Santa Lucia Miguel Rios Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'Santa Lucia' means 'Saint Lucy' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Miguel Rios' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Original Lyrics: A menudo me recuerdas a alguien

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Adverb	Pronoun	Verb	Preposition	Pronoun
a menudo	mí	recuerdas	a	alguien
often, oftentimes (habitually)	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	transitive to remember, to recollect	to	someone, somebody
		2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb recordar
Often		you reming me	to	someone

Aligned Translation: Often you remember me to someone

Free Translation: You often remind me of someone

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Original Lyrics: Tu sonrisa la imagino sin miedo

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Adjective	Noun	Verb	Preposition	Noun
tuyo	sonrisa	imagino	sin	miedo
yours, your	smile	to imagine	without	fear
		1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb imaginar
Your	smile	I imagine it	without	fear

Aligned Translation: I imagine your smile without fear

Free Translation: I imagine your smile with no fear

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Original Lyrics: Invadido por la ausencia

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invadido	por	la	ausencia
to invade	in the sense of: indicates the creator by (indicates the creator of a work)	the	absence
Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb invadir
Invaded	by	the	absence

Aligned Translation: Invaded by the absence

Free Translation: Invaded by the absence

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Original Lyrics: Me demora la impaciencia

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Pronoun	Verb	Determiner	Noun
mí	demora	la	impaciencia
me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	to delay	the	impatience
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb demorar
	It delays me	the	impatience

Aligned Translation: The impatience delays me

Free Translation: Impatience slows me down

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Original Lyrics: Me pregunto si algún día te veré, por favor

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Pronoun	Verb	Conjunction	Adjective	Noun	Pronoun	Verb		Interjection
yo	pregunto	si	alguno	día	tú	veré		por favor
(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	reflexive to wonder, to ask oneself	if	some, any	day (any period of 24 hours)	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	to see (literally)		please
	1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb preguntar					1st Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb ver
I	wonder	if	some	day		I will see you	,	please

Aligned Translation: I wonder if some day I will see you, please

Free Translation: I wonder if someday I'll see you, please

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Original Lyrics: Ya sé todo de tu vida y sin embargo

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Adverb	Verb	Pronoun	Preposition	Adjective	Noun	Conjunction	Adverb
ya	sé	todo	de	tuyo	vida	y	sin embargo
already, yet	to know (a fact)	everything	of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective)	yours, your	life	and	however, notwithstanding, nevertheless, in spite of, nonetheless
	1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb saber
	I already know	everything	of	your	life	and	however

Aligned Translation: I already know everything about your life and nonetheless

Free Translation: I already know everything about your life and nonetheless

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Original Lyrics: No conozco ni un detalle de ti

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Adverb	Verb	Adverb	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Pronoun
no	conozco	ni	un	detalle	de	ti
not	to know (a person or a place), to be familiar with, to be acquainted with	not even, even	a	detail	from (with the source or provenance of or at)	you, thee (declined form of tú used as the object of a preposition)
	1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb conocer
	I do not know	not even	a	detail	from	you

Aligned Translation: I don't know not even a detail about you

Free Translation: I don't have a clue about you

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Original Lyrics: El teléfono es muy frío

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Determiner	Noun	Verb	Adverb	Adjective
el	teléfono	es	muy	frío
Masculine singular definite article; the.	telephone, phone	to be (essentially or identified as).	very	cold
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
The	telephone	is	very	cold

Aligned Translation: The phone is very cold

Free Translation: The phone is very cold

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Original Lyrics: Y tus llamadas son muy pocas

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y	tu	llamada	son	muy	poco
and	(before the noun) Apocopic form of tuyo, your	call	to be (essentially or identified as).	very	few, not many
			3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb ser
And	your	calls	are	very	few

Aligned Translation: And your calls are very few

Free Translation: And your calls are very few

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Original Lyrics: Yo si quiero conocerte y tu no a mi, por favor

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Pronoun	Verb	Verb	Pronoun	Conjunction	Pronoun	Adverb	Preposition	Pronoun		Interjection
yo	quiero	conocer	tú	y	tú	no	a	mí		por favor
(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	to desire, to want, to want to	in the preterite tense to meet	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	and	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	not	to	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)		please
	1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb querer	Infinitive
I	want	to meet	you	and	you	not	to	me	,	please

Aligned Translation: I indeed want to know you and you not to me, please

Free Translation: I indeed want to know you and you don't want to know me, please

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Original Lyrics: Dame una cita, vamos al parque

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Verb	Pronoun	Determiner	Noun		Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
da	mí	un	cita		vamos	a	el	parque
transitive to give, to give out	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	a	date (romantic outing)		intransitive to go	to	Masculine singular definite article; the.	park
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb dar					1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb ir
Give	me	a	date	,	let us go	to	the	park

Aligned Translation: Give me one date, come to the park

Free Translation: Give me one date, let's go to the park

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Original Lyrics: Entra en mi vida, sin anunciarte

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Verb	Preposition	Adjective	Noun		Preposition	Verb	Pronoun
entra	en	mío	vida		sin	anunciar	te
to enter	in, at, on	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	life		without	to announce	reflexive pronoun: yourself
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb entrar						Infinitive
Enter	in	my	life	,	without	announce	yourself

Aligned Translation: Get into my life, without announcing yourself

Free Translation: Come into my life, unannounced

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Original Lyrics: Abre las puertas y cierra los ojos

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Verb	Determiner	Noun	Conjunction	Verb	Determiner	Noun
abre	las	puerta	y	cierra	los	ojo
transitive:intransitive reflexive to open, open up	the	door (portal of entry into a building)	and	transitive to close, to shut	the	eye
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb abrir				2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb cerrar
Open	the	doors	and	close	the	eyes

Aligned Translation: Open the doors and close the eyes

Free Translation: Open the doors and close your eyes

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Original Lyrics: Vamos a vernos, poquito a poco

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Verb	Preposition	Verb	Pronoun		Adjective	Preposition	Adjective
vamos	a	ver	nosotros		poco	a	poco
intransitive to go	to	to see (literally)	we (masculine plural)		little, not much	by	little, not much
1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb ir		Infinitive
Let us go	to	see	us	,	little	by	little

Aligned Translation: Let's see each other, little by little

Free Translation: Let's see each other, little by little

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Original Lyrics: Dame tus manos, siente la mías

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Verb	Pronoun	Adjective	Noun		Verb	Determiner	Adjective
da	mí	tu	mano		siente	la	mías
transitive to give, to give out	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	(before the noun) Apocopic form of tuyo, your	anatomy:of a person hand		transitive to feel	the	Feminine plural of mío Mine, my.
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb dar					2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb sentir
Give	me	your	hands	,	feel	the	mine

Aligned Translation: Give me your hands, feel the mine

Free Translation: Give me your hands, feel mine

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Original Lyrics: Como dos ciegos, Santa Lucía

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Preposition	Numeral	Adjective
como	dos	ciego
like (similar to, reminiscent of)	cardinal numbers two	blind

Like	two	blind	,	Santa	Lucia

Aligned Translation: Like two blind people, Saint Lucy

Free Translation: Like two blind people, Saint Lucy

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Original Lyrics: A menudo me recuerdas a mí

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Adverb	Verb	Preposition	Pronoun
a menudo	recuerdas	a	mí
often, oftentimes (habitually)	transitive to remember, to recollect	to	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)
	2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb recordar
Often	you remember me	to	me

Aligned Translation: Often you remind me to myself

Free Translation: You often remind me of myself

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Original Lyrics: La primera vez pensé

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Determiner	Adjective	Noun	Verb
la	primero	vez	pensé
the	first	time, instance	to think
			1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb pensar
The	first	time	I thought

Aligned Translation: The first time I thought

Free Translation: The first time I thought

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Original Lyrics: Se ha equivocado

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	Verb	Verb
	ha	equivocado
	auxiliary verb taking past participle to build various perfect tenses to have	to mistake, mix up
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb haber	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb equivocar
	She made	a mistake

Aligned Translation: Herself has made a mistake

Free Translation: She has made a mistake

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Original Lyrics: La segunda vez no supe qué decir

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Determiner	Adjective	Noun	Adverb	Verb	Adjective	Verb
la	segundo	vez	no	supe	qué	decir
the	second (after the first)	time, instance	not	to know (a fact)	what; which	to say, to tell
				1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb saber		Infinitive
The	second	time		I did not know	what	to say

Aligned Translation: The second time I didn't know what to say

Free Translation: The second time I didn't know what to say

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Original Lyrics: Las demás me daban miedo

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Determiner	Adjective	Pronoun	Verb	Noun
las	demás	mí	daban	miedo
the	other, remaining	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	transitive to give, to give out	fear
			3rd Person Plural Indicative Imperfect of the verb dar
The	others		give me	fear

Aligned Translation: The others gave me fear

Free Translation: The others scared me

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Original Lyrics: Tanto loco que anda suelto y

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Adjective	Adjective	Conjunction	Verb	Adjective	Conjunction
tanto	loco	que	anda	suelto	y
plural so many, as many, that many	crazy, insane, mad {{q\|asserting that something is out of place in the head}}	that	to walk, to go	free, loose, undone	and
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb andar
So many	crazy	that	walk	free	and

Aligned Translation: So many crazy that goes loose and

Free Translation: So many crazies on the loose and

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Original Lyrics: Ahora sé que no podría vivir sin ti

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ahora	sé	que	no	podría	vivir	sin	ti
now (at the present time)	to know (a fact)	that	not	to be able, can	intransitive to live; to be alive	without	you, thee (declined form of tú used as the object of a preposition)
	1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb saber			1st Person Singular Indicative Conditional of the verb poder	Infinitive
Now	I know	that		I could not	live	without	you

Aligned Translation: Now I know that I couldn't live without you

Free Translation: Now I know I couldn't live without you

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Original Lyrics: Por favor

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Aligned Translation: Please

Free Translation: Please

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Original Lyrics: Dame una cita, vamos al parque

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Verb	Pronoun	Determiner	Noun		Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
da	mí	un	cita		vamos	a	el	parque
transitive to give, to give out	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	a	date (romantic outing)		intransitive to go	to	Masculine singular definite article; the.	park
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb dar					1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb ir
Give	me	a	date	,	let us go	to	the	park

Aligned Translation: Give me one date, come to the park

Free Translation: Give me one date, let's go to the park

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Original Lyrics: Entra en mi vida sin anunciarte

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Verb	Preposition	Adjective	Noun	Preposition	Verb	Pronoun
entra	en	mío	vida	sin	anunciar	tú
to enter	in, at, on	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	life	without	to announce	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb entrar					Infinitive
Enter	in	my	life	without	announcing	you

Aligned Translation: Get into my life without announcing yourself

Free Translation: Come into my life unannounced

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Original Lyrics: Abre las puertas y cierra los ojos

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Verb	Determiner	Noun	Conjunction	Verb	Determiner	Noun
abre	las	puerta	y	cierra	los	ojo
transitive:intransitive reflexive to open, open up	the	door (portal of entry into a building)	and	transitive to close, to shut	the	eye
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb abrir				2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb cerrar
Open	the	doors	and	close	the	eyes

Aligned Translation: Open the doors and close the eyes

Free Translation: Open the doors and close your eyes

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Original Lyrics: Vamos a vernos poquito a poco

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Verb	Preposition	Verb	Pronoun	Adjective	Preposition	Adverb
vamos	a	ver	nosotros	poquito	a	poco
auxiliary (with a followed by the infinitive) to be going to (near future), to go	to	to see (literally)	we (masculine plural)	Diminutive of poco	by	little (not much)
1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb ir		Infinitive
Let us go	to	see	us	little	by	little

Aligned Translation: Let's see each other little by little

Free Translation: Let's see each other little by little

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Original Lyrics: Dame tus manos, siente la mías

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Aligned Translation: Give me your hands, feel the mine

Free Translation: Give me your hands, feel mine

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Original Lyrics: Como dos ciegos, Santa Lucía

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Preposition	Numeral	Adjective
como	dos	ciego
like (similar to, reminiscent of)	cardinal numbers two	blind

Like	two	blind	,	Santa	Lucia

Aligned Translation: Like two blind people, Saint Lucy

Free Translation: Like two blind people, Saint Lucy

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Original Lyrics: Santa Lucía

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Aligned Translation: Saint Lucy

Free Translation: Saint Lucy

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Original Lyrics: A menudo me recuerdas a mí

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a menudo	recuerdas	a	mí
often, oftentimes (habitually)	transitive to remember, to recollect	to	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)
	2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb recordar
Often	you remember me	to	me

Aligned Translation: Often you remind me to myself

Free Translation: You often remind me of myself

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Summary of the Story in the Lyrics

"Santa Lucía" by Miguel Ríos tells the story of a man who is deeply infatuated with someone he barely knows. He is captivated by her smile and presence, even though they have had minimal interaction. The song expresses his longing to know her better and his frustration with the distance between them. He pleads for a chance to meet and connect on a deeper level.

Interpretation of the Meaning

The lyrics convey a sense of yearning and unfulfilled desire. The man is fascinated by the woman and wants to bridge the gap between them. The repeated plea for a meeting ("Dame una cita") highlights his desperation to turn his dreams into reality. The song explores themes of longing, hope, and the desire for connection.

Emotional Impact

The song evokes feelings of longing and wistfulness. It captures the bittersweet emotions of wanting to be close to someone who seems just out of reach. The melody and Ríos's emotive delivery enhance the sense of yearning and hope.

The artist uses poetic and heartfelt language to express his emotions. The repetition of key phrases like "Dame una cita" emphasizes his longing.
The setting is not explicitly mentioned, but the lyrics suggest a desire to meet in a park, a place where they can connect.
The timing is not specified, but the lyrics suggest an ongoing longing and anticipation.
The main character is the man (the narrator) who is infatuated with the woman he barely knows.
The song describes the man's emotional struggle and his plea for a chance to meet and connect with the woman.

Explicit Themes

The song does not contain explicit themes. It is a heartfelt and emotional ballad suitable for a general audience.

Tone of the Song

"Santa Lucía" is a reflective and hopeful song. The melody and lyrics create a sense of longing and anticipation, making it a poignant and emotional experience.

Relation to the YouTube Video

In the YouTube video, the visuals likely enhance the song's themes of longing and hope. The video may feature scenes that depict the man's emotional journey and his desire to connect with the woman, adding a visual layer to the narrative.

Relevant Links

If you wish to know more about Miguel Rios' trajectory, visit the website of Miguel Rios' Foundation: https://fundacionmiguelrios.org/

Submitted by user: ANAJOSE

Average Ratings

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

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

Santa Lucia has 103 BPM (beats per minute)

Santa Lucia is suitable for DELE Level students in terms of language complexity.

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^RAE Based on a median word frequency of 16 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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