tiempo en tus manos

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Aligned Translation: Stop the time in your hands

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Original Lyrics: Haz esta noche perpetua

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Aligned Translation: Make this night perpetual

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Original Lyrics: Para que nunca se vaya de

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Aligned Translation: So that she never leaves from me

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Original Lyrics: Para que nunca amanezca

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Aligned Translation: So that never it dawns

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Review

The lyrics of this song are very poetic. The singer does not sing to a woman directly, but to a clock, telling it to stop counting the hours because he is going crazy only to think about leaving his lover. In the process, Luis Miguel explains that he is in a forbidden love, and he and his lover only have that night to live their love. As I said, pretty much romantic. It makes me feel relaxed. I love the lyrics of the song. I love how Luis Miguel performs it, as he has always had that vocal tone that transmits intimacy and romanticism.

This is not an explicit song. This is a romantic song all the way. Luis Miguel doesn't have a Youtube clip for this, yet his performance is that of a star, which he is indeed.

Please know more about Luis Miguel by clicking here.

 

Submitted by user: HERNANDEZJ

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 Reloj has 120 BPM (beats per minute)

References

RAE Based on a median word frequency of 46 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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