Pero Te Conocí Reik Translation Meaning and Lyrics
Song Meaning
'Pero Te Conocí' means 'But I Met You' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Reik' human translated here by a native speaker.
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it, masculine non-personal third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions to refer to masculine nouns)
to be (essentially or identified as).
intransitive to be
(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.
like this; like that; as such; thus; so; thereby; this way, that way
alone, by oneself
1st Person Singular Indicative Imperfect
of the verb creer
1st Person Singular Indicative Imperfect
of the verb ser
Infinitive
I thought
that
Maybe
my thing
was to
stay
like this
,
alone
3,4
In this sentence the words "Tal" and "Vez" are united to form the expression "Tal vez" which is translated as "Maybe" indicating that something may or not happen
8,9
"Quedar" and "Me" two words that together form "Quedarme" and is translated as "To stay like"
Aligned Translation: I thought maybe my thing was to stay like this, alone
Free Translation: I Thought maybe my thing was to stay alone
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41Y de pronto como estrella justo en medio de este mar
Original Lyrics:
Y de pronto como estrella justo en medio de este mar
it, masculine non-personal third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions to refer to masculine nouns)
to be (essentially or identified as).
intransitive to be
(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.
like this; like that; as such; thus; so; thereby; this way, that way
alone, by oneself
1st Person Singular Indicative Imperfect
of the verb creer
1st Person Singular Indicative Imperfect
of the verb ser
Infinitive
I thought
that
Maybe
my thing
was to
stay
like this
,
alone
3,4
In this sentence the words "Tal" and "Vez" are united to form the expression "Tal vez" which is translated as "Maybe" indicating that something may or not happen
8,9
"Quedar" and "Me" two words that together form "Quedarme" and is translated as "To stay like"
Aligned Translation: I thought maybe my thing was to stay like this, alone
Free Translation: I Thought maybe my thing was to stay alone
1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite
of the verb conocer
but
I
met you
Aligned Translation: But I met you
Free Translation: But I met you
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Review
“But I Met You” is a romantic and melodic song from the Mexican band Reik. It is a fantastic song, perfect for those people that feel lonely because if there is a word to describe this song is “Hope”.
This song is made for those who are tired of getting love deceptions and are thinking in surrender to love once and for all. Many people fall into despair after so many failed relationships that may close their hearts to other people.
“But I Met You” is a little spark of hope, telling us the story of someone who didn’t believe in love and thought many times that the best for him/her was to stay alone because is less painful than trying over and over failing every time.
Until he met that special person. Someone who came into his/her life out of nothing, something so unexpected that the person was afraid once more of failing, scared of being alone one more time in the end.
The song is full of nostalgia but is a ray of hope for those who think that love may not be for them. Destiny has strange ways of working and who knows, maybe one day we all meet that person who will fit perfectly in our lives.
The band Reik was formed in 2003 and has won many prizes since then, most of their albums are dedicated to romantic themes and daily life events. If you wish to know more about then you can check their social media and their website.
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
RAE Based on a median word frequency of 7400 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)
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