Un año más Mecano Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'Un año más' means 'One more year' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Mecano' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Original Lyrics: En la Puerta del Sol, como el año que fue

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Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Determiner	Proper noun	Conjunction	Determiner	Noun	Pronoun	Verb
en	la	puerta	de	el	Sol	como	el	año	que	fue
in (in various expressions)	the	door (portal of entry into a building)	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	the Sun	as (introducing a basis of comparison or equality)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	year	who; that	to be (essentially or identified as).
										3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb ser
In	the	door	of	the	Sun	as	the	year	that	was

Aligned Translation: At the Puerta del Sol, , like the year that was

Free Translation: At the door of the sun like the year that was

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Original Lyrics: Otra vez el champagne y las uvas y el alquitrán

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Adjective	Noun	Determiner	Noun	Conjunction	Determiner	Noun	Conjunction	Determiner	Noun
otro	vez	el	champagne	y	las	uva	y	el	alquitrán
other, another	time, instance	Masculine singular definite article; the.	champagne	and	the	grape	and	Masculine singular definite article; the.	chemistry tar, pitch

other	time	the	champagne	and	the	grapes	and	the	tar

Aligned Translation: again the champagne and the grapes and the tar

Free Translation: Once again, the champagne and grapes, and the tar

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Original Lyrics: De alfombra están

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Preposition	Noun	Verb
de	alfombra	están
of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	carpet, rug (covering for a floor)	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.
		3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb estar
of	carpet	they are

Aligned Translation: of carpet they are

Free Translation: are spread like a carpet

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Original Lyrics: Los petardos que borran sonidos de ayer

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Determiner	Noun	Pronoun	Verb	Noun	Preposition	Adverb
los	petardo	que	borran	sonido	de	ayer
the	firecracker (a firework)	who; that	to erase or delete	A sound, noise	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	yesterday
			3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb borrar
the	firecracker	who	erasing	sounds	of	yesterday

Aligned Translation: The firecrackers that erase sounds from yesterday

Free Translation: The firecrackers that erase yesterday's sounds

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Original Lyrics: Y acaloran el ánimo para aceptar

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Conjunction	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Verb
y	acaloran	el	ánimo	para	aceptar
and	transitive to heat up	Masculine singular definite article; the.	soul, spirit, mood	to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action)	transitive to accept, to take up, to take up on
	3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb acalorar				Infinitive
and	they heat up	the	mood	to	to accept

Aligned Translation: And they heat up the mood to accept

Free Translation: And they warm up the spirit to accept

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Original Lyrics: Que ya pasó uno más

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Conjunction	Adverb	Verb	Pronoun	Adverb
que	ya	pasó	uno	más
that	already, yet	to pass	one	more; -er (used to make comparisons)
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb pasar
that	already	passed	one	more

Aligned Translation: That one more has already passed

Free Translation: That another year has already passed

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Original Lyrics: Y en el reloj de antaño, como de año en año

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Conjunction	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Adverb	Conjunction	Preposition	Noun	Preposition	Noun
y	en	el	reloj	de	antaño	como	de	año	en	año
and	in (in various expressions)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	clock	from (with the source or provenance of or at)	in the past, in the old days, of yore	as (introducing a basis of comparison or equality)	from (with the source or provenance of or at)	year	in (in various expressions)	year

and	in	the	clock	from	past	as	from	year	in	year

Aligned Translation: And on the clock of yesteryear, , as from year to year

Free Translation: And in the clock of yesteryear, as it happens from year to year.

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Original Lyrics: Cinco minutos más para la cuenta atrás

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cinco	minuto	más	para	la	cuenta	atrás
cardinal numbers five	minute (60 seconds)	more; -er (used to make comparisons)	to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action)	the	count, tally	behind

five	minutes	more	to	the	count	behind

Aligned Translation: five minutes more for countdown

Free Translation: Five more minutes for the countdown.

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Original Lyrics: Hacemos el balance de lo bueno y malo

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hacemos	el	balance	de	lo	bueno	y	malo
to do	Masculine singular definite article; the.	balance; weighing up	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	(neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives); the	fine	and	bad
1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb hacer
we do	the	balance	of	the	fine	and	bad

Aligned Translation: We take stock of the good and the bad

Free Translation: We take stock of the good and the bad

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Original Lyrics: Cinco minutos antes de la cuenta atrás

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	minuto	antes	de	la	cuenta	atrás
	minute (60 seconds)	earlier, before, sooner, previously, formerly, beforehand (at an earlier time)	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	the	count, tally	behind

five	minute	earlier	of	the	count	behind

Aligned Translation: five minutes earlier of the countdown

Free Translation: Five minutes before the countdown

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Original Lyrics: Marineros, soldados, solteros, casados

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Noun	Noun	Adjective	Noun
marineros	soldado	soltero	casados
Masculine plural of marinero	soldier	single, unmarried	Plural inflected form of casado

saylors	soldiers	single	married

Aligned Translation: sailors, soldiers, single ones, married ones

Free Translation: Sailors, soldiers, single, married

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Original Lyrics: Amantes, andantes y alguno que otro

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amante	andante	y	alguno	que	otro
lover (one who loves another person)	walking, who {{l\|en\|roam\|roams}}, who {{l\|en\|wander\|wanders}}, errant	and	someone	that	other, another

lovers	walking	and	someone	that	someone else

Aligned Translation: lovers, walkers and some others

Free Translation: Lovers, walkers and some others

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Original Lyrics: Cura despistao

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Aligned Translation: Clueless priest

Free Translation: Clueless priest

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Original Lyrics: Entre gritos y pitos los españolitos

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entre	grito	y	pito	los	español
between	a cry, a yell, a scream	and	whistle	the	Spaniard (man)

between	cries	and	whistle	the	Spaniards

Aligned Translation: between cries and whistles the Spaniards

Free Translation: Amidst shouts and whistles, the little Spaniards

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Original Lyrics: Enormes, bajitos, hacemos por una vez

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Adjective	Adjective	Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
enorme	bajito	hacemos	por	un	vez
enormous, huge	Diminutive of POS=adjective	to do	in the sense of: given in an exchange for (indicates something given in an exchange)	a	time, instance
		1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb hacer
enormous	short	we do	for	a	time

Aligned Translation: tall, short, we do once

Free Translation: Tall, short, we come together for once

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Original Lyrics: Algo a la vez

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Pronoun	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
algo	a	la	vez
something, anything	to	the	time, instance

something	to	the	time

Aligned Translation: One thing at a time

Free Translation: One thing at a time

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Original Lyrics: Y en el reloj de antaño, como de año en año

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Conjunction	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Adverb	Conjunction	Preposition	Noun	Preposition	Noun
y	en	el	reloj	de	antaño	como	de	año	en	año
and	in (in various expressions)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	clock	from (with the source or provenance of or at)	in the past, in the old days, of yore	as (introducing a basis of comparison or equality)	from (with the source or provenance of or at)	year	in (in various expressions)	year

and	in	the	clock	from	past	as	from	year	in	year

Aligned Translation: And on the clock of yesteryear, , as from year to year

Free Translation: And in the clock of yesteryear, as it happens from year to year.

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Original Lyrics: Cinco minutos más para la cuenta atrás

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cinco	minuto	más	para	la	cuenta	atrás
cardinal numbers five	minute (60 seconds)	more; -er (used to make comparisons)	to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action)	the	count, tally	behind

five	minutes	more	to	the	count	behind

Aligned Translation: five minutes more for countdown

Free Translation: Five more minutes for the countdown.

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Original Lyrics: Hacemos el balance de lo bueno y malo

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Verb	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Determiner	Adjective	Conjunction	Adjective
hacemos	el	balance	de	lo	bueno	y	malo
to do	Masculine singular definite article; the.	balance; weighing up	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	(neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives); the	fine	and	bad
1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb hacer
we do	the	balance	of	the	fine	and	bad

Aligned Translation: We take stock of the good and the bad

Free Translation: We take stock of the good and the bad

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Original Lyrics: Cinco minutos antes de la cuenta atrás

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	minuto	antes	de	la	cuenta	atrás
	minute (60 seconds)	earlier, before, sooner, previously, formerly, beforehand (at an earlier time)	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	the	count, tally	behind

five	minute	earlier	of	the	count	behind

Aligned Translation: five minutes earlier of the countdown

Free Translation: Five minutes before the countdown

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Original Lyrics: Y aunque para las uvas hay algunos nuevos

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y	aunque	para	las	uva	haber	alguno	nuevos
and	though, although, even though, albeit	for, to (expressing a recipient)	the	grape	impersonal:in third person singular only to exist; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (había)	some, any	Masculine plural of nuevo
					Infinitive
and	though	for	the	grapes	there is	some	new

Aligned Translation: and though for the grapes there is some new ones

Free Translation: And although for the grapes there are some new

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Original Lyrics: A los que ya no están echaremos de menos

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Preposition	Determiner	Pronoun	Adverb	Adverb	Verb	Verb	Preposition	Adverb
a	los	que	ya	no	están	echaremos ⁷	de ⁸	menos ⁹
to	the	who; that	already, yet	not	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.	transitive to throw, toss, cast (to release an object from one's grasp so that it moves through the air)	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	less
					3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb estar	1st Person Plural Indicative Future of the verb echar
to	the	who	now	not	are	we will throw	of	less
^7,8,9 we will miss

Aligned Translation: Those who are no longer here will be missed.

Free Translation: Those who are no longer here will be missed.

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Original Lyrics: Y a ver si espabilamos los que estamos vivos

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Conjunction	Preposition		Conjunction	Verb	Determiner	Pronoun	Verb	Adjective
y	a		si	espabilamos	los	que	estamos	vivo
and	to		if	to pay attention, watch out	the	who; that	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.	living, alive
				1st Person Plural Indicative Preterite of the verb espabilar			1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb estar
and	to	to see	if	we pay attention	the	who	we are	living

Aligned Translation: And let's see if those of us who are alive wake up

Free Translation: And let's see if we wake up those of us who are alive

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Original Lyrics: Y en el año que viene nos reímos

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y	en	el	año	que	viene	nosotros	reímos
and	in (in various expressions)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	year	who; that	to come	we (masculine plural)	to laugh
					3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb venir		1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb reír
and	in	the	year	that	comes	we	laugh

Aligned Translation: And in the coming year we laugh

Free Translation: And in the coming year we laugh

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Original Lyrics: Uno, dos, tres y cuatro, y empieza otra vez

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uno	dos	tres	y		y	empieza	otro	vez
one	cardinal numbers two	cardinal numbers three	and		and	to start, begin, to get started	other, another	time, instance
						3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb empezar
one	two	three	and	four	and	starts	other	time

Aligned Translation: one, two, three and four and it starts again

Free Translation: One, two, three and four, and it starts again

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Original Lyrics: Que la quinta es la una y la sexta es la dos

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Conjunction	Determiner	Noun	Verb	Determiner	Pronoun	Conjunction	Determiner		Verb	Determiner	Numeral
que	la	quinta	es	la	una	y	la		es	la	dos
that	the	villa; country home	to be (essentially or identified as).	the	one (an indefinite plural pronoun using a singular feminine item, used for females)	and	the		to be (essentially or identified as).	the	cardinal numbers two
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser						3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
that	the	villa	is	the	one	and	the	sixth	is	the	two

Aligned Translation: That the fifth is the one and the sixth is the two

Free Translation: That the fifth one is one, and the sixth one is two

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Original Lyrics: Y así el siete es tres

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y	así	el	siete	es	tres
and	like this; like that; as such; thus; so; thereby; this way, that way	Masculine singular definite article; the.	cardinal numbers seven	to be (essentially or identified as).	cardinal numbers three
				3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
and	thus	the	seven	is	three

Aligned Translation: And so the seven is three

Free Translation: And so the seven is three

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Original Lyrics: Y decimos adiós y pedimos a Dios

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y	decimos	adiós	y	pedimos	a	Dios
and	to say, to tell	farewell; goodbye	and	to ask for something	to	God
	1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb decir			1st Person Plural Indicative Preterite of the verb pedir
and	we say	farewell	and	we ask	to	God

Aligned Translation: and we say farewell and we ask to God

Free Translation: And we say goodbye and ask God

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Original Lyrics: Que en el año que viene

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que	en	el	año	que	viene
that	in (in various expressions)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	year	who; that	to come
					3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb venir
that	in	the	year	that	comes

Aligned Translation: That in the coming year

Free Translation: That in the coming year

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Original Lyrics: A ver si en vez de un millón

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a	ver	si	en	vez	de	un	millón
to	to see (literally)	if	in (in various expressions)	time, instance	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	before the noun Apocopic form of uno one	million (10⁶)
	Infinitive
to	to see	if	in	time	of	one	million

Aligned Translation: lets see if instead of one million

Free Translation: Let's see if instead of a million

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Original Lyrics: Pueden ser dos

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pueden	ser	dos
to be able, can	to be (essentially or identified as).	cardinal numbers two
3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb poder	Infinitive
they can	be	two

Aligned Translation: they can be two

Free Translation: There can be two

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Original Lyrics: En la Puerta del Sol, como el año que fue

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Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Determiner	Proper noun	Conjunction	Determiner	Noun	Pronoun	Verb
en	la	puerta	de	el	Sol	como	el	año	que	fue
in (in various expressions)	the	door (portal of entry into a building)	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	the Sun	as (introducing a basis of comparison or equality)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	year	who; that	to be (essentially or identified as).
										3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb ser
In	the	door	of	the	Sun	as	the	year	that	was

Aligned Translation: At the Puerta del Sol, , like the year that was

Free Translation: At the door of the sun like the year that was

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Original Lyrics: Otra vez el champagne y las uvas y el alquitrán

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otro	vez	el	champagne	y	las	uva	y	el	alquitrán
other, another	time, instance	Masculine singular definite article; the.	champagne	and	the	grape	and	Masculine singular definite article; the.	chemistry tar, pitch

other	time	the	champagne	and	the	grapes	and	the	tar

Aligned Translation: again the champagne and the grapes and the tar

Free Translation: Once again, the champagne and grapes, and the tar

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Original Lyrics: De alfombra están

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de	alfombra	están
of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	carpet, rug (covering for a floor)	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.
		3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb estar
of	carpet	they are

Aligned Translation: of carpet they are

Free Translation: are spread like a carpet

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Review

Song Info: "Un Año Más" translates to "One More Year," and it's like a musical time capsule that captures the essence of reflection and hope as we bid farewell to another year. Ana Torroja's vocals, paired with the band's signature synth-pop sound, create an emotional rollercoaster that resonates with listeners year after year.

Song Emotion: The song strikes a balance between nostalgia and optimism. It's a musical hug, reminding us to look back on the year's adventures and lessons while gearing up for the fresh start a new year brings.

Learning Facts for Spanish Students: The lyrics are poetic yet simple, making it a fantastic resource for language acquisition. You'll pick up expressions related to time, emotions, and reflection – all while enjoying a catchy tune.

Interesting Facts: Did you know "Un Año Más" became an instant hit and has been covered by various artists? Its popularity isn't confined to Spain; it has fans across Spanish-speaking countries, turning it into a cultural phenomenon.

Music Video Description: The music video is a trip down memory lane. Ana torroja singing and people celebrating, and glimpses of significant events from the year. It's a visual celebration that complements the song's vibe perfectly.

Submitted by user: PAULETTEANDRES

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

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

Un año más has 177 BPM (beats per minute)

Un año más is suitable for DELE A2 Level students in terms of language complexity.

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^RAE Based on a median word frequency of 3039 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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Noun	Verb
cura	despistado
priest	to throw off track
	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb despistar
priest	thrown off track