El 7 de septiembre Mecano Translation Meaning and Lyrics

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El 7 de septiembre Mecano Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'El 7 de septiembre' means 'on September 7th' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Mecano' human translated here by a native speaker.

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53.27 Parece mentira que después de tanto tiempo

Original Lyrics: Parece mentira que después de tanto tiempo

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Verb	Noun	Conjunction	Adverb	Preposition	Adverb	Noun
parece	mentira	que	después	de	tanto	tiempo
impersonal to seem	lie, trick, falsity	that	with 'de' after	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	so much, long, hard, often, etc.	time
3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb parecer
it seems	lie	that	de	of	so	time

Aligned Translation: It seems a lie that after so long

Free Translation: It seems a lie that after so long

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59.9 Rotos nuestros lazos

Original Lyrics: Rotos nuestros lazos

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Adjective	Pronoun	Noun
roto	nuestro	lazo
broken	ours	link

broken	our	links

Aligned Translation: our relationships pay

Free Translation: Broken our ties

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64.92 Sigamos manteniendo la ilusión en nuestro aniversario

Original Lyrics: Sigamos manteniendo la ilusión en nuestro aniversario

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Verb	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Pronoun	Noun
sigamos	manteniendo	la	ilusión	en	nuestro	aniversario
to continue (on); to keep, to keep on (can be combined with the gerund to indicate that someone or something continues doing something)	transitive to maintain, to support	the	illusion	in (in various expressions)	ours	anniversary
1st Person Plural Imperative Affirmative of the verb seguir	Simple Gerund of the verb mantener
lets continue	manteining	the	illusion	in	our	anniversary

Aligned Translation: Let's keep the illusion on our anniversary

Free Translation: Let's keep the illusion on our anniversary

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73.9 La misma mesita que nos ha visto amarrar

Original Lyrics: La misma mesita que nos ha visto amarrar

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Determiner	Adjective	Noun	Pronoun	Pronoun	Verb	Verb	Verb
la	mismo	mesita	que	nosotros	ha	visto	manteniendo
the	same; identical; one and the same; (indicates that the two compared noun clauses both represent the one thing)	Diminutive of mesa	who; that	disjunctive inflected form of nosotros	auxiliary verb taking past participle to build various perfect tenses to have	to see (literally)	transitive to keep
					3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb haber	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb ver	Simple Gerund of the verb mantener
the	same	little table	who	us	has	seen	to keep

Aligned Translation: the same little table that has seen us to keep

Free Translation: The same little table that has seen us tie

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80.66 Las manos por debajo

Original Lyrics: Las manos por debajo

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Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Preposition
las	mano	por	debajo
the	anatomy:of a person hand	in the sense of: given in an exchange for (indicates something given in an exchange)	below, under

the	hand	for	below

Aligned Translation: the hands below

Free Translation: Hands underneath

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87.15 Cuida que el rincón de siempre permanezca reservado

Original Lyrics: Cuida que el rincón de siempre permanezca reservado

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Verb	Conjunction	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Adverb	Verb	Adjective
cuida	que	el	rincón	de	siempre	permanezca	reservado
transitive:intransitive to take care of, to care for	that	Masculine singular definite article; the.	corner (inside), angle	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	always	intransitive to stay, to remain, to stand	reserved
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb cuidar						3rd Person Singular Subjunctive Present of the verb permanecer
take care of	that	the	corner	of	always	remains	reserved

Aligned Translation: be careful, the usual corner has to remain reserved

Free Translation: Take care that the usual corner remains reserved

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109.84 Y aunque la historia se acabó

Original Lyrics: Y aunque la historia se acabó

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Conjunction	Conjunction	Determiner	Noun	Pronoun	Verb
y	aunque	la	historia	se	acabó
and	though, although, even though, albeit	the	story (a sequence of real or fictional events)	Third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object, oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another	transitive to finish; to end
					3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb acabar
and	though	the	story	oneself	finished

Aligned Translation: and although the story finished

Free Translation: And although the story is over

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120.55 Hay algo vivo en este amor

Original Lyrics: Hay algo vivo en este amor

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Verb	Pronoun	Adjective	Preposition	Adjective	Noun
haber	algo	vivo	en	este	amor
impersonal:in third person singular only to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había)	something, anything	living, alive	in (in various expressions)	this	love
Infinitive
There is	something	living	in	this	love

Aligned Translation: There is something living in this love

Free Translation: There's something alive in this love

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133.82 Que aunque empeñados en soplar (na-na-na, na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na)

Original Lyrics: Que aunque empeñados en soplar (na-na-na, na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na)

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Conjunction	Conjunction	Verb	Preposition	Verb
que	aunque	empeñados	en	soplar
that	though, although, even though, albeit	reflexive to strive, make an effort, insist	in (in various expressions)	to blow
		Pastparticiple Plural Masculine of the verb empeñar		Infinitive
that	though	strived	in	to blow

Aligned Translation: That although determined to blow -na-na, na-na-na, na-na)

Free Translation: Que aunque empeñados en soplar (na-na - na, na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na)

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144.66 Hay llamas que ni con el mar

Original Lyrics: Hay llamas que ni con el mar

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Verb	Noun	Pronoun	Conjunction	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
haber	llama	que	ni	con	el	mar
impersonal:in third person singular only to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había)	flame	who; that	coordinating neither... nor	with	Masculine singular definite article; the.	sea
Infinitive
There is	flames	that	neither	with	the	sea

Aligned Translation: There are flames that even with the sea

Free Translation: There are flames that even with the sea

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154.73 Las flores de mayo, poco a poco cederán

Original Lyrics: Las flores de mayo, poco a poco cederán

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Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Noun		Adverb	Preposition	Adverb	Verb
las	flor	de	mayo		poco	a	poco	cederán
the	flower (structure in angiosperms)	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	May		little (not much)	to	little (not much)	to cede, to hand over, to convey
								3rd Person Plural Indicative Future of the verb ceder
the	flower	of	May		little	to	little	to cede

Aligned Translation: the flower of May little to little

Free Translation: The flowers of May, little by little they will yield

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159.41 A las patas de gallo

Original Lyrics: A las patas de gallo

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Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Noun
a	las	pata	de	gallo
to	the	paw, foot, leg (of an animal)	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	rooster, cock (male domestic chicken)

to	the	paws	of	rooster

Aligned Translation: to the paws of rooster

Free Translation: To the crow's feet

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165.27 Y nos buscaremos con los ojos por si queda algo

Original Lyrics: Y nos buscaremos con los ojos por si queda algo

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Conjunction	Pronoun		Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Conjunction	Verb	Pronoun
y	nosotros		con	los	ojo	por	si	queda	algo
and	we (masculine plural)		with	the	eye	in the sense of: given in an exchange for (indicates something given in an exchange)	if	intransitive to be left; to remain	something, anything
								3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb quedar
and	we	will look for each other	with	the	eyes	for	if	is left	something

Aligned Translation: And we'll search each other with our eyes in case there's anything left

Free Translation: And we'll search each other with our eyes in case there's anything left

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175.68 El siete de septiembre es

Original Lyrics: El siete de septiembre es

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Determiner	Numeral	Preposition	Noun	Verb
el	siete	de	septiembre	es
Masculine singular definite article; the.	cardinal numbers seven	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	September	to be (essentially or identified as).
				3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
the	seven	of	September	is

Aligned Translation: the seven of September is

Free Translation: The seventh of September is

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181.9 Es nuestro aniversario

Original Lyrics: Es nuestro aniversario

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Verb	Pronoun	Noun
es	nuestro	aniversario
to be (essentially or identified as).	ours	anniversary
3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
it is	our	anniversary

Aligned Translation: It's our anniversary

Free Translation: It's our anniversary

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186.28 Y no sabemos si besarnos en la cara o en los labios

Original Lyrics: Y no sabemos si besarnos en la cara o en los labios

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Conjunction	Adverb	Verb	Conjunction	Verb	Pronoun	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Conjunction	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
y	no	sabemos	si	besar	nosotros	en	la	cara	o	en	los	labio
and	not	to know (a fact)	if	to kiss	we (masculine plural)	in (in various expressions)	the	anatomy face (the front part of the head)	or	in (in various expressions)	the	anatomy lip (fleshy protrusion around the opening of the mouth)
		1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb saber		Infinitive
and	not	we know	if	to kiss	each other	in	the	face	or	in	the	lips

Aligned Translation: And we don't know whether to kiss on the face or on the lips

Free Translation: And we don't know whether to kiss on the face or on the lips

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212.58 Y aunque la historia se acabó

Original Lyrics: Y aunque la historia se acabó

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Conjunction	Conjunction	Determiner	Noun	Pronoun	Verb
y	aunque	la	historia	se	acabó
and	though, although, even though, albeit	the	story (a sequence of real or fictional events)	Third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object, oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another	transitive to finish; to end
					3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb acabar
and	though	the	story	oneself	finished

Aligned Translation: and although the story finished

Free Translation: And although the story is over

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221.15 Hay algo vivo en este amor

Original Lyrics: Hay algo vivo en este amor

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Verb	Pronoun	Adjective	Preposition	Adjective	Noun
haber	algo	vivo	en	este	amor
impersonal:in third person singular only to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había)	something, anything	living, alive	in (in various expressions)	this	love
Infinitive
There is	something	living	in	this	love

Aligned Translation: There is something living in this love

Free Translation: There's something alive in this love

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233.27 Que aunque empeñados en soplar (na-na-na, na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na)

Original Lyrics: Que aunque empeñados en soplar (na-na-na, na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na)

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Conjunction	Conjunction	Verb	Preposition	Verb
que	aunque	empeñados	en	soplar
that	though, although, even though, albeit	reflexive to strive, make an effort, insist	in (in various expressions)	to blow
		Pastparticiple Plural Masculine of the verb empeñar		Infinitive
that	though	strived	in	to blow

Aligned Translation: That although determined to blow -na-na, na-na-na, na-na)

Free Translation: Que aunque empeñados en soplar (na-na - na, na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na)

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244.98 Hay llamas que ni con el mar

Original Lyrics: Hay llamas que ni con el mar

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Verb	Noun	Pronoun	Conjunction	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
haber	llama	que	ni	con	el	mar
impersonal:in third person singular only to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había)	flame	who; that	coordinating neither... nor	with	Masculine singular definite article; the.	sea
Infinitive
There is	flames	that	neither	with	the	sea

Aligned Translation: There are flames that even with the sea

Free Translation: There are flames that even with the sea

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279.06 El siete de septiembre es

Original Lyrics: El siete de septiembre es

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Determiner	Numeral	Preposition	Noun	Verb
el	siete	de	septiembre	es
Masculine singular definite article; the.	cardinal numbers seven	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	September	to be (essentially or identified as).
				3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
the	seven	of	September	is

Aligned Translation: the seven of September is

Free Translation: The seventh of September is

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282.98 Es nuestro aniversario

Original Lyrics: Es nuestro aniversario

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es	nuestro	aniversario
to be (essentially or identified as).	ours	anniversary
3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
it is	our	anniversary

Aligned Translation: It's our anniversary

Free Translation: It's our anniversary

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305.5 Es nuestro aniversario

Original Lyrics: Es nuestro aniversario

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es	nuestro	aniversario
to be (essentially or identified as).	ours	anniversary
3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
it is	our	anniversary

Aligned Translation: It's our anniversary

Free Translation: It's our anniversary

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Review

Song Info:

"7 de septiembre" is a track from Mecano's 1988 album, "Descanso Dominical." The band, led by the talented Ana Torroja and the brothers Nacho and José María Cano, really hit the jackpot with this one. The song is a mix of pop, rock, and a touch of new wave, creating a sound that's as distinctive as it is nostalgic.

Song Emotion:

The vibe of "7 de septiembre" is pretty uplifting. It's the kind of song that makes you want to roll down your car windows on a sunny day and just cruise along. The melody is infectious, and Ana Torroja's vocals add a layer of emotion that gives the song a timeless quality.

Learning Facts for Spanish Students:

This song is perfect for picking up colloquial expressions and cultural references. Mecano's lyrics are like a crash course in everyday Spanish. Plus, the storytelling in the song can help you grasp the nuances of the language and love words.

Interesting Facts:

Here's a fun fact: The title, "7 de septiembre," refers to the date when the band was officially formed. It's like Mecano's birthday! So, the song is a bit of a celebration of their journey.

Music Video Description:

The music video for "7 de septiembre" is a blast from the past. Picture black and white lights, and some seriously stylish '80s fashion. The video complements the song perfectly, capturing the energy and vibe of the time and that romantic nostalgic vibes.

Social Media of the Artist:

Ana Torroja:
Twitter: Ana_Torroja
Instagram: ana_torroja
Nacho Cano:
Twitter: nachocanorubio
Instagram: nachocanooficial

Submitted by user: PAULETTEANDRES

Average Ratings

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

Most words used are in very common daily usage.^RAE

El 7 de septiembre has 91 BPM (beats per minute)

El 7 de septiembre is suitable for DELE A2 Level students in terms of language complexity.

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^RAE Based on a median word frequency of 1 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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