This is Not America Residente Translation Meaning and Lyrics

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'This is Not America' means 'This is Not America' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Residente' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Original Lyrics: Estamo' aquí, oye

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Verb	Adverb		Verb
estamos ¹	aquí		oye
to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.	here		intransitive to hear
1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb estar			2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb oír
We are	here	,	hear me out
^1,2 “Estamo'” is the contraction of the word “Estamos” – “We are”

Aligned Translation: We are here, hey

Free Translation: We are here, hey

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Original Lyrics: Que estamo' aquí

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que	estamos ²	aquí
that	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.	here
	1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb estar
That	we are	here
^2,3 “Estamo'” is the contraction of the word “Estamos” – “We are”

Aligned Translation: That we are here

Free Translation: That we are here

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Original Lyrics: Mírame, estamo' aquí

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Verb	Pronoun		Verb	Adverb
mira	mí		estamos ⁴	aquí
transitive to look at (to try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes)	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)		to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.	here
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb mirar			1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb estar
Look at	me	,	we are	here
^4,5 “Estamo'” is the contraction of the word “Estamos” – “We are”

Aligned Translation: Look at me, we are here

Free Translation: Look at me, we are here

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Original Lyrics: Desde hace rato cuando ustedes llegaron

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desde	bastante	rato	cuando	ustedes	llegaron
since	quite	a while, bit (a short period of time)	when	Latin America:Canary Islands Western Andalusia you (plural)	intransitive to arrive, get (to)
					2nd Person Plural Indicative Preterite Polite of the verb llegar
Since	quite	a while	when	you	arrived

Aligned Translation: Since a while ago when you arrived

Free Translation: Since a while ago when you arrived

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Original Lyrics: Ya estaban las huellas de nuestros zapatos

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ya	estaban	las	huella	de	nuestro	zapato
already, yet	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.	the	footprint (impression of the foot in a soft substance)	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	ours	shoe
	3rd Person Plural Indicative Imperfect of the verb estar
	There were already	the	footprints	of	ours	shoes

Aligned Translation: There were already the footprints of our shoes

Free Translation: Our shoes footprints were already here

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Original Lyrics: Se robaron hasta la comida de gato

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ellos	robaron	hasta	la	comida	de	gato
they, them (used subjectively and after prepositions; can refer to men, masculine nouns, groups of people or nouns of mixed gender, and (rarely) groups of neuter nouns).	to steal	even	the	food	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	cat (unspecified gender)
	3rd Person Plural Indicative Preterite of the verb robar
They	stole	even	the	food	of	cat

Aligned Translation: They stole even the cat food

Free Translation: They stole even the cat food

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Original Lyrics: Y todavía se están lamiendo el plato

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y	todavía	están	lamiendo	el	plato
and	still, yet	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.	to lick {{q\|stroke with the tongue}}	Masculine singular definite article; the.	plate, dish (crockery)
		3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb estar	Simple Gerund of the verb lamer
And		they are still	licking	the	plate

Aligned Translation: And they're still licking the plate

Free Translation: And they're still licking the plate

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Original Lyrics: Bien encabronao con estos ingratos

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Adverb	Verb	Preposition	Pronoun	Noun
muy ¹	encabronado ²	con	estos	ingrato
very	reflexive to get angry, very frustrated	with	demonstrative these ones	ingrate
	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb encabronar
Very	angry	with	these	ingrates
¹ “Bien” is a word that normally when translated is: “Well, good, fine” and similar significances, however, there are cases when the word “Bien” is used as an intensifier for emotions, feelings, actions, and things that are done. Let’s see some examples to illustrate better the idea. “Estoy bien molesto contigo” – “I’m really angry (mad) at you)” note how “Bien” is used to intensify that the person is mad or angry to the other person. “Estoy bien feliz porque pase el examen” – “I’m extremely happy because I passed the exam” this is another example of how “Bien” ends up intensifying an emotion.
² “Encabronao” from the verb “Encabronar” is a Mexican word adopted in Latin-American to express angriness, to be angry, mad at something, to be in a bad mood. When you are “Encabronao” you are really angry or mad.

Aligned Translation: I'm so mad at these ingrates

Free Translation: I'm so mad at these ingrates

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Original Lyrics: Hoy le doy duro a los tambores, hasta que me acusen de maltrato

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Adverb	Pronoun	Verb	Adjective	Preposition	Determiner	Noun		Preposition	Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Preposition	Noun
hoy	ella	doy	duro	a	los	tambor		hasta	que	ellos	acusen	de	maltrato
today	it (used subjectively and after prepositions to refer to feminine nouns)	transitive to hit	hard	to	the	drum		until	that	they, them (used subjectively and after prepositions; can refer to men, masculine nouns, groups of people or nouns of mixed gender, and (rarely) groups of neuter nouns).	to accuse, charge, indict	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	mistreatment
		1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb dar									3rd Person Plural Subjunctive Present of the verb acusar
Today		I hit	hard	to	the	drums	,	until	that	they	accuse me	of

Aligned Translation: Today I hit hard the drums, until they accuse me of mistreatment

Free Translation: Today I hit hard the drums, until they accuse me of mistreatment

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Original Lyrics: Si no entiendes el dato, pues te lo tiro en cumbia

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Conjunction	Adverb	Verb	Determiner	Noun		Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Preposition	Noun
si	no	entiendes	el	tip		pues	tú	tiro	en	cumbia
if	not	to understand	Masculine singular definite article; the.	tip (advice)		so, then, pues; in that case	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	transitive to throw, to toss	in, at, on	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
		2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb entender						1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb tirar
If	you do not	understand	the	tip	,	then		I will throw it to you	in	cumbia

Aligned Translation: If you don't understand the data, then I'll throw it to you in cumbia

Free Translation: If you don't understand the tip, then I'll throw it to you in cumbia

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Original Lyrics: Bossa nova, tango o vallenato

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			Noun	Conjunction	Noun
			tango ⁴	o	vallenato ⁶
			a style of music associated with the tango dance (used to accompany and set the beat for the dance)	or	music vallenato

Bossa	nova	,	tango	or	vallenato
^1,2,4,6 “Bossa Nova, Tango, Vallenato” Musical styles from Latin-American: Bossa nova is a musical style from Brazil, this style is known for her reminiscence to Jazz, accompanied by some urban and samba influence. Tango is a musical style from Argentine and Uruguay, best known for its dancing style. Vallenato is a musical style that originated in Colombia and is bests known for its sad romantic lyrics and the use of the accordion.

Aligned Translation: Bossa nova Tango or vallenato

Free Translation: Bossa nova Tango or vallenato

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Original Lyrics: A lo Calabó y Bambú, bien frontú

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Preposition	Determiner		Conjunction	Noun		Adverb
a	lo		y	bambú		bien
to	(neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives); the		and	bamboo (plant)		very

To	the	Calabó	and	bamboo	,	so	frontú
³ “Calabó” is a type of wood, exported principally from Africa.
⁸ “Frontú” is a Puerto Rican word and can be translated as “Of front” – “Saying things directly, without hesitation, as a honest and direct person” however, “Frontú” can also be an impertinent attitude, and saying things of a rude manners Check this post from the Real Academia Española for more info.

Aligned Translation: To the Calabo and Bamboo, so frontú

Free Translation: Calabo and Bamboo, so frontú

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Original Lyrics: Con sangre caliente, como Timbuktu

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Preposition	Noun	Adjective		Preposition	Proper noun
con	sangre	caliente		como	Timbuktu ⁶
with	blood	hot, warm (emitting heat or warmth)		like (similar to, reminiscent of)	Alternative form of Tombuctú

With		hot blood	,	like	Timbuktu
⁶ Check Timbuktu

Aligned Translation: With hot blood, like Timbuktu

Free Translation: With hot blood, like Timbuktu

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Original Lyrics: Estamos dentro del menú

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Verb	Adverb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
estamos	dentro	de	el	menú
to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.	inside (for space)	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	menu (list of foods to be served at a meal)
1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb estar
We are	inside	of	the	menu

Aligned Translation: We are inside the menu

Free Translation: We are inside the menu

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Original Lyrics: Tupac se llama Tupac por Túpac Amaru del Perú

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	Verb	Verb		Preposition			Preposition	Determiner	Proper noun
	sé	llama		por			de	el	Perú ¹⁰
	to be (essentially or identified as).	reflexive to be called		in the sense of: given in an exchange for (indicates something given in an exchange)			of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	Peru
	2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb ser	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb llamar
Tupac	is	named	Tupac	for	Túpac	Amaru	of	the	Peru
^1,4,6,7,10 The lyrics refer to Tupac Shakur, a famous Rapper that was born in New York and was a great influence in the genre, it was also known for his activism against social problems. The lyrics say that Tupac Amaru Shakur took his professional name after the Peru Indian Túpac Amaru who fought as a revolutionary against the Spanish crown. You can also check Tupac Shakur (Rapper) and Túpac Amaru (revolutionary) Wikipedia pages for more info.

Aligned Translation: Tupac is named Tupac after Tupac Amaru from Peru

Free Translation: Tupac is named Tupac after Tupac Amaru from Peru

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Original Lyrics: América no es solo USA, papá

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Proper noun	Adverb	Verb	Adjective
América	no	es	solo
America (the Americas)	not	to be (essentially or identified as).	sole, only, unique, single
		2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Polite of the verb ser
America		is not	oonly	the USA	,	buddy
⁷ “Papá” is normally translated as “Dad, father, father figure” sometimes in Latin-American the word “Papá” is used like the English friendly words “Bud, buddy, mate, dude”. Used in countries like Venezuela, Colombia, Cuba, Puerto Rico. Let’s see some examples to illustrate better the idea: In the “Barrios” – “Neighborhoods” generally people are informal and have colloquial manners when speaking, so it is normal when two people met to have conversations like this one: “¿Que más papá, que cuentas? – “What’s up buddy, what’s new?” “Papá” is not to refer to the other person's father, but as a very close friend or someone you have a certain confidence in, it may help to show trust to the other person. “Epale papá, ¿que necesitas?” – “Hey dude, do you need something?” Please note that using “Papá” in normal or formal conversations may result in looking disrespectful or as a vulgar person. Normally women don’t use this word when speaking as they might look manly or vulgar even in informal contexts, however, if there is a joking mood or the woman is speaking to someone very close it wouldn’t look that way.

Aligned Translation: America is not only the USA, buddy

Free Translation: America is not only the USA, buddy

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Original Lyrics: Esto es desde Tierra del Fuego hasta Canadá

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éste	es	desde				hasta	Canadá
this one	to be (essentially or identified as).	from (a location)				until	a country Canada
	2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Polite of the verb ser
This	is	from	Tierra	del	Fuego	to	Canada
^4,5,6,7 Is a province of Argentina and is located in the extreme south of the country.

Aligned Translation: This is from Tierra del Fuego to Canada

Free Translation: This is from Tierra del Fuego to Canada

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Original Lyrics: Hay que ser bien bruto, bien hueco

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Verb	Preposition	Verb	Adverb	Noun		Adverb	Adjective
haber	que	ser	bien	bruto		bien	hueco
auxiliary verb taking past participle to build various perfect tenses to have	to	to be (essentially or identified as).	very	brute		very	Chile:colloquial clueless
Infinitive		Infinitive
You have	to	be	very	brute	,	very	clueless

Aligned Translation: You have be very stupid, very airhead

Free Translation: You have be very stupid, very clueless

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Original Lyrics: Es como decir que África es solo Marruecos

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es	como	decir	que	África	es	solo	Marruecos
to be (essentially or identified as).	like (similar to, reminiscent of)	to say, to tell	that	a continent Africa	to be (essentially or identified as).	only, solely, just	Morocco (country)
3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser		Infinitive			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
Is	like	saying	that	Africa	is	only	Morocco

Aligned Translation: It's like saying that Africa is just Morocco

Free Translation: It's like saying that Africa is just Morocco

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Original Lyrics: A estos canallas

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a	estos	canalla
to	demonstrative Alternative spelling of éstos, these ones ({{es-demonstrative-accent-usage}})	rabble, riff-raff, canaille

To	these	scoundrels

Aligned Translation: To these scoundrels

Free Translation: To these scoundrels

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Original Lyrics: Se les olvidó que el calendario que usan se lo inventaron los mayas

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Pronoun	Verb	Conjunction	Determiner	Noun	Conjunction	Verb	Verb	Preposition
ellos	olvidó	que	el	calendario	que	usan	inventaron	por
they, them (used subjectively and after prepositions; can refer to men, masculine nouns, groups of people or nouns of mixed gender, and (rarely) groups of neuter nouns).	to forget; to elude, escape (be forgotten by)	that	Masculine singular definite article; the.	calendar	that	transitive to use	to invent	in the sense of: indicates the creator by (indicates the creator of a work)
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb olvidar					3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb usar	3rd Person Plural Indicative Preterite of the verb inventar
They	forgot	that	the	calendar	that	they use	was invented	by the	Mayans

Aligned Translation: They forgot that the calendar they use was invented by the Mayans

Free Translation: They forgot that the calendar they use was invented by the Mayans

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Original Lyrics: Con la valdivia precolombina

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con	la	precolombina
with	the	Feminine singular of precolombino

With	the	pre-Columbian Valdivia

Aligned Translation: With the pre-Columbian valdivia

Free Translation: With the pre-Columbian valdivia

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Original Lyrics: Desde hace tiempo, uh, este continente camina

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desde	largo	tiempo				este	continente	camina
since	long, lengthy, extended, prolonged, protracted, (having great duration)	a while, period of time, long time, length of time, indeterminate amount of time				this	continent	to walk
								3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb caminar
Since	a long	time	,	uf	,	this	continent	walks

Aligned Translation: Since a long time ago, uh, this continent walks

Free Translation: Since a long time ago, uh, this continent walks

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Original Lyrics: Pero ni con toa la marina pueden sacar de la vitrina

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pero	ni	con	todo ⁴	la	marina	pueden	sacar	de	la	vitrina
but	not even, even	with	all, every	the	navy	to be able, can	transitive to get out, to take out (e.g. the family, a partner, a friend, a dog)	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	the	showcase
						3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb poder	Infinitive
But	not even	with	all	the	navy	they can	get out	of	the	showcase
⁴ “Toa” is a contraction for the word “Toda, todos” – “All”

Aligned Translation: But not even with all the navy can take out of the showcase

Free Translation: But not even with all the navy can take out of the showcase

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Original Lyrics: A la peste campesina

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a	la	peste	campesino
to	the	plague	farmer

To	the		farmer plague

Aligned Translation: To the peasant plague

Free Translation: To the peasant plague

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Original Lyrics: Esto va pa'l capataz de la empresa

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This	goes	to	foreman	of	the	company

Aligned Translation: This goes to the foreman of the company

Free Translation: This goes to the company’s foreman

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Original Lyrics: El machete no es solo pa' cortar caña,

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el	machete ²	no	es	solo		cortar	caña
Masculine singular definite article; the.	machete	not	to be (essentially or identified as).	only, solely, just		to cut	cane (plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar cane)
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser			Infinitive
The	machete		is not	just	for	cutting	sugar cane	,
^2,3 It should be “Machete” instead of “Mache-te” as two separate words.
^7,8 “Pa'” is the contraction for the word “Para” to, for, by”

Aligned Translation: The machete is not just for cutting cane,

Free Translation: The machete is not just for cutting cane,

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Original Lyrics: También es pa' cortar cabeza'

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también	es		cortar
also, too, as well	to be (essentially or identified as).		to cut
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser		Infinitive
	It is also	to	cut	heads
^3,4 “Pa'” is the contraction for the word “Para” to, for, by”
^6,7 “Cabeza'” is the contraction for the word “Cabezas” – “Heads”

Aligned Translation: It is also to cut heads

Free Translation: It is also to cut heads

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Original Lyrics: Aquí estamo', siempre estamo'

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aquí	estamos ²		siempre	estamos ⁶
here	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.		always	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.
	1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb estar			1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb estar
Here	we are	,		we are always
^2,3,6,7 “Estamo'” is the contraction for the word “Estamos” – “we are”

Aligned Translation: Here we are, we are always

Free Translation: Here we are, we are always

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Original Lyrics: No nos fuimo', no nos vamo'

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no	nosotros	fuimos ³		no	nosotros	vamos ⁸
not	we (masculine plural)	reflexive to go away, to leave, to be off (see irse)		not	we (masculine plural)	reflexive to go away, to leave, to be off (see irse)
		1st Person Plural Indicative Preterite of the verb ir				1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb ir
	We did not	leave	,		we are not	leaving
^3,4 “Fuimo'” is the contraction of the word “Fuimos” – “We went, we were”
^8,9 “Vamo'” is the contraction for the word “Vamos” – “We go”

Aligned Translation: We did not leave, we are not leaving

Free Translation: We didn’t leave, and we aren’t leaving

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Original Lyrics: Aquí estamo' pa' que te recuerdes

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aquí	estamos ²	para ⁴	tú	recuerdes
here	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.	to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action)	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	transitive to remember, to recollect
	1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb estar			2nd Person Singular Subjunctive Present Tuteo of the verb recordar
Here	we are	to		remember you
^2,3 “Estamo'” is the contraction for the word “Estamos” – “we are”
^4,5 “Pa'” is the contraction for the word “Para” to, for, by”

Aligned Translation: Here we are to remember you

Free Translation: We are here to remind you

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Original Lyrics: Si quieres mi machete, te muerde

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Conjunction	Verb	Adjective	Noun		Pronoun	Verb
si	quieres	mío	machete ⁴		ello	muerde
if	to desire, to want, to want to	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	machete		it, neuter third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used only to refer to facts, sets of things, and indefinite things that have been mentioned before; generally used with prepositions and rarely used as a subject, except in literary style).	to bite, to nip
	2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb querer					3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb morder
If	you want	my	machete	,	it	bites you
^4,5 It should be “Machete” instead of “Mache-te” as two separate words.

Aligned Translation: If you want my machete, it bites you

Free Translation: If you want my machete, it bites you

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Original Lyrics: Aquí estamo', siempre estamo'

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Adverb	Verb		Adverb	Verb
aquí	estamos ²		siempre	estamos ⁶
here	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.		always	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.
	1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb estar			1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb estar
Here	we are	,		we are always
^2,3,6,7 “Estamo'” is the contraction for the word “Estamos” – “we are”

Aligned Translation: Here we are, we are always

Free Translation: Here we are, we are always

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Original Lyrics: No nos fuimo', no nos vamo'

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no	nosotros	fuimos ³		no	nosotros	vamos ⁸
not	we (masculine plural)	reflexive to go away, to leave, to be off (see irse)		not	we (masculine plural)	reflexive to go away, to leave, to be off (see irse)
		1st Person Plural Indicative Preterite of the verb ir				1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb ir
	We did not	leave	,		we are not	leaving
^3,4 “Fuimo'” is the contraction of the word “Fuimos” – “We went, we were”
^8,9 “Vamo'” is the contraction for the word “Vamos” – “We go”

Aligned Translation: We did not leave, we are not leaving

Free Translation: We didn’t leave, and we aren’t leaving

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Original Lyrics: Aquí estamo' pa' que te recuerdes

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Adverb	Verb	Preposition	Pronoun	Verb
aquí	estamos ²	para ⁴	tú	recuerdes
here	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.	to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action)	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	transitive to remember, to recollect
	1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb estar			2nd Person Singular Subjunctive Present Tuteo of the verb recordar
Here	we are	to		remember you
^2,3 “Estamo'” is the contraction for the word “Estamos” – “we are”
^4,5 “Pa'” is the contraction for the word “Para” to, for, by”

Aligned Translation: Here we are to remember you

Free Translation: We are here to remind you

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Original Lyrics: Si quieres mi machete, te muerde

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Conjunction	Verb	Adjective	Noun		Pronoun	Verb
si	quieres	mío	machete ⁴		ello	muerde
if	to desire, to want, to want to	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	machete		it, neuter third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used only to refer to facts, sets of things, and indefinite things that have been mentioned before; generally used with prepositions and rarely used as a subject, except in literary style).	to bite, to nip
	2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb querer					3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb morder
If	you want	my	machete	,	it	bites you
^4,5 It should be “Machete” instead of “Mache-te” as two separate words.

Aligned Translation: If you want my machete, it bites you

Free Translation: If you want my machete, it bites you

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Original Lyrics: Si quieres mi machete, te muerde

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Conjunction	Verb	Adjective	Noun		Pronoun	Verb
si	quieres	mío	machete ⁴		ello	muerde
if	to desire, to want, to want to	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	machete		it, neuter third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used only to refer to facts, sets of things, and indefinite things that have been mentioned before; generally used with prepositions and rarely used as a subject, except in literary style).	to bite, to nip
	2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb querer					3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb morder
If	you want	my	machete	,	it	bites you
^4,5 It should be “Machete” instead of “Mache-te” as two separate words.

Aligned Translation: If you want my machete, it bites you

Free Translation: If you want my machete, it bites you

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Original Lyrics: Si quieres mi machete, te muerde

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Conjunction	Verb	Adjective	Noun		Pronoun	Verb
si	quieres	mío	machete ⁴		ello	muerde
if	to desire, to want, to want to	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	machete		it, neuter third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used only to refer to facts, sets of things, and indefinite things that have been mentioned before; generally used with prepositions and rarely used as a subject, except in literary style).	to bite, to nip
	2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb querer					3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb morder
If	you want	my	machete	,	it	bites you
^4,5 It should be “Machete” instead of “Mache-te” as two separate words.

Aligned Translation: If you want my machete, it bites you

Free Translation: If you want my machete, it bites you

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Original Lyrics: Si quieres mi machete, te muerde

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Conjunction	Verb	Adjective	Noun		Pronoun	Verb
si	quieres	mío	machete ⁴		ello	muerde
if	to desire, to want, to want to	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	machete		it, neuter third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used only to refer to facts, sets of things, and indefinite things that have been mentioned before; generally used with prepositions and rarely used as a subject, except in literary style).	to bite, to nip
	2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb querer					3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb morder
If	you want	my	machete	,	it	bites you
^4,5 It should be “Machete” instead of “Mache-te” as two separate words.

Aligned Translation: If you want my machete, it bites you

Free Translation: If you want my machete, it bites you

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Original Lyrics: Te muerde, te muerde

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Pronoun	Verb		Pronoun	Verb
ello	muerde		ello	muerde
it, neuter third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used only to refer to facts, sets of things, and indefinite things that have been mentioned before; generally used with prepositions and rarely used as a subject, except in literary style).	to bite, to nip		it, neuter third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used only to refer to facts, sets of things, and indefinite things that have been mentioned before; generally used with prepositions and rarely used as a subject, except in literary style).	to bite, to nip
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb morder			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb morder
It	bites you	,	it	bites you

Aligned Translation: It bites you, it bites you

Free Translation: It bites you, it bites you

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Original Lyrics: Los paramilitares, la guerrilla

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Determiner	Adjective		Determiner	Noun
los	paramilitar		la	guerrilla
the	paramilitary		the	guerrilla (small official or unofficial military troop)

The	paramilitaries	,	the	guerrilla

Aligned Translation: The paramilitaries, the guerrillas

Free Translation: The paramilitaries, the guerrillas

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Original Lyrics: Los hijos del conflicto, las pandillas

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Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Determiner	Noun		Determiner	Noun
los	hijo	de	el	conflicto		las	pandilla
the	child (when the gender of the child is unknown)	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	conflict		the	{{l\|en\|gang\|id=number-of-persons}}

The	childrens	of	the	conflict	,	the	gangs

Aligned Translation: The children of conflicts, the gangs

Free Translation: The children of conflicts, the gangs

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Original Lyrics: Las listas negras, los falsos positivos

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Determiner	Adjective		Determiner	Adjective	Adjective
las	negro		los	falso	positivo
the	black (absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless)		the	false; untrue	positive

The	blacklists	,	the	false	positive

Aligned Translation: The blacklists, the false positives

Free Translation: The blacklists, the false positives

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Original Lyrics: Los periodistas asesinados, los desaparecidos

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Determiner	Noun	Adjective		Determiner	Adjective
los	periodista	asesinados		los	desaparecido
the	journalist	Masculine plural of asesinado		the	disappeared, missing

The		killed journalist	,	the	disappeared

Aligned Translation: The killed journalists, the disappeared

Free Translation: The killed journalists, the disappeared

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Original Lyrics: Los narcogobiernos, todo lo que robaron

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Determiner	Noun		Pronoun	Pronoun	Verb
los	narcogobierno		todo	que	robaron
the	A government run by a drug cartel.		everything	that; whom	to steal
					3rd Person Plural Indicative Preterite of the verb robar
the	narcogovernments	,	everything	that they	stole

Aligned Translation: The narcogovernments, everything they stole

Free Translation: The narcogovernments, everything they stole

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Original Lyrics: Los que se manifiestan y los que se olvidaron

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Pronoun	Pronoun	Verb	Conjunction	Pronoun	Pronoun	Verb
aquellos	que	manifiestan	y	aquellos	que	olvidaron
Those ones. (over there; implying some distance)	who; that	to manifest, reveal, display, show	and	Those ones. (over there; implying some distance)	who; that	to forget; to elude, escape (be forgotten by)
		3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb manifestar				3rd Person Plural Indicative Preterite of the verb olvidar
those	who	manifest	and	those	who	forgot

Aligned Translation: Those who manifest and those who forgot

Free Translation: Those who manifest and those who forgot

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Original Lyrics: Las persecuciones, los golpes de estado

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Determiner	Noun		Determiner
las	persecución		los
the	persecution		the

The	persecutions	,	the	coups

Aligned Translation: The persecutions, the coups

Free Translation: The persecutions, the coups

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Original Lyrics: El país en quiebra, los exiliados, el peso devaluado

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Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Noun		Determiner	Adjective		Determiner	Noun	Verb
el	país	en	quiebra		los	exiliado		el	peso	devaluado
Masculine singular definite article; the.	country (the territory of a nation)	in, at, on	bankruptcy		the	exiled		Masculine singular definite article; the.	peso (unit of currency)	to devalue
										Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb devaluar
The	country	in	bankruptcy	,	the	exiled	,	the	peso	devalued

Aligned Translation: The bankrupt country, the exiled, the devalued peso

Free Translation: The bankrupt country, the exiled, the devalued peso

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Original Lyrics: El tráfico de droga, los cárteles

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Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Noun		Determiner	Noun
el	tráfico	de	droga		los	cártel
Masculine singular definite article; the.	traffic	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	drug		the	cartel (group of businesses that collude to limit competition)

The	traffic	of	drug	,	the	cartels

Aligned Translation: the drug trafficking, the cartels

Free Translation: the drug trafficking, the cartels

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Original Lyrics: Las invasiones, los emigrantes sin papeles

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Determiner	Noun		Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Noun
las	invasión		los	emigrante	sin	documento ⁷
the	invasion		the	emigrant	without	document

The	invasions	,	the	emigrant	without	documents
^7,8 It should be “Papeles” – “Documents” and not “Pape-les” as two separate words

Aligned Translation: The invasions, the undocumented migrants

Free Translation: The invasions, the undocumented migrants

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Original Lyrics: Cinco presidentes en once días

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Numeral	Noun	Preposition	Numeral	Noun
cinco	presidente	en	once	días
cardinal numbers five	president	in, at, on	cardinal numbers eleven	plural of día

Five	presidents	in	eleven	days

Aligned Translation: Five presidents in eleven days

Free Translation: Five presidents in eleven days

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Original Lyrics: Disparo a quemarropa por parte de la policía

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Verb	Preposition	Noun	Preposition	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
disparo	a	quemarropa	por	de	la	policía
to shoot, to fire (e.g. a weapon, a rocket)	at	{{only used in\|es\|a quemarropa}}	in the sense of: indicates the creator by (indicates the creator of a work)	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	the	police, police department, police force, police service
1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb disparar
Shot	at	close range	by		the	police

Aligned Translation: Shot at close range by police

Free Translation: Shot at close range by police

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Original Lyrics: Más de cien años de tortura

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Adverb	Preposition		Noun	Preposition	Noun
más	de		año	de	tortura
more; -er (used to make comparisons)	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)		year	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	torture (intentional causing of somebody experiencing agony)

More	of	100	years	of	torture

Aligned Translation: More than a hundred years of torture

Free Translation: More than a hundred years of torture

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Original Lyrics: La nova trova cantando en plena dictadura

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Determiner			Verb	Preposition	Adjective	Noun
la			cantando	en	pleno	dictadura
the			transitive:intransitive to sing	in, at, on	full (containing the maximum amount possible)	dictatorship
			Simple Gerund of the verb cantar
The	nova	trova	singing	in	full	dictatorship
^2,3 “Nova Trova” or “Nueva Trova” Is a musical activism movement in Cuba and Puerto Rico that was born around 1960. Their lyrics are usually dedicated to speaking against the exterior politics of the USA

Aligned Translation: The nova trova singing in the middle of dictatorship

Free Translation: The nova trova singing in the middle of the dictatorship

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Original Lyrics: Somos la sangre que sopla la presión atmosférica

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Verb	Determiner	Noun	Pronoun	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Adjective
somos	la	sangre	que	sopla	la	presión	atmosférico
to be (essentially or identified as).	the	blood	that; whom	to blow	the	pressure	atmospheric
1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb ser				3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb soplar
We are	the	blood	that	blows	the		atmospheric pressure

Aligned Translation: We are the blood that blows the atmospheric pressure

Free Translation: We are the blood that blows the atmospheric pressure

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Original Lyrics: Gambino, mi hermano, esto sí es América

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		Adjective	Noun		Pronoun	Verb	Proper noun
		mío	hermano		éste	es	América
		predicative or after the noun mine, my.	brother		this one	to be (essentially or identified as).	America (the Americas)
						3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
Gambino	,	my	brother	,	this	is	America

Aligned Translation: Gambino, my brother, this is America

Free Translation: Gambino, my brother, this is America

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Original Lyrics: Aquí estamo', siempre estamo'

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Adverb	Verb		Adverb	Verb
aquí	estamos ²		siempre	estamos ⁶
here	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.		always	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.
	1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb estar			1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb estar
Here	we are	,		we are always
^2,3,6,7 “Estamo'” is the contraction for the word “Estamos” – “we are”

Aligned Translation: Here we are, we are always

Free Translation: Here we are, we are always

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Original Lyrics: No nos fuimo', no nos vamo'

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Adverb	Pronoun	Verb		Adverb	Pronoun	Verb
no	nosotros	fuimos ³		no	nosotros	vamos ⁸
not	we (masculine plural)	reflexive to go away, to leave, to be off (see irse)		not	we (masculine plural)	reflexive to go away, to leave, to be off (see irse)
		1st Person Plural Indicative Preterite of the verb ir				1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb ir
	We did not	leave	,		we are not	leaving
^3,4 “Fuimo'” is the contraction of the word “Fuimos” – “We went, we were”
^8,9 “Vamo'” is the contraction for the word “Vamos” – “We go”

Aligned Translation: We did not leave, we are not leaving

Free Translation: We didn’t leave, and we aren’t leaving

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Original Lyrics: Aquí estamo' pa' que te recuerdes

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Adverb	Verb	Preposition	Pronoun	Verb
aquí	estamos ²	para ⁴	tú	recuerdes
here	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.	to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action)	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	transitive to remember, to recollect
	1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb estar			2nd Person Singular Subjunctive Present Tuteo of the verb recordar
Here	we are	to		remember you
^2,3 “Estamo'” is the contraction for the word “Estamos” – “we are”
^4,5 “Pa'” is the contraction for the word “Para” to, for, by”

Aligned Translation: Here we are to remember you

Free Translation: We are here to remind you

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Original Lyrics: Si quieres mi machete, te muerde

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Conjunction	Verb	Adjective	Noun		Pronoun	Verb
si	quieres	mío	machete ⁴		ello	muerde
if	to desire, to want, to want to	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	machete		it, neuter third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used only to refer to facts, sets of things, and indefinite things that have been mentioned before; generally used with prepositions and rarely used as a subject, except in literary style).	to bite, to nip
	2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb querer					3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb morder
If	you want	my	machete	,	it	bites you
^4,5 It should be “Machete” instead of “Mache-te” as two separate words.

Aligned Translation: If you want my machete, it bites you

Free Translation: If you want my machete, it bites you

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Original Lyrics: Aquí estamo', siempre estamo'

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Adverb	Verb		Adverb	Verb
aquí	estamos ²		siempre	estamos ⁶
here	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.		always	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.
	1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb estar			1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb estar
Here	we are	,		we are always
^2,3,6,7 “Estamo'” is the contraction for the word “Estamos” – “we are”

Aligned Translation: Here we are, we are always

Free Translation: Here we are, we are always

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Original Lyrics: No nos fuimo', no nos vamo'

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no	nosotros	fuimos ³		no	nosotros	vamos ⁸
not	we (masculine plural)	reflexive to go away, to leave, to be off (see irse)		not	we (masculine plural)	reflexive to go away, to leave, to be off (see irse)
		1st Person Plural Indicative Preterite of the verb ir				1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb ir
	We did not	leave	,		we are not	leaving
^3,4 “Fuimo'” is the contraction of the word “Fuimos” – “We went, we were”
^8,9 “Vamo'” is the contraction for the word “Vamos” – “We go”

Aligned Translation: We did not leave, we are not leaving

Free Translation: We didn’t leave, and we aren’t leaving

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Original Lyrics: Aquí estamo' pa' que te recuerdes

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Adverb	Verb	Preposition	Pronoun	Verb
aquí	estamos ²	para ⁴	tú	recuerdes
here	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.	to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action)	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	transitive to remember, to recollect
	1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb estar			2nd Person Singular Subjunctive Present Tuteo of the verb recordar
Here	we are	to		remember you
^2,3 “Estamo'” is the contraction for the word “Estamos” – “we are”
^4,5 “Pa'” is the contraction for the word “Para” to, for, by”

Aligned Translation: Here we are to remember you

Free Translation: We are here to remind you

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Original Lyrics: Si quieres mi machete, te muerde

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si	quieres	mío	machete ⁴		ello	muerde
if	to desire, to want, to want to	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	machete		it, neuter third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used only to refer to facts, sets of things, and indefinite things that have been mentioned before; generally used with prepositions and rarely used as a subject, except in literary style).	to bite, to nip
	2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb querer					3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb morder
If	you want	my	machete	,	it	bites you
^4,5 It should be “Machete” instead of “Mache-te” as two separate words.

Aligned Translation: If you want my machete, it bites you

Free Translation: If you want my machete, it bites you

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Original Lyrics: Si quieres mi machete, te muerde

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si	quieres	mío	machete ⁴		ello	muerde
if	to desire, to want, to want to	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	machete		it, neuter third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used only to refer to facts, sets of things, and indefinite things that have been mentioned before; generally used with prepositions and rarely used as a subject, except in literary style).	to bite, to nip
	2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb querer					3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb morder
If	you want	my	machete	,	it	bites you
^4,5 It should be “Machete” instead of “Mache-te” as two separate words.

Aligned Translation: If you want my machete, it bites you

Free Translation: If you want my machete, it bites you

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Original Lyrics: Si quieres mi machete, te muerde

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si	quieres	mío	machete ⁴		ello	muerde
if	to desire, to want, to want to	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	machete		it, neuter third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used only to refer to facts, sets of things, and indefinite things that have been mentioned before; generally used with prepositions and rarely used as a subject, except in literary style).	to bite, to nip
	2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb querer					3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb morder
If	you want	my	machete	,	it	bites you
^4,5 It should be “Machete” instead of “Mache-te” as two separate words.

Aligned Translation: If you want my machete, it bites you

Free Translation: If you want my machete, it bites you

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Original Lyrics: Si quieres mi machete, te muerde

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Conjunction	Verb	Adjective	Noun		Pronoun	Verb
si	quieres	mío	machete ⁴		ello	muerde
if	to desire, to want, to want to	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	machete		it, neuter third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used only to refer to facts, sets of things, and indefinite things that have been mentioned before; generally used with prepositions and rarely used as a subject, except in literary style).	to bite, to nip
	2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb querer					3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb morder
If	you want	my	machete	,	it	bites you
^4,5 It should be “Machete” instead of “Mache-te” as two separate words.

Aligned Translation: If you want my machete, it bites you

Free Translation: If you want my machete, it bites you

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Original Lyrics: Te muerde, te muerde

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Pronoun	Verb		Pronoun	Verb
ello	muerde		ello	muerde
it, neuter third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used only to refer to facts, sets of things, and indefinite things that have been mentioned before; generally used with prepositions and rarely used as a subject, except in literary style).	to bite, to nip		it, neuter third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used only to refer to facts, sets of things, and indefinite things that have been mentioned before; generally used with prepositions and rarely used as a subject, except in literary style).	to bite, to nip
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb morder			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb morder
It	bites you	,	it	bites you

Aligned Translation: It bites you, it bites you

Free Translation: It bites you, it bites you

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Review

“This is not America” is a song by the Puerto Rican singer and composer Residente. This song is a protest form against the USA's extern politics against Latin-American countries and the interventionism over the governments of those countries.

The lyrics of the song state that the USA aren’t the whole American continent but a part of it, the song exalts the fights of the Latin-American people, their culture, and their struggle. However, the song not only criticizes the USA for their actions but also the Latin-American countries' governments for their corruption, the drug traffic, the dictatorships, and the use of police forces to contain peaceful protest or every movement that tries to oppose the regimes. This is an excellent song for those who love freedom and recognize the hardships that people in Latin-American suffer everyday

Now, the song may be sung slow and the lyrics may look easy, but this song is quite difficult and may trick some Spanish learners into mistakes when trying to translate or understand the meanings, the song is full of contractions, words that cannot be translated literal and some expression that may look weird when translated. However, the song and the lyrics are good enough to practice different compositions in Spanish and learn to sound more natural when speaking.

If you liked “This is not America” from Residente and you love protest songs or revolutionary music, we recommend you to check out another great song from Residente, “LATINOAMERICA”

Submitted by user: ANITA

Average Ratings

Most people find the song lyrics hard 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

This is Not America has 178 BPM (beats per minute)

References

^RAE Based on a median word frequency of 62 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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