Me cuesta tanto olvidarte Mecano Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'Me cuesta tanto olvidarte' means 'It's so hard for me to forget you' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Mecano' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Original Lyrics: Entre el cielo y el suelo hay algo

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Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Conjunction	Determiner	Noun	Verb	Pronoun
entre	el	cielo	y	el	suelo	haber	algo
between	Masculine singular definite article; the.	sky	and	Masculine singular definite article; the.	ground, floor, soil	impersonal:in third person singular only to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había)	something, anything
						Infinitive
between	the	sky	and	the	ground	there is	something

Aligned Translation: between the sky and the ground there is something

Free Translation: Between the sky and the ground there is something

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Original Lyrics: Con tendencia a quedarse calvo

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Preposition	Noun	Preposition	Verb	Pronoun	Adjective
con	tendencia	a	quedar	se	calvo
with	tendency	to	intransitive to be	Third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object, oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another	bald
			Infinitive
with	tendency	to	to be	oneself	bald

Aligned Translation: With a tendency to go bald

Free Translation: With a tendency to go bald

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Original Lyrics: De tanto recordar

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Preposition	Adverb	Verb
de	tanto	recordar
from (with the source or provenance of or at)	so much, long, hard, often, etc.	transitive to remember, to recollect
		Infinitive
from	so much	to remember

Aligned Translation: because he remembers too much

Free Translation: From so much to remember

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Original Lyrics: Y ese algo que soy yo mismo

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Pronoun	Pronoun	Verb	Pronoun	Adjective
y	ese	algo	que	soy	yo	mismo
and	demonstrative Alternative spelling of ése	something, anything	who; that	to be (essentially or identified as).	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	with a personal pronoun self; myself; yourself; himself; herself; itself; ourselves; themselves; (emphasises the identity or singularity of the modified noun phrase)
				1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
and	that	something	that	I am	I	self

Aligned Translation: And that something that I am myself

Free Translation: And that something that I am myself

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Original Lyrics: Es un cuadro de bifrontismo

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Verb	Determiner	Noun	Preposition
es	un	cuadro	de
to be (essentially or identified as).	a	painting	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)
3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
is	a	painting	of

Aligned Translation: It is a picture of bifrontism

Free Translation: It is a picture of bifrontism

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Original Lyrics: Que solo da una faz

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Pronoun	Adverb	Verb	Determiner	Noun
que	solo	da	un	faz
who; that	only, solely, just	transitive to give, to give out	a	(geometry) face (of a polyhedron or solid).
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb dar
that	only	gives	a	face

Aligned Translation: That only gives a face

Free Translation: That only gives a face

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Original Lyrics: La cara vista es un anuncio de Signal

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Determiner	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Preposition
la	cara	visto	es	un	anuncio	de
the	face (one's facial expression)	seen	to be (essentially or identified as).	a	advertisement	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
the	face	seen	is	a	advertisement	of	Signal
⁸ toothpaste brand

Aligned Translation: The face seen is an advertisement for Signal

Free Translation: The face is an advertisement

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Original Lyrics: La cara oculta es la resulta

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Determiner	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Determiner	Noun
la	cara	oculta	es	la	resultado
the	face (one's facial expression)	Feminine singular of oculto	to be (essentially or identified as).	the	result, outcome, finding
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
the	face	hidden	is	the	result

Aligned Translation: The hidden face is the result

Free Translation: The hidden face is the result

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Original Lyrics: De mi idea genial de echarte

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Preposition	Adjective	Noun	Adjective	Preposition	Verb	Pronoun
de	mío	idea	genial	de	echar	tú
of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	idea	great, cool, neat	about (concerning; with regard to)	transitive to throw, toss, cast (to release an object from one's grasp so that it moves through the air)	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).
					Infinitive
of	mine	idea	great	about	to throw away	you

Aligned Translation: Of my great idea of throwing you out

Free Translation: Of my genius idea of throwing you out

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Original Lyrics: Me cuesta tanto olvidarte

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yo	cuesta	tanto	olvidar	tú
(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	to cost	so much, long, hard, often, etc.	to forget; to elude, escape (be forgotten by)	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb costar		Infinitive
me	it costs	so much	to forget	you

Aligned Translation: It's so hard for me to forget you

Free Translation: It's so hard for me to forget you

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Original Lyrics: Me cuesta tanto

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yo	cuesta	tanto
(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	to cost	so much, long, hard, often, etc.
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb costar
me	it costs	so much

Aligned Translation: It costs me so much

Free Translation: It costs me so much

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Original Lyrics: Olvidarte me cuesta tanto

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Free Translation: Forgetting you is so hard for me

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Original Lyrics: Olvidar quince mil encantos es

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Verb	Numeral	Numeral	Noun	Verb
olvidar	quince	mil	encanto	es
to forget; to elude, escape (be forgotten by)	cardinal numbers fifteen	cardinal numbers thousand	charm, captivation	to be (essentially or identified as).
Infinitive				3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
to forget	fifteen	thousand	charms	is

Aligned Translation: to forget fifteen thousand charms is

Free Translation: To forget fifteen thousand charms is

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Original Lyrics: Mucha sensatez

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Aligned Translation: A lot of sense

Free Translation: A lot of sense

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Original Lyrics: Y no sé si seré sensato

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Conjunction	Adverb	Verb	Conjunction	Verb	Adjective
y	no	sé	si	seré	sensato
and	not	to know (a fact)	if	to be (essentially or identified as).	reasonable, sound
		1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb saber		1st Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb ser
and	not	know	if	I will be	reasonable

Aligned Translation: And I don't know if I'll be sensible

Free Translation: And I don't know if I'll be sensible

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Original Lyrics: Lo que sé es que me cuesta un rato

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Determiner	Pronoun	Verb	Verb	Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Determiner	Noun
lo	que	sé	es	que	yo	cuesta	un	rato
(neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives); the	who; that	to know (a fact)	to be (essentially or identified as).	that	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	to cost	a	a while, bit (a short period of time)
		1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb saber	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb costar
the	that	I know	is	that	me	it costs	a	while

Aligned Translation: All I know is that it takes me a while

Free Translation: All I know is that it takes me a while

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Original Lyrics: Hacer las cosas sin querer

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Verb	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Verb
hacer	las	cosa	sin	querer
to do	the	thing (object, concept)	without	to desire, to want, to want to
Infinitive				Infinitive
to do	the	things	without	to want

Aligned Translation: Doing things without wanting

Free Translation: Doing things without wanting

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Original Lyrics: Y aunque fui yo quien decidió

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Conjunction	Conjunction	Verb	Pronoun	Pronoun	Verb
y	aunque	fui	yo	quien	decidió
and	though, although, even though, albeit	to be (essentially or identified as).	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	who	to decide
		1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb ser			3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb decidir
and	though	was	I	who	decided

Aligned Translation: And although it was me who decided

Free Translation: And although it was me who decided

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Original Lyrics: Que ya no más

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Conjunction	Adverb	Adverb	Adverb
que	ya	no	más
that	already, yet	not	more; -er (used to make comparisons)

that	already	not	more

Aligned Translation: That no more

Free Translation: That no more

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Original Lyrics: Y no me cansé de jurarte

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Conjunction	Adverb	Pronoun	Verb	Preposition	Verb	Pronoun
y	no	yo	cansé	de	jurar	tú
and	not	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	reflexive to get tired	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	transitive to swear; to take an oath	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).
			1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb cansar		Infinitive
and	not	myself	got tired	of	to swear	you

Aligned Translation: And I never got tired of swearing at you

Free Translation: And I never got tired of swearing at you

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Original Lyrics: Que no habrá segunda parte

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Conjunction	Adverb	Verb	Adjective	Noun
que	no	habrá	segundo	parte
that	not	impersonal:in third person singular only to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había)	second (after the first)	part, section, portion, share, piece, bit, cut, proportion
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb haber
that	not	will be	second	part

Aligned Translation: That there will be no second part

Free Translation: That there will be no second part

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Original Lyrics: Me cuesta tanto olvidarte

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Pronoun	Verb	Adverb	Verb	Pronoun
yo	cuesta	tanto	olvidar	tú
(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	to cost	so much, long, hard, often, etc.	to forget; to elude, escape (be forgotten by)	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb costar		Infinitive
me	it costs	so much	to forget	you

Aligned Translation: It's so hard for me to forget you

Free Translation: It's so hard for me to forget you

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Original Lyrics: Me cuesta tanto olvidarte

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yo	cuesta	tanto	olvidar	tú
(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	to cost	so much, long, hard, often, etc.	to forget; to elude, escape (be forgotten by)	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb costar		Infinitive
me	it costs	so much	to forget	you

Aligned Translation: It's so hard for me to forget you

Free Translation: It's so hard for me to forget you

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Original Lyrics: Me cuesta tanto

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Pronoun	Verb	Adverb
yo	cuesta	tanto
(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	to cost	so much, long, hard, often, etc.
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb costar
me	it costs	so much

Aligned Translation: It costs me so much

Free Translation: It costs me so much

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Original Lyrics: Y aunque fui yo quien decidió

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y	aunque	fui	yo	quien	decidió
and	though, although, even though, albeit	to be (essentially or identified as).	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	who	to decide
		1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb ser			3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb decidir
and	though	was	I	who	decided

Aligned Translation: And although it was me who decided

Free Translation: And although it was me who decided

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Original Lyrics: Que ya no más

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Conjunction	Adverb	Adverb	Adverb
que	ya	no	más
that	already, yet	not	more; -er (used to make comparisons)

that	already	not	more

Aligned Translation: That no more

Free Translation: That no more

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Original Lyrics: Y no me cansé de jurarte

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Conjunction	Adverb	Pronoun	Verb	Preposition	Verb	Pronoun
y	no	yo	cansé	de	jurar	tú
and	not	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	reflexive to get tired	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	transitive to swear; to take an oath	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).
			1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb cansar		Infinitive
and	not	myself	got tired	of	to swear	you

Aligned Translation: And I never got tired of swearing at you

Free Translation: And I never got tired of swearing at you

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Original Lyrics: Que no habrá segunda parte

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Conjunction	Adverb	Verb	Adjective	Noun
que	no	habrá	segundo	parte
that	not	impersonal:in third person singular only to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había)	second (after the first)	part, section, portion, share, piece, bit, cut, proportion
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb haber
that	not	will be	second	part

Aligned Translation: That there will be no second part

Free Translation: That there will be no second part

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Original Lyrics: Me cuesta tanto olvidarte

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yo	cuesta	tanto	olvidar	tú
(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	to cost	so much, long, hard, often, etc.	to forget; to elude, escape (be forgotten by)	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb costar		Infinitive
me	it costs	so much	to forget	you

Aligned Translation: It's so hard for me to forget you

Free Translation: It's so hard for me to forget you

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Original Lyrics: Me cuesta tanto olvidarte

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yo	cuesta	tanto	olvidar	tú
(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	to cost	so much, long, hard, often, etc.	to forget; to elude, escape (be forgotten by)	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb costar		Infinitive
me	it costs	so much	to forget	you

Aligned Translation: It's so hard for me to forget you

Free Translation: It's so hard for me to forget you

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Original Lyrics: Me cuesta tanto olvidarte

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Pronoun	Verb	Adverb	Verb	Pronoun
yo	cuesta	tanto	olvidar	tú
(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	to cost	so much, long, hard, often, etc.	to forget; to elude, escape (be forgotten by)	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb costar		Infinitive
me	it costs	so much	to forget	you

Aligned Translation: It's so hard for me to forget you

Free Translation: It's so hard for me to forget you

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Original Lyrics: Me cuesta tanto

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yo	cuesta	tanto
(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	to cost	so much, long, hard, often, etc.
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb costar
me	it costs	so much

Aligned Translation: It costs me so much

Free Translation: It costs me so much

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Review

★ Song Info paragraphs

So, "Me cuesta tanto olvidarte" is a classic Spanish song by the iconic band Mecano. It was released back in 1988 and became an instant hit. The title translates to "It's So Hard for Me to Forget You," and let me tell you, it's a rollercoaster of emotions wrapped in a beautiful melody.

The lyrics are a heartfelt expression of the struggle to move on after a breakup. Mecano, with their unique sound, perfectly captures the pain and nostalgia that many can relate to.

★ Song Emotion

The emotional vibe of the song it's like a mix of melancholy and yearning, with a touch of that '80s flair. You can practically feel the emotions oozing out of every note.

★ Learning Facts for Spanish Students

If you're a Spanish learner, this song is a goldmine. The lyrics are poetic and rich in vocabulary. They'll give you a glimpse into the language's emotional nuances and help you expand your Spanish skills.

★ Interesting Facts about the song

Me cuesta tanto olvidarte," is like a vintage Spanish classic. We're talking about a track that dropped in '88 and hit everyone right in the feels. The title is a bit of a giveaway it means "It's So Hard for Me to Forget You." Classic heartache material, right?. The lyrics are like a poetic therapy session. Mecano, with their 80s vibe, nailed the art of turning heartbreak into a melody you can't shake off.

★ Music Video description

The music video is a trip down memory lane with Mecano's signature visual style. It's simple yet captivating, featuring the band performing against a backdrop that complements the song's emotional depth.

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Average Ratings

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

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

Me cuesta tanto olvidarte has 93 BPM (beats per minute)

Me cuesta tanto olvidarte is suitable for DELE B1 Level students in terms of language complexity.

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^RAE Based on a median word frequency of 474 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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Adjective	Noun
mucho	sensatez
a lot of; many; much	sensibleness; common sense (the ability to make good judgements based on reason)

a lot of	common sense