Cruz de navajas Mecano Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'Cruz de navajas' means 'Razor cross' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Mecano' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Original Lyrics: A las cinco se cierra la barra del 33

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Preposition	Determiner	Numeral	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Determiner
a	las	cinco	cierra	la	barra	de	el ⁹
at	the	cardinal numbers five	transitive to close, to shut	the	bar {{q\|a counter, or simply a cabinet, from which alcoholic drinks are served in a private house or a hotel room.}}	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	Masculine singular definite article; the.
			2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb cerrar
At	the	five	closes	the	bar	of	the	33
^9,10 “El 33” was a bar in Madrid, Spain, which was famous thanks to its debauchery. “El 33” always had neighborhood confrontations between the people who was Franco conservationist and the people who celebrated the fall of the regime. There were always police raids in the street nearby “El 33”

Aligned Translation: At five o'clock the bar of 33 closes

Free Translation: At five o'clock closes the bar of El 33

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Original Lyrics: pero Mario no sale hasta las seis.

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pero	Mario	sale	hasta	las	seis
but	a male given name the equivalent of Marius in English	to go out, leave, to depart, to head out	until	the	cardinal numbers six
		2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Polite of the verb salir
But	Mario	does not leave	until	the	six	.

Aligned Translation: But Mario doesn't leave until six.

Free Translation: But Mario doesn't leave until six.

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Original Lyrics: Y si encima le toca hacer caja despídete,

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y	si	encima	tiene	hacer	caja	despide
and	if	additionally	transitive to have, possess, to be (a condition or quality)	to do	cash register, register, cash box	reflexive, with “de” To say goodbye (to someone).
			2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Polite of the verb tener	Infinitive		2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb despedir
And	if	additionally	he has	to do	cash register	say goodbye	,

Aligned Translation: And if it's his turn to make a box say goodbye,

Free Translation: And if it's his turn to balance the cash box forget it,

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Original Lyrics: casi siempre se le hace de día.

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casi	siempre	hace	de	día
almost	always	reflexive to become; to get	of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective)	day, daytime (the part of the day between sunrise and sunset)
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb hacer
it is Almost	always		of	day	.

Aligned Translation: it's almost always daylight.

Free Translation: He almost always has to work until the morning.

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Original Lyrics: Mientras María ya se ha puesto en pie,

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mientras	María	ya	ha	puesto	en	pie
with the indicative while, whilst (at the same time as)	a female given name the equivalent of Mary in English originally from Hebrew.	already, yet	auxiliary verb taking past participle to build various perfect tenses to have	standing	in, at, on	foot (of a person)
			2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Polite of the verb haber
While	Maria		has already	standing	on	her feet	,

Aligned Translation: While Maria has already stood,

Free Translation: While Maria is already awake,

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Original Lyrics: ha hecho la casa, ha hecho hasta el café

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Verb	Verb	Determiner	Noun		Verb	Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
ha	hecho	la	casa		ha	hecho	hasta	el	café
auxiliary verb taking past participle to build various perfect tenses to have	to make (something)	the	house		auxiliary verb taking past participle to build various perfect tenses to have	to make (something)	even	Masculine singular definite article; the.	coffee
2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Polite of the verb haber	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb hacer				2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Polite of the verb haber	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb hacer
She has	made	the	house	,	she has	made	even	the	coffee

Aligned Translation: She has made the house she has made even the coffee

Free Translation: She has done the housework, she has even made the coffee

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Original Lyrics: y le espera medio desnuda.

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y	ella	espera	medio	desnudo
and	she, her (used subjectively and after prepositions)	transitive to wait to, wait for, await	half, half a/an	naked, nude, undressed
		2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb esperar
And	she	awaits	half	naked	.

Aligned Translation: And she's waiting him half naked.

Free Translation: She awaits him half naked.

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Original Lyrics: Mario llega cansado y saluda

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Mario	llega	cansado	y	saluda
a male given name the equivalent of Marius in English	intransitive to arrive, get (to)	tired, sleepy	and	to greet
	2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb llegar			2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb saludar
Mario	arrives	tired	and	greets

Aligned Translation: Mario arrives tired and greets

Free Translation: Maria arrives tired and greets her

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Original Lyrics: sin mucho afán,

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sin	mucho	afán
without	a lot of; many; much	effort

Without	too much	effort	,

Aligned Translation: Without too much interest,

Free Translation: Without too much interest,

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Original Lyrics: quiere cama pero otra variedad.

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quiere	cama	pero	otro	variedad
to desire, to want, to want to	bed	but	other, another	variety
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb querer
He wants	bed	but	other	variety	.

Aligned Translation: He wants bed but other variety.

Free Translation: He wants bed but other kind.

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Original Lyrics: Y María se moja las ganas en el café,

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y	María	se	moja	las	ganas	en	el	café
and	a female given name the equivalent of Mary in English originally from Hebrew.	Also used to convey the meaning of the English passive voice in the third person and with, usted and ustedes.	to make wet, to wet	the	desire, wish, want	in, at, on	Masculine singular definite article; the.	coffee
			2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb mojar
And	Maria		gets wet	the	desire	in	the	coffee	,

Aligned Translation: And Maria gets wet in the coffee,

Free Translation: While Maria restrain her desire in the coffee,

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Original Lyrics: magdalenas del sexo convexo.

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magdalena ¹	de ²	el ³	sexo ⁴	convexo ⁵
cupcake	of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	sex (the act)	convex

Cupcake	of	the		convex sex	.
¹ “Magdalenas” Also know as muffins or cupcakes. “Magdalenas” is a word used commonly in Spain. “Magdalenas” can also refer to the biblical character “Maria Magdalena” who cried the most the death of Jesus. In Spain and Latin-American there is a colloquial expression that says “Llora como una Magdalena” that can be translated as “Cries like a Magdalena” meaning that it cries a lot with profound pain and sentiment.
⁵ Having an outline or surface curved like the exterior of a circle or sphere
^1,2,3,4,5,6 "Magdalenas del sexo convexo” is the iconic sentence in this classic song from Mecano, it is a magnificent way to put into lyrics the pain of Maria, and what she’s feeling. A way to interpret the lyrics is that Maria is crying (or suffering internally) like a Magdalena because the convex sex “Mario” will not want to be with her (because he’s always tired because of his job). She can’t find a way to make Mario be with her in bed and make love. If you are interested there’s a discussion of this matter on WordReference

Aligned Translation: Convex sex muffins.

Free Translation: Convex sex muffins.

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Original Lyrics: Luego al trabajo en un gran almacén,

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luego	a	el	trabajo	en	un	grande	almacén
then (afterward)	to	Masculine singular definite article; the.	work, job	in, at, on	a	{{q\|after the noun or predicatively}} big, large	warehouse

Then	to	the	work	in	a	big	warehouse	,

Aligned Translation: Then to work in a big warehouse,

Free Translation: Then to work in a big warehouse,

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Original Lyrics: cuando regresa no hay más que un somier

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cuando	regresa	no	haber	más	que	un	somier ⁸
when	intransitive to return, go back, come back	not	impersonal:in third person singular only to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había)	more, any more	that	a	base of the bed, bedframe
	2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb regresar		Infinitive
When	he returns		there is nothing	more	that	a	bed
⁸ “Somier” from the French word “Sommier” is a conjunct between the bed (the mattress) and its base.

Aligned Translation: When he returns there is nothing but a box spring

Free Translation: When he returns there is nothing else but a bed

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Original Lyrics: taciturno que usar por turnos.

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Adjective	Pronoun		Preposition	Noun
taciturno	que		por	turno
taciturn, quiet, silent	that; whom		via, through, by (indicating the means of something)	turn (chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others)

Taciturn	that	use	by	turns	.

Aligned Translation: Taciturn that is used in turns.

Free Translation: Taciturn that is use in turns.

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Original Lyrics: Cruz de navajas por una mujer,

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cruz	de	navaja	por	un	mujer
cross	of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective)	razor	for, for the sake of, on behalf of (indicating doing something for someone's benefit)	a	woman

Cross	of	razors	for	a	woman	,

Aligned Translation: Razor cross for a woman,

Free Translation: Razor cross for a woman,

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Original Lyrics: brillos mortales despuntan al alba

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brillo	mortal	despuntan	a	el	alba
sheen, luster, gleam, glitter, gloss, sparkle, glistening	deadly	to stand out (excel)	at	Masculine singular definite article; the.	dawn
		2nd Person Plural Indicative Present Polite of the verb despuntar
	Deadly glitters	stand out	at	the	dawn

Aligned Translation: Deadly glitters shine at dawn

Free Translation: Deadly glitters shine at dawn

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Original Lyrics: sangres que tiñen de malva

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sangre	que	tiñen	de	malva
blood	that; whom	to color, dye, stain	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	mauve
		2nd Person Plural Indicative Present Polite of the verb teñir
Bloods	that	dye	of	mauve

Aligned Translation: Bloods tinting of mauve

Free Translation: Bloods that dye of mauve

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Original Lyrics: el amanecer.

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Determiner	Noun
el	amanecer
Masculine singular definite article; the.	dawn (the morning period of twilight)

The	dawn	.

Aligned Translation: The dawn.

Free Translation: The sunrise.

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Original Lyrics: Pero hoy como ha habido redada en el 33

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Conjunction	Adverb	Conjunction	Verb	Verb	Noun	Preposition
pero	hoy	como	ha	habido	redada	en
but	today	as, since (being that)	impersonal:in third person singular only to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había)	impersonal:in third person singular only to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había)	raid (by police, military)	in, at, on
			2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Polite of the verb haber	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb haber
But	today	as	there	was	raid	in	el	33
^8,9 “El 33” was a bar in Madrid, Spain, which was famous thanks to its debauchery. “El 33” always had neighborhood confrontations between the people who was Franco conservationist and the people who celebrated the fall of the regime. There were always police raids in the street nearby “El 33”

Aligned Translation: But today as there was a raid on el 33

Free Translation: But today there was a raid on El 33

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Original Lyrics: Mario vuelve a las cinco menos diez.

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Mario	vuelve	a	las	cinco	menos	diez
a male given name the equivalent of Marius in English	to return, to revert	at	the	cardinal numbers five	minus	cardinal numbers ten
	2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb volver
Mario	returns	at	the	five	minus	ten	.

Aligned Translation: Mario returns at ten to five.

Free Translation: Mario leaves at five minus ten.

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Original Lyrics: Por su calle vacía a lo lejos sólo se ve

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por	suyo	calle	vacío	a	lo	lejos	solo	ve
through, out, via (indicating movement)	His, hers, its, to her.	street	empty	at	(neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives); the	far	only, solely, just	to see (literally)
								2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb ver
Through	his		empty street	at	the	far	is only	seem

Aligned Translation: Through its empty street in the distance he can only see

Free Translation: Through the empty street in the distance, it only can be seen

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Original Lyrics: a unos novios comiéndose a besos.

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a	un	pareja	comiendo	beso
to	a	couple	to eat	kiss
			Simple Gerund of the verb comer
To	a	couple		kissing	.

Aligned Translation: A couple kissing.

Free Translation: A couple kissing.

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Original Lyrics: Y el pobre Mario se quiere morir

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y	el	pobre	Mario	quiere	morir
and	Masculine singular definite article; the.	{{q\|before the noun}} poor (pitiable, pitiful)	a male given name the equivalent of Marius in English	to desire, to want, to want to	to die
				2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb querer	Infinitive
And	the	poor	Mario	wants to	die

Aligned Translation: And poor Mario wants to die

Free Translation: And poor Mario wants to die

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Original Lyrics: cuando se acerca para descubrir

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cuando	acerca	para	descubrir
when	reflexive to approach, to get close, to come	to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action)	to discover
	2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb acercar		Infinitive
When	he approach	to	discover

Aligned Translation: When he approach to discover

Free Translation: When he approach to discover

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Original Lyrics: que es María con compañía.

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que	es	María	con	compañía
that	to be (essentially or identified as).	a female given name the equivalent of Mary in English originally from Hebrew.	with	company
	2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Polite of the verb ser
That	is	Maria	with	company	.

Aligned Translation: Which is Mary with company.

Free Translation: That is Mary with someone

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Original Lyrics: Cruz de navajas por una mujer,

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cruz	de	navaja	por	un	mujer
cross	of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective)	razor	for, for the sake of, on behalf of (indicating doing something for someone's benefit)	a	woman

Cross	of	razors	for	a	woman	,

Aligned Translation: Razor cross for a woman,

Free Translation: Razor cross for a woman,

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Original Lyrics: brillos mortales despuntan al alba

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brillo	mortal	despuntan	a	el	alba
sheen, luster, gleam, glitter, gloss, sparkle, glistening	deadly	to stand out (excel)	at	Masculine singular definite article; the.	dawn
		2nd Person Plural Indicative Present Polite of the verb despuntar
	Deadly glitters	stand out	at	the	dawn

Aligned Translation: Deadly glitters shine at dawn

Free Translation: Deadly glitters shine at dawn

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Original Lyrics: sangres que tiñen de malva

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sangre	que	tiñen	de	malva
blood	that; whom	to color, dye, stain	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	mauve
		2nd Person Plural Indicative Present Polite of the verb teñir
Bloods	that	dye	of	mauve

Aligned Translation: Bloods tinting of mauve

Free Translation: Bloods that dye of mauve

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Original Lyrics: el amanecer.

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Determiner	Noun
el	amanecer
Masculine singular definite article; the.	dawn (the morning period of twilight)

The	dawn	.

Aligned Translation: The dawn.

Free Translation: The sunrise.

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Original Lyrics: Sobre Mario de bruces tres cruces.

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sobre	Mario	tres	cruz
over, above, on, upon, atop	a male given name the equivalent of Marius in English	cardinal numbers three	cross

Over	Mario	three	crosses	.
^3,4 “De bruces” Is a colloquial expression used in Spain and Latin-American and it means “to fall to the floor suddenly”, “To meet someone suddenly” For example, “Me fui de bruces contra el piso” – “I fell and hit hard to the floor”

Aligned Translation: Over Mario three crosses

Free Translation: Three crosses fell on Mario

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Original Lyrics: Una en la frente, la que más dolió.

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una	en	la	frente		la	que	más	dolió
one (an indefinite plural pronoun using a singular feminine item, used for females)	in, at, on	the	anatomy forehead, brow		the	that; whom	most	transitive to hurt; to ache
								2nd Person Singular Indicative Preterite Polite of the verb doler
One	in	the	forehead	,	the	that		hurt the most	.

Aligned Translation: One in the forehead, the one that hurts the most.

Free Translation: One in the forehead, that was the most painful.

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Original Lyrics: Otra en el pecho, la que le mató.

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otro	en	el	pecho		la	que	mató
other, another	in, at, on	Masculine singular definite article; the.	chest; the front of the thorax		the	that; whom	to kill, slay
							2nd Person Singular Indicative Preterite Polite of the verb matar
Another	in	the	chest	,	the	one that	kill him	.

Aligned Translation: Another in the chest, the one that killed him.

Free Translation: Another in his chest, that killed him.

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Original Lyrics: Y otra miente en el noticiero:

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y	otro	miente	en	el	noticia
and	other, another	to lie (say something untrue)	in, at, on	Masculine singular definite article; the.	news, piece of news
		2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb mentir
And	another	lies	in	the	news	:

Aligned Translation: And another lies on TV:

Free Translation: And another that lies in the news:

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Original Lyrics: "Dos drogadictos en plena ansiedad

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dos	drogadicto	en	pleno	ansiedad
cardinal numbers two	drug addict	in, at, on	full (containing the maximum amount possible)	anxiety

Two	drug addict	in	full	anxiety

Aligned Translation: Two drug addicts in full anxiety

Free Translation: Two drug addicts in full anxiety

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Original Lyrics: roban y matan a Mario Postigo

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roban	y	matan	Mario
to rob	and	to kill, slay	a male given name the equivalent of Marius in English
3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb robar		2nd Person Plural Indicative Present Polite of the verb matar
Robbed	and	killed	Mario	Postigo

Aligned Translation: Robbed and killed Mario Postigo

Free Translation: Robbed and killed Mario Postigo

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Original Lyrics: mientras su esposa es testigo

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mientras	suyo	esposa	es	testigo
with the indicative while, whilst (at the same time as)	His, hers, its, to her.	wife	to be (essentially or identified as).	witness (someone who sees something)
			2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Polite of the verb ser
While	his	wife	is	witness

Aligned Translation: While his wife is a witness

Free Translation: While his wife witness

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Original Lyrics: desde el portal"

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desde	el	portal
from (a location)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	architecture portal; porch

From	the	porch

Aligned Translation: From the portal

Free Translation: From the porch

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Original Lyrics: en vez de cruz de navajas por una mujer,

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en	de	cruz	de	navaja	por	un	mujer
in, at, on	of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective)	cross	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	razor	for, for the sake of, on behalf of (indicating doing something for someone's benefit)	a	woman

Instead	of	cross	of	razors	for	a	woman	,

Aligned Translation: instead of a razor cross for a woman,

Free Translation: Instead of razor cross for a woman,

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Original Lyrics: brillos mortales despuntan al alba

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Noun	Adjective	Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
brillo	mortal	despuntan	a	el	alba
sheen, luster, gleam, glitter, gloss, sparkle, glistening	deadly	to stand out (excel)	at	Masculine singular definite article; the.	dawn
		2nd Person Plural Indicative Present Polite of the verb despuntar
	Deadly glitters	stand out	at	the	dawn

Aligned Translation: Deadly glitters shine at dawn

Free Translation: Deadly glitters shine at dawn

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Original Lyrics: sangres que tiñen de malva

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Noun	Pronoun	Verb	Preposition	Noun
sangre	que	tiñen	de	malva
blood	that; whom	to color, dye, stain	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	mauve
		2nd Person Plural Indicative Present Polite of the verb teñir
Bloods	that	dye	of	mauve

Aligned Translation: Bloods tinting of mauve

Free Translation: Bloods that dye of mauve

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Original Lyrics: el amanecer

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Aligned Translation: The dawn

Free Translation: The sunrise

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Review

“Cruz de navajas” is a beautiful yet sad song from the Spanish Pop band, Mecano, it was released in the summer of 1986 in Spain and it was a success on radio shows. “Cruz de navajas” is considered one of the most incredible songs from Spain of the '80s.

This song is full of sad messages and tells us a story of infidelity and monotony. Mario and Maria are a couple or are married, that isn’t specified but they live together, from the lyrics we can define that they love each other, but Mario works all night and when he comes back, he’s too tired to look for Maria and her wellbeing. Maria is a housewife that spends all day alone, doing the housework and waiting for Mario to come, she is young and as natural she has sexual desires and need, she dresses sexy for Mario but he’s tired from his job.

Their relationship is monotone and apparently, there is nothing they can do. Time passes, and one day there is a police raid where Mario works making him come back home early than expected. He was walking alone through the street when suddenly, at the distance, he saw a couple kissing, he got nervous as the image of the persons was getting clearer. Sadly, his eyes weren’t deceiving him and what he was seeing was right: Maria was having an affair and kissing him.

Maria and his lover got surprised seeing Mario and what the lyrics tell us next is a sad conclusion to Mario's story.

Mario received three crosses, as a punishment or a painful and cruel reward, one on his forehead, making allusion to his mind, the pain of seeing his wife with another man, that was the one who hurt him the most. A second, a strike into his chest when Marias’s lover attacked him, killing him in the act, and a third cross, which was Maria lying to the news saying Mario was robbed and killed by drug addicts.

Now, speaking of the lyrics and learning, “Cruz de navajas” is an easy song to understand, there are a few rhymes that play with complex sentences but there aren’t many and most of the phrases are easy to understand with simple Spanish knowledge, also, Mecano sings the song slow and with delicacy so listeners won’t miss a detail.

If you liked “Cruz de navajas” and wish to listen and learn with a similar lyrics song we recommend you to check “No te contraron mal” by Christian Nodal.

Submitted by user: ANITA

Average Ratings

Most people find the song lyrics 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

Cruz de navajas has 117 BPM (beats per minute)

References

^RAE Based on a median word frequency of 541 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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