La Bikina Luis Miguel Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

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

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Original Lyrics: Solitaria, camina la bikina

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Adjective	Verb	Determiner
solitario	camina	la
lonely	to walk	the
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb caminar
lonely	waks	the
² comma
⁵ woman who wears a bikini

Aligned Translation: alone, walks the bikina

Free Translation: Lonely, the bikina walks

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Original Lyrics: Y la gente se pone a murmurar

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Conjunction	Determiner	Noun	Pronoun	Verb	Preposition	Verb
y	la	gente	se	pone	a	murmurar
and	the	people	Third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object, oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another	reflexive to start doing something, to begin, to get down to (+ 'a' + infinitive)	to	intransitive to gossip
				2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Polite of the verb poner		Infinitive
and	the	people	themselves	start	to	gossip

Aligned Translation: And people start to gossip

Free Translation: And people start to gossip

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Original Lyrics: Dicen que tiene una pena

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Verb	Conjunction	Verb	Determiner	Noun
dicen	que	tiene	un	pena
to say, to tell	that	transitive to have, possess (literally)	a	pain, sadness
3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb decir		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb tener
say	that	has	a	pain

Aligned Translation: They say he has a pity

Free Translation: They say she feels sorrow

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Original Lyrics: Dicen que tiene una pena, que la hace llorar

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Verb	Conjunction	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Verb
dicen	que	tiene	un	pena	que	ella	hace	llorar
to say, to tell	that	transitive to have, possess (literally)	a	pain, sadness	that	she, her (used subjectively and after prepositions)	to make (something)	intransitive to cry, to weep
3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb decir		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb tener					3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb hacer	Infinitive
say	that	has	a	pain	that	her	makes	cry
⁶ comma

Aligned Translation: They say she feels sorrow , that makes her cry

Free Translation: They say she feels sorrow which makes her cry

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Original Lyrics: Altanera, preciosa y orgullosa

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Adjective	Adjective	Conjunction	Adjective
altanera	precioso	y	orgulloso
Feminine singular of altanero	gorgeous	and	proud

Haughty	gorgeous	and	proud
² comma

Aligned Translation: Haughty, precious and proud

Free Translation: Haughty, precious and proud

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Original Lyrics: No permite la quieran consolar

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Adverb	Verb	Pronoun	Verb	Verb
no	permite	ella	quieran	consolar
no	to allow, permit	she, her (used subjectively and after prepositions)	to desire, to want, to want to	transitive to console
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb permitir		3rd Person Plural Subjunctive Present of the verb querer	Infinitive
no	permit	her	want	to console

Aligned Translation: It does not allow people to console

Free Translation: She does not allow people to console her

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Original Lyrics: Pasa luciendo su real majestad

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	Verb	Adjective	Adjective	Noun
	luciendo	suyo	real	majestad
	to show off, to display	His, hers, its, to her.	royal	majesty
	Simple Gerund of the verb lucir
	showing off	her	royal	majesty
¹ this means GO AROUND

Aligned Translation: He passes by showing off her royal majesty

Free Translation: She walks showing off his royal majesty

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Original Lyrics: Pasa, camina y nos mira sin vernos jamas

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	Verb	Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Preposition	Verb	Pronoun	Adverb
	camina	y	nosotros	mira	sin	ver	nosotros	jamás
	to walk	and	we (masculine plural)	transitive to look at (to try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes)	without	to see (literally)	we (masculine plural)	never
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb caminar			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb mirar		Infinitive
goes around	walks	and	us	looks at	without	to see	us	never

Aligned Translation: She goes around, walks and looks at us without ever seeing us

Free Translation: She walks and looks at us without ever seeing

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Original Lyrics: La Bikina, tiene pena y dolor

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Determiner	Verb	Noun	Conjunction	Noun
la	tiene	pena	y	dolor
the	transitive to have, possess (literally)	pain, sadness	and	pain, ache, aching soreness, tenderness (physical)
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb tener
the	has	pain	and	pain

Aligned Translation: she feels sorrow and pain

Free Translation: The Bikina, she feels pain

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Original Lyrics: La Bikina, no conoce el amor

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Determiner	Adverb	Verb	Determiner	Noun
la	no	conoce	el	amor
the	no	to know (a person or a place), to be familiar with, to be acquainted with	Masculine singular definite article; the.	love
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb conocer
the	no	know	the	love

Aligned Translation: she doesn't know love

Free Translation: The Bikina, she doesn't know love

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Original Lyrics: Altanera, preciosa y orgullosa

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Adjective	Adjective	Conjunction	Adjective
altanera	precioso	y	orgulloso
Feminine singular of altanero	gorgeous	and	proud

haughty	gorgeous	and	proud

Aligned Translation: haughty, beautiful and proud

Free Translation: Haughty, beautiful and proud

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Original Lyrics: No permite la quieran consolar

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Adverb	Verb	Pronoun	Verb	Verb
no	permite	ella	quieran	consolar
no	to allow, permit	she, her (used subjectively and after prepositions)	to desire, to want, to want to	transitive to console
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb permitir		3rd Person Plural Subjunctive Present of the verb querer	Infinitive
no	permit	her	want	to console

Aligned Translation: It does not allow people to console

Free Translation: She does not allow people to console her

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Original Lyrics: Dicen que alguien ya vino y se fué

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Verb	Conjunction	Pronoun	Adverb	Verb	Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb
dicen	que	alguien	ya	vino	y	se	fue
to say, to tell	that	someone, somebody	already, yet	to come	and	Third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object, oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another	reflexive to go away, to leave, to be off (see irse)
3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb decir				2nd Person Singular Indicative Preterite Polite of the verb venir			3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb ir
say	that	someone	already	came	and	himself	left

Aligned Translation: They say that someone has already come and gone

Free Translation: They say that someone has already come and gone

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Original Lyrics: Dicen que pasa las noches llorando por él

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Verb	Conjunction	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Verb	Preposition	Pronoun
dicen	que	pasa	las	noche	llorando	por	él
to say, to tell	that	transitive to spend time	the	night (the period between sunset and sunrise)	intransitive to cry, to weep	due to, because of, for, for the sake of, out of (to express cause or motive)	he, him, masculine personal third person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions)
3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb decir		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb pasar			Simple Gerund of the verb llorar
say	that	spends	the	nights	crying	due	he

Aligned Translation: They say she spends her nights crying for him

Free Translation: They say she spends her nights crying for him

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Original Lyrics: La Bikina, tiene pena y dolor

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Determiner	Verb	Noun	Conjunction	Noun
la	tiene	pena	y	dolor
the	transitive to have, possess (literally)	pain, sadness	and	pain, ache, aching soreness, tenderness (physical)
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb tener
the	has	pain	and	pain

Aligned Translation: she feels sorrow and pain

Free Translation: The Bikina, she feels pain

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Original Lyrics: La Bikina, no conoce el amor

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Determiner	Adverb	Verb	Determiner	Noun
la	no	conoce	el	amor
the	no	to know (a person or a place), to be familiar with, to be acquainted with	Masculine singular definite article; the.	love
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb conocer
the	no	know	the	love

Aligned Translation: she doesn't know love

Free Translation: The Bikina, she doesn't know love

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Original Lyrics: Altanera, preciosa y orgullosa

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Adjective	Adjective	Conjunction	Adjective
altanera	precioso	y	orgulloso
Feminine singular of altanero	gorgeous	and	proud

Haughty	gorgeous	and	proud
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Aligned Translation: Haughty, precious and proud

Free Translation: Haughty, precious and proud

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Original Lyrics: No permite la quieran consolar

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Adverb	Verb	Pronoun	Verb	Verb
no	permite	ella	quieran	consolar
no	to allow, permit	she, her (used subjectively and after prepositions)	to desire, to want, to want to	transitive to console
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb permitir		3rd Person Plural Subjunctive Present of the verb querer	Infinitive
no	permit	her	want	to console

Aligned Translation: It does not allow people to console

Free Translation: She does not allow people to console her

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Original Lyrics: Dicen que alguien ya vino Y se fué

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Verb	Conjunction	Pronoun	Adverb	Verb	Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb
dicen	que	alguien	ya	vino	y	se	fue
to say, to tell	that	someone, somebody	already, yet	to come	and	Third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object, oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another	reflexive to go away, to leave, to be off (see irse)
3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb decir				3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb venir			3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb ir
say	that	someone	already	came	and	oneself	left

Aligned Translation: They say that someone has already come and gone

Free Translation: They say that someone has already come and gone

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Original Lyrics: Dicen que pasa las noches llorando por él

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Verb	Conjunction	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Verb	Preposition	Pronoun
dicen	que	pasa	las	noche	llorando	por	él
to say, to tell	that	transitive to spend time	the	night (the period between sunset and sunrise)	intransitive to cry, to weep	due to, because of, for, for the sake of, out of (to express cause or motive)	he, him, masculine personal third person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions)
3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb decir		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb pasar			Simple Gerund of the verb llorar
say	that	spends	the	nights	crying	due	he

Aligned Translation: They say she spends her nights crying for him

Free Translation: They say she spends her nights crying for him

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Original Lyrics: Dicen que pasa las noches llorando por él

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Verb	Conjunction	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Verb	Preposition	Pronoun
dicen	que	pasa	las	noche	llorando	por	él
to say, to tell	that	transitive to spend time	the	night (the period between sunset and sunrise)	intransitive to cry, to weep	due to, because of, for, for the sake of, out of (to express cause or motive)	he, him, masculine personal third person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions)
3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb decir		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb pasar			Simple Gerund of the verb llorar
say	that	spends	the	nights	crying	due	he

Aligned Translation: They say she spends her nights crying for him

Free Translation: They say she spends her nights crying for him

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Original Lyrics: Dicen que pasa las noches llorando por él

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Verb	Conjunction	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Verb	Preposition	Pronoun
dicen	que	pasa	las	noche	llorando	por	él
to say, to tell	that	transitive to spend time	the	night (the period between sunset and sunrise)	intransitive to cry, to weep	due to, because of, for, for the sake of, out of (to express cause or motive)	he, him, masculine personal third person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions)
3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb decir		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb pasar			Simple Gerund of the verb llorar
say	that	spends	the	nights	crying	due	he

Aligned Translation: They say she spends her nights crying for him

Free Translation: They say she spends her nights crying for him

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Review

"La Bikina" is a legend from the era of "Los Cristeros". The Cristero War was a conflict in Mexico during the 1920s, where the Catholic community fought for the freedom of worship against the government led by Plutarco Elías Calles. The war caused a terrible civil massacre.

The Mexican folk song 'La Bikina' is based on the legend of a woman named Carmela, who was abandoned at birth and suffered abuse from a captain named Humberto Ruiz. She was taken to a convent but was kidnapped by the army and then locked up by Ruiz for 17 years. Eventually, Ruiz became kind to her, and she left him after a night of love, disappearing like the last star of the evening into the sky. This song was popularized by Luis Miguel, and it is one of the most beautiful songs of Mexican folklore.

The video is amazing. We can enjoy of seeing Luis Miguel with a big MARIACHI in concert. The song and video are very short.

As you can see, people tend to create new words in Spanish too and they become very popular when they are in songs and more if they are in a Mariachi songs.

In this song, you can also see how the verbs can be before the Subject. This is one of the most common things in this language.

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

Many words used are not in common daily usage.^RAE

La Bikina has 107 BPM (beats per minute)

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^RAE Based on a median word frequency of 3614 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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