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'Desapariciones (Unplugged)' means 'Disappearances (Unplugged)' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Maná' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Original Lyrics: Que alguien me diga si han visto a mi esposo

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Pronoun	Verb	Conjunction	Verb	Verb	Preposition	Pronoun	Noun
que	alguien	yo	diga	si	han	visto	a	mí	esposo
that	someone, somebody	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	to say, to tell	if	auxiliary verb taking past participle to build various perfect tenses to have	to see (literally)	to	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	husband
			2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Polite of the verb decir		2nd Person Plural Indicative Present Polite of the verb haber	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb ver
	Someone		tell me	if	you have	seen	to	my	husband

Aligned Translation: Somebody tell me if you've seen my husband

Free Translation: Somebody tell me if have seen my husband

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Original Lyrics: Preguntaba la doña

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preguntaba	la	doña ³
to ask	the	title of respect for a woman comparable to Mrs.
2nd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect Polite of the verb preguntar
Asked	the	lady
³ “Doña” is a Spanish word used most of the time in Latin-American. Is used to pay respect to usually old ladies, married women over 40 years old. In Latin-American countries, the mother figure who is in charge of the home is very respected and sacred. “Doña” can be translated as “Lady or Mrs.”

Aligned Translation: The lady asked

Free Translation: The lady asked

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Original Lyrics: Se llama Ernesto X, tiene cuarenta años

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Pronoun	Verb	Proper noun			Verb	Numeral	Noun
se	llama	Ernesto ³			tiene	cuarenta	año
Third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object, oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another	reflexive to be called	a male given name the equivalent of Ernest in English originally from German			transitive to have, possess, to be (a condition or quality)	cardinal numbers forty	year
	2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb llamar				2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Polite of the verb tener
His	name is	Ernesto	X	,	he is	forty	years
^3,4 In this case, the X is used to no mention the last name for Ernesto, the song is telling us that the last name is not important to the context where is used

Aligned Translation: His name is Ernesto X, he is forty years old

Free Translation: His name is Ernesto X, he is forty years old

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Original Lyrics: Trabaja 'e celador en un negocio 'e carros

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Verb	Preposition	Noun	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Noun
trabaja	de ³	celador ⁴	en	un	negocio	de ⁹	carro
to work	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	watchman	in, at, on	a	business, enterprise (commercial enterprise or establishment).	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	Latin America car, automobile (used especially in Central America, the Caribbean, Colombia, Venezuela and all of Mexico except Central Mexico)
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb trabajar
He works	of	watchman	in	a	business	of	cars
^2,3,8,9 "'e" Is a contraction of the word “De” translated as “of”
⁴ “Celador” is a word that can be a little weird even to Spanish speakers, however, his meaning is simple, it can be translated as “Vigilant, watchmen or similars”. The word is mostly used in Spain

Aligned Translation: He work as a vigilant in a car business

Free Translation: He works as a watchman in a car business

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Original Lyrics: Llevaba camisa oscura y pantalón claro

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llevaba	camisa	oscuro	y	pantalón	claro
transitive to wear (short for the more formal llevar puesto)	shirt	dark (lacking light)	and	trousers, pants	light, bright
1st Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb llevar
He wore		dark shirt	and		light trousers

Aligned Translation: He wore a dark shirt and light trousers

Free Translation: He was wearing a black shirt with light trousers

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Original Lyrics: Salió anteanoche

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salió	anteanoche
to go out, leave, to depart, to head out	the night before last (in the night before last night)
2nd Person Singular Indicative Preterite Polite of the verb salir
He left	the night before last

Aligned Translation: He left the night before last

Free Translation: He left the night before last

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Original Lyrics: Y no ha regresado

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y	no	ha	regresado
and	not	auxiliary verb taking past participle to build various perfect tenses to have	intransitive to return, go back, come back
		2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Polite of the verb haber	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb regresar
And		has not	come back

Aligned Translation: And he hasn't come back

Free Translation: And hasn't come back

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Original Lyrics: Y no sé ya qué pensar

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Conjunction	Adverb	Verb	Adverb	Adjective	Verb
y	no	sé	ya	qué	pensar
and	not	to know (a fact)	now	what; which	to think
		1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb saber			Infinitive
And		I do not know	now	what	to think

Aligned Translation: And I do not know what to think

Free Translation: And I don't know what to think

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Original Lyrics: Pues esto antes no me había pasado

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Adverb	Adverb	Pronoun	Verb	Adverb
pues	éste	antes	no	yo	había	antes
because, since	this one	earlier, before, sooner, previously, formerly, beforehand (at an earlier time)	not	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	auxiliary verb taking past participle to build various perfect tenses to have	earlier, before, sooner, previously, formerly, beforehand (at an earlier time)
					1st Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb haber
Because	this				has not happened to me	before

Aligned Translation: Well this hasn't happened to me before

Free Translation: Because this hasn't happened to me before

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Original Lyrics: Llevo tres días buscando a mi hermana

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llevo	tres	días	buscando	a	mí	hermana
transitive:with gerund to have spent time, have been	cardinal numbers three	plural of día	to seek, search for, look for, try to find	to	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	Feminine noun of hermano, sister
1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb llevar			Simple Gerund of the verb buscar
I have been	three	days	looking	to	my	sister

Aligned Translation: I've been looking for my sister for three days

Free Translation: I've been looking for my sister for three days

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Original Lyrics: Se llama Altagracia, igual que la abuela

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Pronoun	Verb	Proper noun		Adverb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
ella	llama	Altagracia		igual	que	la	abuela
she, her (used subjectively and after prepositions)	reflexive to be called	a female given name.		in the same way; just like	like, as	the	grandmother, Feminine noun of abuelo
	2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb llamar
She	is called	Altagracia	,	same	like	the	grandmother

Aligned Translation: It's called Altagracia, just like Grandma

Free Translation: It's called Altagracia, just like her grandma

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Original Lyrics: Salió del trabajo pa' la escuela

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Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
salió	de	el	trabajo	para	la	escuela
to go out, leave, to depart, to head out	of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	work, job	for, to (expressing a recipient)	the	school
2nd Person Singular Indicative Preterite Polite of the verb salir
She left	of	the	work	for	the	school

Aligned Translation: She left work to the school

Free Translation: She left work to go to school

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Original Lyrics: Llevaba unos jeans y una camisa clara

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Verb	Adjective	Noun	Conjunction	Determiner	Noun	Adjective
vestía	unos	jeans	y	un	camisa	claro
to wear	some, a few ( Plural of uno)	jeans (trousers)	and	a	shirt	light, bright
2nd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect Polite of the verb vestir
She was wearing	some	jeans	and	a		light shirt

Aligned Translation: She was wearing jeans and a light shirt

Free Translation: She was wearing jeans and a light shirt

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Original Lyrics: No ha sido el novio

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Adverb	Verb	Verb	Determiner	Noun
no	sido	sido	el	novio
not	to be (essentially or identified as).	to be (essentially or identified as).	Masculine singular definite article; the.	boyfriend (romantic partner)
	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb ser	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb ser
	It was not		the	boyfriend

Aligned Translation: It wasn't the boyfriend

Free Translation: It wasn't the boyfriend

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Original Lyrics: El tipo está en su casa

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Determiner	Noun	Verb	Preposition	Adjective	Noun
el	tipo	está	en	suyo	casa
Masculine singular definite article; the.	colloquial guy, fellow, fella, dude, bloke {{q\|UK}}, chap {{q\|UK}}	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.	in, at, on	His, hers, its, to her.	house
		2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb estar
The	guy	was	in	his	house

Aligned Translation: The guy's at his house

Free Translation: The guy's at his house

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Original Lyrics: No saben de ella en la PGSN ni en el hospital

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Adverb	Verb	Preposition	Pronoun	Preposition	Determiner		Conjunction	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
no	saben	de	ella	en	la		ni	en	el	hospital
not	to know (a fact)	of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective)	she, her (used subjectively and after prepositions)	in, at, on	the		nor, or	in, at, on	Masculine singular definite article; the.	hospital
	2nd Person Plural Indicative Present Polite of the verb saber
	They do not know	of	her	in	the	PGSN	or	in	the	hospital
⁷ “PGSN” stand for secret police in Panama. The song was written by the singer Ruben Blades who was born in Panama and in this sentence he tries to let us know about the atrocities committed by the security forces of his country when he was young.

Aligned Translation: They don't know about her at the PGSN or the hospital

Free Translation: They don't know about her at the PGSN or the hospital

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Original Lyrics: Que alguien me diga si ha visto a mi hijo

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Pronoun	Verb	Conjunction	Verb	Verb	Preposition	Pronoun	Noun
que	alguien	yo	diga	si	ha	visto	a	mí	hijo
that	someone, somebody	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	to say, to tell	if	auxiliary verb taking past participle to build various perfect tenses to have	to see (literally)	to	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	son
			2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Polite of the verb decir		2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Polite of the verb haber	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb ver
That	someone		tell me	if	you have	seen		my	son

Aligned Translation: Somebody tell me if you've seen my son

Free Translation: Somebody tell me if have seen my son

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Original Lyrics: Es estudiante de pre-medicina

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es	estudiante	de
to be (essentially or identified as).	student (a person who is formally enrolled at a school, university or other educational institution)	of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective)
2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Polite of the verb ser
He is	student	of	pre-med

Aligned Translation: He's a pre-med student

Free Translation: He's a pre-med student

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Original Lyrics: Se llama Agustín y es un buen muchacho

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se	llama	Agustín	y	es	un	bueno	muchacho
Also used to convey the meaning of the English passive voice in the third person and with, usted and ustedes.	reflexive to be called	a male given name originally from Latin.	and	to be (essentially or identified as).	a	good	boy
	2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb llamar			2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Polite of the verb ser
	He is called	Agustin	and	he is	a	good	boy

Aligned Translation: His name is Agustín and he's a good boy

Free Translation: His name is Agustín and he's a good boy

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Original Lyrics: A veces es terco cuando opina

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Adverb	Verb	Adjective	Adverb	Verb
a veces	es	terco	cuando	opina
idiomatic sometimes; occasionally; at times	to be (essentially or identified as).	stubborn, obstinate	when	to express one's opinion; to opine
	2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Polite of the verb ser			2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb opinar
Sometimes	he is	stubborn	when	he opines

Aligned Translation: Sometimes he's stubborn when he thinks

Free Translation: Sometimes he's stubborn when he speaks

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Original Lyrics: Lo han detenido

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Pronoun	Verb	Verb
él	han	detenido
he, him, masculine personal third person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions)	auxiliary verb taking past participle to build various perfect tenses to have	to arrest
	2nd Person Plural Indicative Present Polite of the verb haber	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb detener
He	has been	arrested

Aligned Translation: He's been arrested

Free Translation: He's been arrested

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Original Lyrics: No sé qué fuerza

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no	sé	qué	fuerza ⁴
not	to be (essentially or identified as).	what; which	force
	2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb ser
	I do not know	what	force
⁴ In this sentence “Fuerza” is referring to a police force

Aligned Translation: I do not know what strength

Free Translation: I don't know which force

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Original Lyrics: Pantalón claro, camisa a rayas

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pantalón	claro		camisa	a	rayar
trousers, pants	light, bright		shirt	to	to line, mark
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Light trousers		,	lines shirt

Aligned Translation: Light trousers, striped shirt

Free Translation: Light trousers, striped shirt

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Original Lyrics: Pasó anteayer

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Aligned Translation: It happened the day before yesterday

Free Translation: It happened the day before yesterday

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Original Lyrics: ¿A dónde van los desaparecidos?

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Noun	Verb	Determiner	Noun
dónde	van	los	desaparecido
where	intransitive to go	the	disappeared, missing people or things
	2nd Person Plural Indicative Present Polite of the verb ir
Where	are going	the	missing people	?

Aligned Translation: Where do the missing persons go?

Free Translation: Where do the missing persons go?

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Original Lyrics: Busca en el agua y en los matorrales

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Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Conjunction	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
busca	en	el	agua	y	en	los	matorrales
to seek, search for, look for, try to find	in, at, on	Masculine singular definite article; the.	water	and	in, at, on	the	thicket
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb buscar
Seek	in	the	water	and	in	the	thicket

Aligned Translation: Search in the water and the bushes

Free Translation: Search in the water and the bushes

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Original Lyrics: (¿Y por qué es que se desaparecen?)

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	y	por qué ⁴	es	desaparecen
	and	why, for what reason	to be (essentially or identified as).	intransitive to disappear, to go missing, to vanish, to be gone
			2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Polite of the verb ser	2nd Person Plural Indicative Present Polite of the verb desaparecer
(	And	why	do they	disappear	?)
^4,5 “Por qué” is considerate to have one meaning in this sentence being translated as “Why”

Aligned Translation: (And why do they disappear?)

Free Translation: (And why they disappear?)

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Original Lyrics: Porqué no todos somos iguales

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porqué	todos	somos	igual
a reason (e.g. the reason why something happens)	Masculine plural of todo	to be (essentially or identified as).	equal
		1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb ser
Because		we are not all	equal

Aligned Translation: Because we are not all equal

Free Translation: Because we are not all equal

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Original Lyrics: (¿Y cuándo vuelve el desaparecido?)

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	Conjunction	Adverb	Verb	Determiner	Noun
	y	cuándo	vuelve	el	desaparecido
	and	interrogative when	to come back, go back	Masculine singular definite article; the.	disappeared, missing people or things
			2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb volver
(	And	when does	the missing people return			?)

Aligned Translation: (And when does the missing person return?)

Free Translation: (And when does the missing person return?)

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Original Lyrics: Cada vez que lo trae el pensamiento

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Determiner	Noun	Conjunction	Determiner	Verb	Determiner	Noun
cada	vez	que	lo	trae	el	pensamiento
each; every	time, instance	that	(neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives); the	to bring	Masculine singular definite article; the.	thought
				2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb traer
Each	time	that	the	thought brings it

Aligned Translation: Every time the thought brings it

Free Translation: Every time the thought bring it

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Original Lyrics: (¿Cómo se le habla al desaparecido?)

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	cómo	se	usted	habla	a	el	desaparecido
	how	Third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object, oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another	(second person formal); you (singular)	intransitive to talk; to speak; to communicate using words	to	Masculine singular definite article; the.	disappeared, missing people or things
				2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb hablar
(	How		do you	talk	to	the	missing people	?)

Aligned Translation: (How do you talk to the missing person?)

Free Translation: (How do you talk to the missing person?)

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Original Lyrics: Con la emoción apretando por dentro

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con	la	emoción	apretando	dentro
with	the	emotion	transitive to squeeze	inside (for space)
			Simple Gerund of the verb apretar
With	the	emotion	squeezing	inside

Aligned Translation: With emotion squeezing inside

Free Translation: With emotion squeezing inside

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Original Lyrics: Clara, Clara, Clara Quiñones se llama mi madre

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						Verb	Verb	Pronoun	Noun
						es	llama	mí	madre
						to be (essentially or identified as).	reflexive to be called	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	mother
						2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Polite of the verb ser	2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb llamar
Clara	,	Clara	,	Clara	Quiñones	is	the name	of my	mother

Aligned Translation: Clara, Clara, Clara Quiñones is the name of my mother

Free Translation: Clara, Clara, Clara Quiñones is called my mother

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Original Lyrics: Ella es, ella es un alma de Dios

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ella	es		ella	es	un	alma	de	Dios ⁹
she, her (used subjectively and after prepositions)	to be (essentially or identified as).		she, her (used subjectively and after prepositions)	to be (essentially or identified as).	a	soul	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	God
	2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Polite of the verb ser			2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Polite of the verb ser
She	is	,	she	is	a	soul	of	God
^9,10 It should be “Dios” not “Di-os” as two separate words

Aligned Translation: She is, she is a soul of God

Free Translation: She is, she is a soul of God

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Original Lyrics: No se mete con nadie

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Adverb	Pronoun	Verb	Preposition	Pronoun
no	ella	desordenas ³	con	nadie
not	she, her (used subjectively and after prepositions)	transitive to mess up; to make less tidy	with	no one, nobody; anyone, anybody
		2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb desordenar
She does not		mess	with	no one
³ In Spanish, the word “Mete” can be a little difficult to understand to learners since its meaning can change depending on the context of the sentence. For example, “Mete” can be translated as “to put inside, to go through”, usually is a verb indicating the action of putting inside, however, in some cases like this one, “Mete” has another meaning, the full lyrics says “No se mete con nadie”, “Mete” in this case is used as “She does not mess with anyone”, the meaning change completely to something similar to “mess with, bully, bother, screw, interfere” and others synonyms

Aligned Translation: She doesn't mess with anybody

Free Translation: She doesn't mess with anybody

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Original Lyrics: Y se la han llevado de testigo

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Pronoun	Verb	Verb	Preposition	Noun
y	ellos	ella	han	llevado	de	testigo
and	they, them (used subjectively and after prepositions; can refer to men, masculine nouns, groups of people or nouns of mixed gender, and (rarely) groups of neuter nouns).	she, her (used subjectively and after prepositions)	auxiliary verb taking past participle to build various perfect tenses to have	transitive to take, to carry, to take away, to carry away, to carry around, to bring, to bear, to lug (implies to move something further from who speaks)	of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective)	witness (someone who sees something)
			2nd Person Plural Indicative Present Polite of the verb haber	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb llevar
And	they			took her	of	witness

Aligned Translation: And they took her as a witness

Free Translation: And they took her as a witness

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Original Lyrics: Por un asunto que es nada más conmigo

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Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Conjunction	Verb	Adverb	Adverb	Preposition	Pronoun
por	un	asunto	que	es	solo	más	con	mí
for, for the sake of, on behalf of (indicating doing something for someone's benefit)	a	matter, issue	that	to be (essentially or identified as).	only, solely, just	more; -er (used to make comparisons)	with	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)
				2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Polite of the verb ser
For	a	matter	that	is	only		with	me

Aligned Translation: For a matter that's just with me

Free Translation: For a matter that's just with me

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Original Lyrics: Y fui a entregarme

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Conjunction	Verb	Preposition	Verb	Pronoun
y	fui	a	entregar	yo
and	intransitive to go	to	reflexive to surrender (oneself)	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.
	1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb ir		Infinitive
And	I went	to	surrender

Aligned Translation: And I went to turn myself in

Free Translation: And I went to the police

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Original Lyrics: Hoy por la tarde

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hoy	por	la	tarde
today	in the sense of: given in an exchange for (indicates something given in an exchange)	the	afternoon

Today	for	the	afternoon

Aligned Translation: Today afternoon

Free Translation: Today afternoon

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Original Lyrics: Y ahora di que no saben quién se la llevó

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y	ahora	dicen ³	que	saben	quién	ella	llevó
and	now (at the present time)	to say, to tell	that	to know (a fact)	who?, whom?; (with “de”) whose?	she, her (used subjectively and after prepositions)	transitive to take, to carry, to take away, to carry away, to carry around, to bring, to bear, to lug (implies to move something further from who speaks)
		2nd Person Plural Indicative Present Polite of the verb decir		2nd Person Plural Indicative Present Polite of the verb saber			2nd Person Singular Indicative Preterite Polite of the verb llevar
And	now	say	that	they do not know	who		took her
³ “Di” is used here a contraction for the word “Dicen” translated as “say, they say, etc”

Aligned Translation: And now say they don't know who took her

Free Translation: And now say they don't know who took her

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Original Lyrics: Del cuartel

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de	el	cuartel
of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	barracks

Of	the	barracks

Aligned Translation: The barracks

Free Translation: Of the police station

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Original Lyrics: Anoche escuché varias explosiones

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anoche	escuché	mucho	explosión
last night	transitive to listen to, to hear out	a lot of; many; much	explosion
	1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb escuchar
Last night	I heard	many	explosions

Aligned Translation: Last night I heard several explosions

Free Translation: Last night I heard several explosions

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Original Lyrics: Putum, patam, putum, petem

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Aligned Translation: Putum, patam, putum, petem

Free Translation: Putum, patam, putum, petem

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Original Lyrics: Tiro de escopeta y de revolver

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tiro	de	escopeta	y	de	revólver
shot; gunshot (the result of launching a projectile or bullet)	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	shotgun	and	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	revolver

Shots	of	shotgun	and	of	revolver

Aligned Translation: Shotgun and revolver shots

Free Translation: Shotgun and revolver shots

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Original Lyrics: Carros acelerados, frenos, gritos

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carro	acelerados		freno		grito
Latin America car, automobile (used especially in Central America, the Caribbean, Colombia, Venezuela and all of Mexico except Central Mexico)	transitive:reflexive to accelerate (to cause to move faster)		automotive brake (device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel or vehicle)		a cry, a yell, a scream
	Pastparticiple Plural Masculine of the verb acelerar
	Accelerate cars	,	brakes	,	screams

Aligned Translation: Accelerate cars , brakes , screams

Free Translation: Accelerated cars , brakes , screams

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Original Lyrics: Eco de botas en la calle

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eco	de	bota	en	la	calle
echo	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	boot	in, at, on	the	street

Echo	of	boots	in	the	street

Aligned Translation: Echo of boots on the street

Free Translation: Echo of boots on the street

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Original Lyrics: Toque de puertas

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toque	de	puerta
touch	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	door (portal of entry into a building)

Touch	of	doors

Aligned Translation: Door knock

Free Translation: Knocking doors

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Original Lyrics: Por dioses, platos rotos

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por ¹	dios ²		plato	roto
for, for the sake of, on behalf of (indicating doing something for someone's benefit)	god		plate, dish (crockery)	broken

For	gods	,	broken plate
^1,2 “Por dioses” can be simply translated as “For gods” however in this sentence is used as an exclamation, similar to “Oh my gosh”

Aligned Translation: For gods, broken plates

Free Translation: Screams, broken plates

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Original Lyrics: Estaban dando la telenovela

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estaban	dando	la	telenovela ⁴
to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.	transitive to give, to give out	the	soap opera/telenovela
2nd Person Plural Indicative Imperfect Polite of the verb estar	Simple Gerund of the verb dar
They were	giving	the	soap opera
⁴ “Telenovela” translated as “Soap opera” is a genre of Latin-American dramas, similar to American series

Aligned Translation: They were giving the soap opera

Free Translation: They was airing the telenovela

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Original Lyrics: Por eso nadie miró pa' fuera

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por eso	eso	nadie	miró	para ⁵	fuera
therefore, that is why	Neuter singlar of ése; that	no one, nobody; anyone, anybody	transitive to look at (to try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes)	for, to (expressing a recipient)	outside
			2nd Person Singular Indicative Preterite Polite of the verb mirar
that is why		no one	looked		outside
^5,6 “Pa'” is the contraction of the word “Para” translated as “For, to, etc”

Aligned Translation: That's why no one looked outside

Free Translation: That's why no one looked outside

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Original Lyrics: ¿A dónde van los desaparecidos?

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dónde	van	los	desaparecido
where	intransitive to go	the	disappeared, missing people or things
	2nd Person Plural Indicative Present Polite of the verb ir
Where	are going	the	missing people	?

Aligned Translation: Where do the missing persons go?

Free Translation: Where do the missing persons go?

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Original Lyrics: Busca en el agua y en los matorrales

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busca	en	el	agua	y	en	los	matorrales
to seek, search for, look for, try to find	in, at, on	Masculine singular definite article; the.	water	and	in, at, on	the	thicket
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb buscar
Seek	in	the	water	and	in	the	thicket

Aligned Translation: Search in the water and the bushes

Free Translation: Search in the water and the bushes

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Original Lyrics: (¿Y por qué es que se desaparecen?)

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	y	por qué ⁴	es	desaparecen
	and	why, for what reason	to be (essentially or identified as).	intransitive to disappear, to go missing, to vanish, to be gone
			2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Polite of the verb ser	2nd Person Plural Indicative Present Polite of the verb desaparecer
(	And	why	do they	disappear	?)
^4,5 “Por qué” is considerate to have one meaning in this sentence being translated as “Why”

Aligned Translation: (And why do they disappear?)

Free Translation: (And why they disappear?)

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Original Lyrics: Porqué no todos somos iguales

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porqué	todos	somos	igual
a reason (e.g. the reason why something happens)	Masculine plural of todo	to be (essentially or identified as).	equal
		1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb ser
Because		we are not all	equal

Aligned Translation: Because we are not all equal

Free Translation: Because we are not all equal

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Original Lyrics: (¿Y cuándo vuelve el desaparecido?)

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	y	cuándo	vuelve	el	desaparecido
	and	interrogative when	to come back, go back	Masculine singular definite article; the.	disappeared, missing people or things
			2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb volver
(	And	when does	the missing people return			?)

Aligned Translation: (And when does the missing person return?)

Free Translation: (And when does the missing person return?)

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Original Lyrics: Cada vez que lo trae el pensamiento

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cada	vez	que	lo	trae	el	pensamiento
each; every	time, instance	that	(neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives); the	to bring	Masculine singular definite article; the.	thought
				2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb traer
Each	time	that	the	thought brings it

Aligned Translation: Every time the thought brings it

Free Translation: Every time the thought bring it

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Original Lyrics: (¿Cómo se le habla al desaparecido?)

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	cómo	se	usted	habla	a	el	desaparecido
	how	Third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object, oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another	(second person formal); you (singular)	intransitive to talk; to speak; to communicate using words	to	Masculine singular definite article; the.	disappeared, missing people or things
				2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb hablar
(	How		do you	talk	to	the	missing people	?)

Aligned Translation: (How do you talk to the missing person?)

Free Translation: (How do you talk to the missing person?)

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Original Lyrics: Con la emoción apretando por dentro

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con	la	emoción	apretando	dentro
with	the	emotion	transitive to squeeze	inside (for space)
			Simple Gerund of the verb apretar
With	the	emotion	squeezing	inside

Aligned Translation: With emotion squeezing inside

Free Translation: With emotion squeezing inside

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“Desapariciones” is a cover song from the Mexican band Maná. The song was originally sung by the famous Salsa artist Ruben Blades and the song has protest lyrics against dictatorships and power abuse of governments against people who protest against them or ask for freedom. Most people that are disappeared are tortured while their family wonders why they just left for no reason.

This song is part of the fantastic MTV Unplugged acoustic album Maná made in 1999 and it contains covers for different artist songs on it.

The lyrics from “Desapariciones” tell us different stories of people who has a family member suddenly disappearing, they look for them in the police department, hospitals but nowhere to be found. Most of the missing persons had contact with the police, were taken as witnessed, or went to the school not coming back again.

For learners, we can say that the lyrics are mildly difficult for an experience Spanish student, “Desapariciones” contains few Latin-American slang and contractions but for everything else the song is pretty easy as it has simple sentences, is sung slow and the singer makes an effort to clear his voice for every word to be clear to the listener.

If you liked the song we suggest you check Maná social media for more songs, we also recommend you check another Latin-American protest song by the famous group Calle 13

Submitted by user: ANITA

Most people find the song lyrics hard 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

Desapariciones (Unplugged) has 135 BPM (beats per minute)

^RAE Based on a median word frequency of 53 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}
The singer is making onomatopoeia for gunshots sounds

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Verb	Adverb
pasó	anteayer
intransitive to happen	day before yesterday
3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb pasar
It happened	the day before yesterday