Tenso Paulo Londra Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'Tenso' means 'Tense' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Paulo Londra' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Original Lyrics: "¿Cómo estás, mi amor?"

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	Adverb	Verb		Adjective	Noun
	cómo	estás		mío	amor
	interrogative how?	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.		predicative or after the noun mine, my.	love
		2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb estar
"	How	are you	,	my	love	?	"

Aligned Translation: "How are you, my love?"

Free Translation: "How are you, my love?"

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Original Lyrics: Era lo primero que decías cuando yo me levantaba

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era	lo	primero	que	decías	cuando	yo	levantaba
to be (essentially or identified as).	(neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives); the	first	that	to say, to tell	when	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	reflexive to get up
3rd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb ser				2nd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb decir			1st Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb levantar
It was	the	first	that	you said	when	I	got up

Aligned Translation: It was the first thing you said when I got up

Free Translation: Was the first thing you would say when I woke up

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Original Lyrics: "Solo dame un beso"

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	Adverb	Verb	Pronoun	Determiner	Noun
	solo	da	mí	un	beso
	only, solely, just	transitive to give, to give out	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	a	kiss
		2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb dar
"	Just	give	me	a	kiss	"

Aligned Translation: "Just give me a kiss"

Free Translation: "Just give me a kiss"

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Original Lyrics: Era lo que tú me transmitías solo con una mirada

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Verb	Adjective	Pronoun	Pronoun	Verb	Adverb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
era	qué	tú	mí	transmitías	solo	con	un	mirada
to be (essentially or identified as).	what; which	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	to transmit	only, solely, just	with	a	look, glance
3rd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb ser				2nd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb transmitir
It was	what	you		transmitted to me	just	with	a	look

Aligned Translation: It was what you conveyed to me just with a glance

Free Translation: Was what you make me felt with your eyes

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Original Lyrics: Y, de repente, el cielo celeste se nubló, oh-oh

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y		de repente		el	cielo	celeste	nubló
and		suddenly, abruptly, {{sense\|instantly}} in a heartbeat		Masculine singular definite article; the.	sky	pale blue, sky blue	to cloud
							3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb nublar
And	,	suddenly	,	the		blue sky	clouded over	,	oh	-	oh

Aligned Translation: And, suddenly, the blue sky clouded over, oh-oh

Free Translation: And, suddenly, the blue sky clouded over, oh-oh

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Original Lyrics: Y mi mente nunca entiende cómo

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y	mío	mente	nunca	entiende	cómo
and	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	mind, intellect	never	to understand	how
				3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb entender
And	my	mind	never	understand	how

Aligned Translation: And my mind never understands how

Free Translation: And my mind never understands how

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Original Lyrics: De repente, todo se volvió tenso

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Adverb		Pronoun	Verb	Adjective
de repente		todo	volvió	tenso
suddenly, abruptly, {{sense\|instantly}} in a heartbeat		everything	reflexive to get, become	tense
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb volver
Suddenly	,	everything	became	tense

Aligned Translation: Suddenly, everything became tense

Free Translation: So suddenly, everything turned tense

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Original Lyrics: La cena ya no era en pareja

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Determiner	Noun	Adverb	Verb	Preposition	Noun
la	cena	ya	era	en	pareja
the	supper, dinner	anymore; no longer	to be (essentially or identified as).	in, at, on	couple
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb ser
The	dinner		was no longer	in	couple

Aligned Translation: Dinner was no longer as a couple

Free Translation: Dinner was no longer as a couple

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Original Lyrics: Las caricias se volvieron charlas

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las	caricias	volvieron	charlas
the	rare:or archaic Alternative form of acariciar	to turn	to chat
	2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb cariciar	3rd Person Plural Indicative Preterite of the verb volver	2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb charlar
The	caresses	turned into	chats

Aligned Translation: The caresses turned into talks

Free Translation: The caresses became talks

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Original Lyrics: De lo que uno hace cuando el otro se aleja

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de	qué	uno	hace	cuando	el	otro	aleja
of, from (indicating cause)	what; which	one	to do	when	Masculine singular definite article; the.	someone else; another person	to keep at a distance
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb hacer				3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb alejar
Of	what	one	does	when	the	other	gets distant

Aligned Translation: Of what one does when the other walks away

Free Translation: Of what one does when the other gets distant

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Original Lyrics: De repente, todo se volvió tenso

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Adverb		Pronoun	Verb	Adjective
de repente		todo	volvió	tenso
suddenly, abruptly, {{sense\|instantly}} in a heartbeat		everything	reflexive to get, become	tense
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb volver
Suddenly	,	everything	became	tense

Aligned Translation: Suddenly, everything became tense

Free Translation: So suddenly, everything turned tense

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Original Lyrics: La cena ya no era en pareja

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Determiner	Noun	Adverb	Verb	Preposition	Noun
la	cena	ya	era	en	pareja
the	supper, dinner	anymore; no longer	to be (essentially or identified as).	in, at, on	couple
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb ser
The	dinner		was no longer	in	couple

Aligned Translation: Dinner was no longer as a couple

Free Translation: Dinner was no longer as a couple

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Original Lyrics: Las caricias se volvieron charlas

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las	caricias	volvieron	charlas
the	rare:or archaic Alternative form of acariciar	to turn	to chat
	2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb cariciar	3rd Person Plural Indicative Preterite of the verb volver	2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb charlar
The	caresses	turned into	chats

Aligned Translation: The caresses turned into talks

Free Translation: The caresses became talks

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Original Lyrics: De lo que uno hace cuando el otro se aleja

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de	qué	uno	hace	cuando	el	otro	aleja
of, from (indicating cause)	what; which	one	to do	when	Masculine singular definite article; the.	someone else; another person	to keep at a distance
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb hacer				3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb alejar
Of	what	one	does	when	the	other	gets distant

Aligned Translation: Of what one does when the other walks away

Free Translation: Of what one does when the other gets distant

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Original Lyrics: ¿Qué nos pasó?

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Adjective	Pronoun	Verb
qué	nosotros	pasó
what; which (interrogative only)	we (masculine plural)	intransitive to happen
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb pasar
What		happened to us	?

Aligned Translation: What happened to us?

Free Translation: What happened to us?

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Original Lyrics: Antes la pasábamo' en la habitación

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Adverb	Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
antes	pasar ³	en	la	habitación
once, formerly (in the past)	transitive to spend time	in, at, on	the	bedroom (room with a bed for sleeping)
	Infinitive
Once	we spent it	in	the	bedroom
³ pasábamo' meaning: pasábamo' is a contraction for “pasabamos” – “We spent it”

Aligned Translation: We used to spend it in the room

Free Translation: We used to be in the bedroom

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Original Lyrics: Afuera hace frío, pero adentro calor

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Adverb	Verb	Adjective		Conjunction	Adverb	Noun
afuera	hace	frío		pero	adentro	calor
out, outside	to do	cold		but	inside (especially implying a motion into)	{{label\|es\|weather\|energy}} heat
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb hacer
outside	is	cold	,	but	inside	heat

Aligned Translation: It's cold outside, but warm inside

Free Translation: It's cold outside, but warm inside

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Original Lyrics: Siempre estaba a pleno, era pura emoción

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Adverb	Verb	Adjective		Verb	Adjective	Noun
siempre	estaba	pleno		era	puro	emoción
always	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.	full (containing the maximum amount possible)		to be (essentially or identified as).	pure, clear	emotion
	1st Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb estar			3rd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb ser
	I was always	full	,	it was	pure	emotion

Aligned Translation: I was always at full capacity, it was pure emotion

Free Translation: I was always at peak, it was pure emotion

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Original Lyrics: Entre nosotros dos

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Preposition	Pronoun	Numeral
entre	nosotros	dos
between	we (masculine plural)	cardinal numbers two

Between	we	two

Aligned Translation: Between the two of us

Free Translation: Between the two of us

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Original Lyrics: Pero el tiempo pasó

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Conjunction	Determiner	Noun	Verb
pero	el	tiempo	pasó
but	Masculine singular definite article; the.	time	to pass
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb pasar
But	the	time	passed

Aligned Translation: But the time passed

Free Translation: But time passed

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Original Lyrics: Empezamos a cambiar horarios

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Verb	Preposition	Verb	Noun
empezamos	a	cambiar	horario
to start, begin, to get started	to	transitive:intransitive to change, to shift, to switch, to alter	timetable, schedule
1st Person Plural Indicative Preterite of the verb empezar		Infinitive
We started	to	change	schedules

Aligned Translation: We started to change schedules

Free Translation: We started to change schedules

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Original Lyrics: Tanto en la casa ya no nos vemo'

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Adverb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Adverb	Pronoun	Verb
tanto	en	la	casa	ya	nosotros	vemos ⁸
so much, long, hard, often, etc.	in, at, on	the	house	anymore; no longer	we (masculine plural)	to see (literally)
						1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb ver
So much	in	the	house	no longer	we	see
^8,9 vemo' meaning: vemo' is a contraction for “vemos” – “We see”

Aligned Translation: So much in the house that we no longer see each other

Free Translation: In the house we no longer see each other

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Original Lyrics: Elegimos solo evitarno'

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Verb	Adverb	Verb
elegimos	solo	evitar ³
transitive to choose	only, solely, just	to avoid, to bypass, to evade, to circumvent, to dodge, to shun, to eschew (to steer clear of)
1st Person Plural Indicative Preterite of the verb elegir		Infinitive
We choose	just	to avoid each other
^3,4 evitarno' meaning: evitarno' is a contraction for “Evitarnos” – “To avoid, to avoid each other”

Aligned Translation: We choose only to avoid each other

Free Translation: We just choose to avoid each other

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Original Lyrics: Antes de escuchar un consejo

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Preposition	Preposition	Verb	Determiner	Noun
antes	de	escuchar	un	consejo
before (earlier than) (triggers the subjunctive in subordinate clauses)	of, from (indicating cause)	transitive to listen to, to hear out	a	advice, counsel
		Infinitive
Before	of	listening	an	advice

Aligned Translation: Before listening to a piece of advice

Free Translation: Before listening to an advice

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Original Lyrics: Antes me llamabas

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Adverb	Pronoun	Verb
antes	mí	llamabas
once, formerly (in the past)	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	to summon, to call
		2nd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb llamar
		You called me before

Aligned Translation: You used to call me

Free Translation: You used to call me

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Original Lyrics: Ahora, cuando besas, mami, ya no siento nada

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Adverb		Conjunction	Verb		Noun		Adverb	Verb	Pronoun
ahora		cuando	besas		mami		ya	siento	nada
now (at the present time)		when	to kiss		{{lb\|es\|Bolivia\|Costa Rica\|Cuba\|Dominican Republic\|Nicaragua\|Panama\|Puerto Rico\|Venezuela}} attractive woman; momma		anymore; no longer	transitive to feel	when used with a negative verb anything
			2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb besar					1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb sentir
Now	,	when	you kiss	,	mommy	,		I no longer feel	anything

Aligned Translation: Now, when you kiss, mommy, I don't feel anything anymore

Free Translation: Now, when you kiss, girl, I don't feel anything anymore

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Original Lyrics: Dime, ¿por qué dejamo' de mirarno' a la cara y me quedo

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	Pronoun		Adverb	Verb	Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb
	mí		por qué	dejamos ⁷	mirar ¹⁰	a	la	cara	y	yo	quedo
	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)		why, for what reason	{{indtr\|es\|de\|intr=1}} to cease, stop (doing something)	transitive to look at (to try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes)	to	the	anatomy face (the front part of the head)	and	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	reflexive to stay; to remain, to stick
				1st Person Plural Indicative Preterite of the verb dejar	Infinitive						1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb quedar
Tell	me	,	why	we stopped	looking	to	the	face	and	I	stay
^7,8 dejamo' meaning: dejamo' is a contraction for “dejamos” – “We left, we stopped, etc”
^10,11 mirarno' meaning: mirarno' is a contraction for “mirarnos” – “To look each other”

Aligned Translation: Tell me, why do we stop looking at each other in the face and I stay

Free Translation: Tell me, why do we stop looking at each other in the face and I stay

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Original Lyrics: Con mi almohada discutiendo por qué lo nuestro se apaga?

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con	mío	almohada	discutiendo	por qué	nuestro	apaga
with	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	pillow (soft cushion used to support the head)	to discuss, to argue; to talk about	why, for what reason	ours	reflexive to fade; to wane
			Simple Gerund of the verb discutir			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb apagar
With	my	pillow	discussing	why	ours	is fading	?

Aligned Translation: With my pillow discussing why our thing goes out?

Free Translation: With my pillow discussing why our thing fades away

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Original Lyrics: De repente, todo se volvió tenso

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Adverb		Pronoun	Verb	Adjective
de repente		todo	volvió	tenso
suddenly, abruptly, {{sense\|instantly}} in a heartbeat		everything	reflexive to get, become	tense
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb volver
Suddenly	,	everything	became	tense

Aligned Translation: Suddenly, everything became tense

Free Translation: So suddenly, everything turned tense

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Original Lyrics: La cena ya no era en pareja

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Determiner	Noun	Adverb	Verb	Preposition	Noun
la	cena	ya	era	en	pareja
the	supper, dinner	anymore; no longer	to be (essentially or identified as).	in, at, on	couple
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb ser
The	dinner		was no longer	in	couple

Aligned Translation: Dinner was no longer as a couple

Free Translation: Dinner was no longer as a couple

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Original Lyrics: Las caricias se volvieron charlas

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Determiner	Verb	Verb	Verb
las	caricias	volvieron	charlas
the	rare:or archaic Alternative form of acariciar	to turn	to chat
	2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb cariciar	3rd Person Plural Indicative Preterite of the verb volver	2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb charlar
The	caresses	turned into	chats

Aligned Translation: The caresses turned into talks

Free Translation: The caresses became talks

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Original Lyrics: De lo que uno hace cuando el otro se aleja

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de	qué	uno	hace	cuando	el	otro	aleja
of, from (indicating cause)	what; which	one	to do	when	Masculine singular definite article; the.	someone else; another person	to keep at a distance
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb hacer				3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb alejar
Of	what	one	does	when	the	other	gets distant

Aligned Translation: Of what one does when the other walks away

Free Translation: Of what one does when the other gets distant

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Original Lyrics: De repente, todo se volvió tenso

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de repente		todo	volvió	tenso
suddenly, abruptly, {{sense\|instantly}} in a heartbeat		everything	reflexive to get, become	tense
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb volver
Suddenly	,	everything	became	tense

Aligned Translation: Suddenly, everything became tense

Free Translation: So suddenly, everything turned tense

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Original Lyrics: La cena ya no era en pareja

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Determiner	Noun	Adverb	Verb	Preposition	Noun
la	cena	ya	era	en	pareja
the	supper, dinner	anymore; no longer	to be (essentially or identified as).	in, at, on	couple
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb ser
The	dinner		was no longer	in	couple

Aligned Translation: Dinner was no longer as a couple

Free Translation: Dinner was no longer as a couple

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Original Lyrics: Las caricias se volvieron charlas

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Determiner	Verb	Verb	Verb
las	caricias	volvieron	charlas
the	rare:or archaic Alternative form of acariciar	to turn	to chat
	2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb cariciar	3rd Person Plural Indicative Preterite of the verb volver	2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb charlar
The	caresses	turned into	chats

Aligned Translation: The caresses turned into talks

Free Translation: The caresses became talks

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Original Lyrics: De lo que uno hace cuando el otro se aleja

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de	qué	uno	hace	cuando	el	otro	aleja
of, from (indicating cause)	what; which	one	to do	when	Masculine singular definite article; the.	someone else; another person	to keep at a distance
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb hacer				3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb alejar
Of	what	one	does	when	the	other	gets distant

Aligned Translation: Of what one does when the other walks away

Free Translation: Of what one does when the other gets distant

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Original Lyrics: Todo era tenso

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Pronoun	Verb	Adjective
todo	era	tenso
everything	to be (essentially or identified as).	tense
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb ser
Everything	was	tense

Aligned Translation: Everything was tense

Free Translation: Everything was tense

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Original Lyrics: Nada en pareja

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nada	en	pareja
nothing, zero, zilch	in, at, on	couple

Nothing	in	couple

Aligned Translation: Nothing as a couple

Free Translation: Nothing as a couple

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Original Lyrics: Y las caricias

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Conjunction	Determiner	Verb
y	las	caricias
and	the	rare:or archaic Alternative form of acariciar
		2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb cariciar
And	the	caresses

Aligned Translation: And the caresses

Free Translation: And the caresses

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Original Lyrics: Fueron pasajeras

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Aligned Translation: They were passengers

Free Translation: We momentary

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Original Lyrics: Todo era tenso

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todo	era	tenso
everything	to be (essentially or identified as).	tense
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb ser
Everything	was	tense

Aligned Translation: Everything was tense

Free Translation: Everything was tense

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Original Lyrics: Nada en pareja

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nada	en	pareja
nothing, zero, zilch	in, at, on	couple

Nothing	in	couple

Aligned Translation: Nothing as a couple

Free Translation: Nothing as a couple

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Original Lyrics: Solo eran charlas

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Adverb	Verb	Noun
solo	eran	charla
only, solely, just	to be (essentially or identified as).	talk, chat
	3rd Person Plural Indicative Imperfect of the verb ser
	They were just	talks

Aligned Translation: They were just talks

Free Translation: Just talks

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Original Lyrics: De lo que uno hace cuando el otro se aleja

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Preposition	Adjective	Determiner	Verb	Conjunction	Determiner	Pronoun	Verb
de	qué	uno	hace	cuando	el	otro	aleja
of, from (indicating cause)	what; which	one	to do	when	Masculine singular definite article; the.	someone else; another person	to keep at a distance
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb hacer				3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb alejar
Of	what	one	does	when	the	other	gets distant

Aligned Translation: Of what one does when the other walks away

Free Translation: Of what one does when the other gets distant

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Original Lyrics: Todo era tenso

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Pronoun	Verb	Adjective
todo	era	tenso
everything	to be (essentially or identified as).	tense
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb ser
Everything	was	tense

Aligned Translation: Everything was tense

Free Translation: Everything was tense

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Original Lyrics: Nada en pareja

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Pronoun	Preposition	Noun
nada	en	pareja
nothing, zero, zilch	in, at, on	couple

Nothing	in	couple

Aligned Translation: Nothing as a couple

Free Translation: Nothing as a couple

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Original Lyrics: Solo eran charlas

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Adverb	Verb	Noun
solo	eran	charla
only, solely, just	to be (essentially or identified as).	talk, chat
	3rd Person Plural Indicative Imperfect of the verb ser
	They were just	talks

Aligned Translation: They were just talks

Free Translation: Just talks

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Original Lyrics: De lo que uno hace cuando el otro se aleja (¡cumbia!)

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Preposition	Adjective	Pronoun	Verb	Conjunction	Determiner	Pronoun	Verb		Noun
de	qué	uno	hace	cuando	el	otro	aleja		cumbia
of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective)	what; which	one	to do	when	Masculine singular definite article; the.	someone else; another person	to keep at a distance		A style of dance and music which originated in Colombia's Caribbean coastal region and Panama and is popular throughout Latin America, or a piece in this style
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb hacer				3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb alejar
Of	what	one	does	when	the	other	gets distant	(	cumbia	!

Aligned Translation: What one does when the other walks away (cumbia!)

Free Translation: Of what one does when the other gets distant (cumbia!)

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Original Lyrics: De repente, todo se volvió tenso

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Adverb		Pronoun	Verb	Adjective
de repente		todo	volvió	tenso
suddenly, abruptly, {{sense\|instantly}} in a heartbeat		everything	reflexive to get, become	tense
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb volver
Suddenly	,	everything	became	tense

Aligned Translation: Suddenly, everything became tense

Free Translation: So suddenly, everything turned tense

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Original Lyrics: La cena ya no era en pareja

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Determiner	Noun	Adverb	Verb	Preposition	Noun
la	cena	ya	era	en	pareja
the	supper, dinner	anymore; no longer	to be (essentially or identified as).	in, at, on	couple
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb ser
The	dinner		was no longer	in	couple

Aligned Translation: Dinner was no longer as a couple

Free Translation: Dinner was no longer as a couple

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Original Lyrics: Las caricias se volvieron charlas

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las	caricias	volvieron	charlas
the	rare:or archaic Alternative form of acariciar	to turn	to chat
	2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb cariciar	3rd Person Plural Indicative Preterite of the verb volver	2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb charlar
The	caresses	turned into	chats

Aligned Translation: The caresses turned into talks

Free Translation: The caresses became talks

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Original Lyrics: De lo que uno hace cuando el otro se aleja

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de	qué	uno	hace	cuando	el	otro	aleja
of, from (indicating cause)	what; which	one	to do	when	Masculine singular definite article; the.	someone else; another person	to keep at a distance
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb hacer				3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb alejar
Of	what	one	does	when	the	other	gets distant

Aligned Translation: Of what one does when the other walks away

Free Translation: Of what one does when the other gets distant

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Original Lyrics: De repente, todo se volvió tenso

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Adverb		Pronoun	Verb	Adjective
de repente		todo	volvió	tenso
suddenly, abruptly, {{sense\|instantly}} in a heartbeat		everything	reflexive to get, become	tense
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb volver
Suddenly	,	everything	became	tense

Aligned Translation: Suddenly, everything became tense

Free Translation: So suddenly, everything turned tense

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Original Lyrics: La cena ya no era en pareja

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Determiner	Noun	Adverb	Verb	Preposition	Noun
la	cena	ya	era	en	pareja
the	supper, dinner	anymore; no longer	to be (essentially or identified as).	in, at, on	couple
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb ser
The	dinner		was no longer	in	couple

Aligned Translation: Dinner was no longer as a couple

Free Translation: Dinner was no longer as a couple

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Original Lyrics: Las caricias se volvieron charlas

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Determiner	Verb	Verb	Verb
las	caricias	volvieron	charlas
the	rare:or archaic Alternative form of acariciar	to turn	to chat
	2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb cariciar	3rd Person Plural Indicative Preterite of the verb volver	2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb charlar
The	caresses	turned into	chats

Aligned Translation: The caresses turned into talks

Free Translation: The caresses became talks

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Original Lyrics: De lo que uno hace cuando el otro se aleja

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Preposition	Adjective	Determiner	Verb	Conjunction	Determiner	Pronoun	Verb
de	qué	uno	hace	cuando	el	otro	aleja
of, from (indicating cause)	what; which	one	to do	when	Masculine singular definite article; the.	someone else; another person	to keep at a distance
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb hacer				3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb alejar
Of	what	one	does	when	the	other	gets distant

Aligned Translation: Of what one does when the other walks away

Free Translation: Of what one does when the other gets distant

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Original Lyrics: "¿Cómo estás, mi amor?"

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	Adverb	Verb		Adjective	Noun
	cómo	estás		mío	amor
	interrogative how?	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.		predicative or after the noun mine, my.	love
		2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb estar
"	How	are you	,	my	love	?	"

Aligned Translation: "How are you, my love?"

Free Translation: "How are you, my love?"

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Original Lyrics: Era lo primero que decías cuando yo me levantaba

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era	lo	primero	que	decías	cuando	yo	levantaba
to be (essentially or identified as).	(neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives); the	first	that	to say, to tell	when	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	reflexive to get up
3rd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb ser				2nd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb decir			1st Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb levantar
It was	the	first	that	you said	when	I	got up

Aligned Translation: It was the first thing you said when I got up

Free Translation: Was the first thing you would say when I woke up

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Original Lyrics: "Solo dame un beso"

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	solo	da	mí	un	beso
	only, solely, just	transitive to give, to give out	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	a	kiss
		2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb dar
"	Just	give	me	a	kiss	"

Aligned Translation: "Just give me a kiss"

Free Translation: "Just give me a kiss"

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Original Lyrics: Era lo que tú me transmitías solo con una mirada

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Verb	Adjective	Pronoun	Pronoun	Verb	Adverb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
era	qué	tú	mí	transmitías	solo	con	un	mirada
to be (essentially or identified as).	what; which	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	to transmit	only, solely, just	with	a	look, glance
3rd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb ser				2nd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb transmitir
It was	what	you		transmitted to me	just	with	a	look

Aligned Translation: It was what you conveyed to me just with a glance

Free Translation: Was what you make me felt with your eyes

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Paulo Londra Tenso meaning and English lyrics explained

Tenso, translated as “Tense” is a song by the Argentine singer Paulo Londra released in 2022. Paulo Londra is a rapper but he also makes other kinds of musical genres like reggaeton and ballads. His lyrics are known for not introducing explicit themes but instead, he writes about daily life and romantic experiences.

Tenso is a Cumbia song about a man who is thinking about his relationship with his girlfriend. The video clip for the song shows us Paulo Londra and a girl who spend their days in the same house, living experiences with their friends and families but deep inside they don’t want to continue the relationship.

The lyrics describe how everything got “tense” as they no longer dinner together, now they just talk about their stuff and avoid each other in the house. The lyrics tell us that they preferred to ignore their problems instead of receiving advice.

The only difficult part when translating this song was the contraction of words like “vemo', pasábamo'” and other similar who can get you into making a mistake when trying to understand the lyrics in English and translating them. Besides that, the song is catchy, the rhythm is moving, and the lyrics and singing are clear and comprehensible. Tenso by Paulo Londra is a nice song if you want to listen to something different in Spanish and you are open to listening to a genre like Cumbia.

Submitted by user: ANITA

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

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

Tenso has 120 BPM (beats per minute)

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^RAE Based on a median word frequency of 8162 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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Verb	Adjective
fueron	pasajero
to be (essentially or identified as).	transient, passing
3rd Person Plural Indicative Preterite of the verb ser
They were	transient