Santa Claus Llego A La Ciudad Luis Miguel Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'Santa Claus Llego A La Ciudad' means 'Santa Claus Is Coming To Town' 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: Sabes mi amor, pórtate bien

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Verb	Adjective	Noun	Verb	Pronoun	Adverb
sabes	mío	amor	porta	te	bien
to know (a fact)	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	love	reflexive to behave; to be good.	reflexive pronoun: yourself	well (adverbial form of bueno)
2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb saber			2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb portar
you know	my	love	behave	yourself	well

Aligned Translation: you know my love, behave well

Free Translation: You know my love, be good

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Original Lyrics: No debes llorar

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Adverb	Verb	Verb
no	debes	llorar
not	auxiliary should, to ought to, to be supposed to, to be to	intransitive to cry, to weep
	2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb deber	Infinitive
not	you should	to cry

Aligned Translation: You shouldn' 't cry

Free Translation: You shouldn't cry

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Original Lyrics: ya sabes por qué

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ya	sabes	por	qué
already, yet	to know (a fact)	in the sense of: given in an exchange for (indicates something given in an exchange)	what (interrogative only)
	2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb saber
already	you know	for	what

Aligned Translation: you know why

Free Translation: you know why

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Original Lyrics: Santa Claus llegó a la ciudad

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Adjective	Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
San ¹	llegó	a	la	ciudad
Saint (title)	intransitive to arrive, get (to)	to	the	city
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb llegar
Saint	arrived	to	the	city
^1,2 In Spanish they say Papa Noel
² From Dutch and German Claus, a contraction of Nikolaus ("Nicholas").

Aligned Translation: Santa Claus is coming to town

Free Translation: Santa Claus is coming to town

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Original Lyrics: Él todo lo apunta, él todo lo ve

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Pronoun	Pronoun	Pronoun	Verb	Pronoun	Pronoun	Pronoun	Verb
él	todo	él	apunta	él	todo	él	ve
he, him, masculine personal third person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions)	everything	it, masculine non-personal third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions to refer to masculine nouns)	to note, to note down, to write down, to jot, to jot down	he, him, masculine personal third person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions)	everything	it, masculine non-personal third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions to refer to masculine nouns)	to see (literally)
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb apuntar				3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ver
he	everything	it	write down	he	everything	it	he sees

Aligned Translation: he takes notes of everything, he sees everything

Free Translation: He points at everything, he sees everything

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Original Lyrics: Y sigue los pasos estés donde estés

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Conjunction	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Verb	Adverb	Verb
y	sigue	los	paso	estés	donde	estés
and	transitive to follow	the	A step or pace walking.	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.	in indirect questions where, in what place	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.
	2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb seguir			2nd Person Singular Subjunctive Present Tuteo of the verb estar		2nd Person Singular Subjunctive Present Tuteo of the verb estar
and	follow	the	steps	you are	where	you are

Aligned Translation: And follow the steps wherever you are

Free Translation: And follow the steps wherever you are

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Original Lyrics: Santa Claus llegó a la ciudad

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Adjective	Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
San ¹	llegó	a	la	ciudad
Saint (title)	intransitive to arrive, get (to)	to	the	city
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb llegar
Saint	arrived	to	the	city
^1,2 In Spanish they say Papa Noel
² From Dutch and German Claus, a contraction of Nikolaus ("Nicholas").

Aligned Translation: Santa Claus is coming to town

Free Translation: Santa Claus is coming to town

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Original Lyrics: Te observa cuando duermes

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tú	observa	cuando	duermes
(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	transitive to observe, to eye	when	intransitive to sleep
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb observar		2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb dormir
you	observes	when	you sleep

Aligned Translation: He watches you when you sleep

Free Translation: He watches you when you sleep

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Original Lyrics: Te mira al despertar

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Pronoun	Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Verb
tú	mira	a	el	despertar
(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	transitive to look at (to try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes)	to	Masculine singular definite article; the.	transitive to wake
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb mirar			Infinitive
you	he looks	to	the	to wake up

Aligned Translation: he looks at you when waking up

Free Translation: He looks at you when you wake up

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Original Lyrics: No intentes ocultarlte de él

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Adverb	Verb	Verb	Preposition	Pronoun
no	intentes	ocultar	de	él
not	to try, to attempt; especially: to strain or put forth effort in so doing.	transitive to hide, to conceal	from (with the source or provenance of or at)	he, him, masculine personal third person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions)
	2nd Person Singular Imperative Negative of the verb intentar	Infinitive
not	try	to hide	from	him

Aligned Translation: Don't try to hide it from him

Free Translation: Don't try to hide it from him

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Original Lyrics: Pues siempre te verá

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Conjunction	Adverb	Pronoun	Verb
pues	siempre	tú	verá
because, since	always	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	to see (literally)
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb ver
because	always	you	he will see

Aligned Translation: For he will always see you

Free Translation: For he will always see you

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Original Lyrics: Él sabe de ti

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Pronoun	Verb	Preposition	Pronoun
él	sabe	de	ti
he, him, masculine personal third person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions)	to know (a fact)	about (concerning; with regard to)	you, thee (declined form of tú used as the object of a preposition)
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb saber
he	knows	about	you

Aligned Translation: He knows about you

Free Translation: He knows about you

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Original Lyrics: Él sabe de mí

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Pronoun	Verb	Preposition	Pronoun
él	sabe	de	mí
he, him, masculine personal third person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions)	to know (a fact)	about (concerning; with regard to)	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb saber
he	knows	about	me

Aligned Translation: he knows about me

Free Translation: He knows about me

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Original Lyrics: Él lo sabe todo

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Pronoun	Pronoun	Verb	Pronoun
él	él	sabe	todo
he, him, masculine personal third person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions)	it, masculine non-personal third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions to refer to masculine nouns)	to know (a fact)	everything
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb saber
he	it	knows	everything

Aligned Translation: He knows everything

Free Translation: He knows everything

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Original Lyrics: No intentes huir

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Adverb	Verb	Verb
no	intentes	huir
not	to try, to attempt; especially: to strain or put forth effort in so doing.	to escape
	2nd Person Singular Imperative Negative of the verb intentar	Infinitive
not	try	to escape

Aligned Translation: Don't try to run away

Free Translation: Don't try to run away

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Original Lyrics: Santa Claus llegó a la ciudad

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Adjective	Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
San ¹	llegó	a	la	ciudad
Saint (title)	intransitive to arrive, get (to)	to	the	city
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb llegar
Saint	arrived	to	the	city
^1,2 In Spanish they say Papa Noel
² From Dutch and German Claus, a contraction of Nikolaus ("Nicholas").

Aligned Translation: Santa Claus is coming to town

Free Translation: Santa Claus is coming to town

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Original Lyrics: Santa Claus llegó a la ciudad

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Adjective	Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
San ¹	llegó	a	la	ciudad
Saint (title)	intransitive to arrive, get (to)	to	the	city
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb llegar
Saint	arrived	to	the	city
^1,2 In Spanish they say Papa Noel
² From Dutch and German Claus, a contraction of Nikolaus ("Nicholas").

Aligned Translation: Santa Claus is coming to town

Free Translation: Santa Claus is coming to town

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Original Lyrics: Santa Claus llegó a la ciudad

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Adjective	Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
San ¹	llegó	a	la	ciudad
Saint (title)	intransitive to arrive, get (to)	to	the	city
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb llegar
Saint	arrived	to	the	city
^1,2 In Spanish they say Papa Noel
² From Dutch and German Claus, a contraction of Nikolaus ("Nicholas").

Aligned Translation: Santa Claus is coming to town

Free Translation: Santa Claus is coming to town

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Original Lyrics: Te observa cuando duermes

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Pronoun	Verb	Conjunction	Verb
tú	observa	cuando	duermes
(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	transitive to observe, to eye	when	intransitive to sleep
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb observar		2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb dormir
you	observes	when	you sleep

Aligned Translation: He watches you when you sleep

Free Translation: He watches you when you sleep

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Original Lyrics: Te mira al despertar

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Pronoun	Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Verb
tú	mira	a	el	despertar
(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	transitive to look at (to try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes)	to	Masculine singular definite article; the.	transitive to wake
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb mirar			Infinitive
you	he looks	to	the	to wake up

Aligned Translation: he looks at you when waking up

Free Translation: He looks at you when you wake up

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Original Lyrics: No intentes ocultarlte de él

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Adverb	Verb	Verb	Preposition	Pronoun
no	intentes	ocultar	de	él
not	to try, to attempt; especially: to strain or put forth effort in so doing.	transitive to hide, to conceal	from (with the source or provenance of or at)	he, him, masculine personal third person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions)
	2nd Person Singular Imperative Negative of the verb intentar	Infinitive
not	try	to hide	from	him

Aligned Translation: Don't try to hide it from him

Free Translation: Don't try to hide it from him

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Original Lyrics: Pues siempre te verá

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Conjunction	Adverb	Pronoun	Verb
pues	siempre	tú	verá
because, since	always	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	to see (literally)
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb ver
because	always	you	he will see

Aligned Translation: For he will always see you

Free Translation: For he will always see you

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Original Lyrics: Él sabe de ti

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Pronoun	Verb	Preposition	Pronoun
él	sabe	de	ti
he, him, masculine personal third person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions)	to know (a fact)	about (concerning; with regard to)	you, thee (declined form of tú used as the object of a preposition)
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb saber
he	knows	about	you

Aligned Translation: He knows about you

Free Translation: He knows about you

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Original Lyrics: Él sabe de mí

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Pronoun	Verb	Preposition	Pronoun
él	sabe	de	mí
he, him, masculine personal third person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions)	to know (a fact)	about (concerning; with regard to)	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb saber
he	knows	about	me

Aligned Translation: he knows about me

Free Translation: He knows about me

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Original Lyrics: Él lo sabe todo

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Pronoun	Pronoun	Verb	Pronoun
él	él	sabe	todo
he, him, masculine personal third person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions)	it, masculine non-personal third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions to refer to masculine nouns)	to know (a fact)	everything
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb saber
he	it	knows	everything

Aligned Translation: He knows everything

Free Translation: He knows everything

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Original Lyrics: No intentes huir

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Adverb	Verb	Verb
no	intentes	huir
not	to try, to attempt; especially: to strain or put forth effort in so doing.	to escape
	2nd Person Singular Imperative Negative of the verb intentar	Infinitive
not	try	to escape

Aligned Translation: Don't try to run away

Free Translation: Don't try to run away

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Original Lyrics: Santa Claus llegó

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Adjective		Verb
San		llegó
Saint (title)		intransitive to arrive, get (to)
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb llegar
Saint		arrived

Aligned Translation: Santa Claus has arrived

Free Translation: Santa Claus has arrived

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Original Lyrics: Santa Claus llegó

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Adjective		Verb
San		llegó
Saint (title)		intransitive to arrive, get (to)
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb llegar
Saint		arrived

Aligned Translation: Santa Claus has arrived

Free Translation: Santa Claus has arrived

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Original Lyrics: Santa Claus llegó a la ciudad, hey

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Adjective	Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Interjection
santo	llegó	a	la	ciudad	hey
holy, godly	intransitive to arrive, get (to)	to	the	city	hey!
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb llegar
holy	arrived	to	the	city	hey

Aligned Translation: Santa Claus is coming to town, hey

Free Translation: Santa Claus is coming to town, hey

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Review

This classic Christmas tune is a Spanish rendition of "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town," bringing a touch of holiday cheer with a Latin twist.

Song Info:

"Santa Claus Llegó a la Ciudad" is a lively and upbeat track, featuring Luis Miguel's signature crooner style. Originally penned by John Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie, the Spanish version was beautifully adapted to capture the joyous spirit of Christmas. With its catchy melody and Miguel's velvety voice, it's no wonder this song has become a staple during the holiday season.

Song Emotion:

The song radiates pure joy and excitement, perfectly encapsulating the magic of Christmas. Miguel's velvety vocals add warmth to the lyrics, making it impossible not to feel the holiday spirit as he sings about Santa's arrival and the anticipation that comes with it.

Learning Facts for Spanish Students:

For Spanish learners, this song is a fantastic language tool. The lyrics are relatively simple and repetitive, making it an ideal choice for those looking to improve their Spanish skills. Plus, singing along to festive tunes is a fun way to practice pronunciation and vocabulary.

Interesting Facts about the Song:

Did you know that "Santa Claus Llegó a la Ciudad" was first recorded by Luis Miguel when he was just 14 years old? Talk about a Christmas prodigy! Since then, his rendition has become a timeless classic in the Latin music scene.

Music Video Description:

The music video is a festive feast for the eyes. Picture this: Luis Miguel dancing in a big salon, with vibrant holiday decorations, cheerful faces, and a joyful Luis Miguel spreading Christmas magic. It's a visual celebration of the holiday season that perfectly complements the infectious energy of the song.

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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

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

Santa Claus Llego A La Ciudad has 170 BPM (beats per minute)

Santa Claus Llego A La Ciudad is suitable for DELE A1 Level students in terms of language complexity.

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^RAE Based on a median word frequency of 26910 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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