Cuán lejos voy Sara Paula Gómez Arias Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'Cuán lejos voy' means 'How far I'm going' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Sara Paula Gómez Arias' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Original Lyrics: Me contemplo por la orilla del agua

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Pronoun	Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
yo	contemplo	por	la	orilla	de	el	agua
(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	to contemplate	in the sense of: indicates the creator by (indicates the creator of a work)	the	shore, bank (of a watercourse)	of (expressing composition, substance)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	water
	1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb contemplar
I	contemplate	by	the	shore	of	the	water

Aligned Translation: I contemplate myself by the water's edge

Free Translation: I contemplate myself by the water's edge

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Original Lyrics: Desde que yo recuerdo

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Preposition	Pronoun	Pronoun	Verb
desde	que	yo	recuerdo
since	who; that	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	transitive to remember, to recollect
			1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb recordar
Since	who	I	remember

Aligned Translation: Ever since I remember

Free Translation: Ever since I remember

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Original Lyrics: No sabiendo el porqué

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Adverb	Verb	Determiner	Noun
no	sabiendo	el	porqué
not	to know (a fact)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	a reason (e.g. the reason why something happens)
	Simple Gerund of the verb saber
Not	knowing	the	reason

Aligned Translation: Not knowing the reason

Free Translation: Not knowing the reason

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Original Lyrics: Nunca, la perfecta niña he sido

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Adverb		Determiner	Adjective	Noun
nunca		la	perfecto	niña
never		the	perfect	Feminine noun of niño, girl

Never	,	the	perfect	girl	I	have been

Aligned Translation: Never , the perfect child. I have been

Free Translation: Never, the perfect little girl I have been

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Original Lyrics: De vuelta al agua he venido

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	Noun	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Verb	Verb
	vuelta	a	el	agua	he	venido
	return	to	Masculine singular definite article; the.	water	auxiliary verb taking past participle to build various perfect tenses to have	to come
					1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb haber	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb venir
Coming	back	to	the	water	I	come

Aligned Translation: Coming back to the water I have come

Free Translation: Back to the water I have come

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Original Lyrics: Es duro y lo intentaré

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	Adjective	Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb
	duro	y	lo	intentaré
	hard	and	(impersonal neuter pronoun) (clitic form of ello); it, that	to try, to attempt; especially: to strain or put forth effort in so doing.
				1st Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb intentar
It is	hard	and	I´II	try

Aligned Translation: It's hard and I'll try

Free Translation: It's hard and I'll try

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Original Lyrics: Una y otra vez cada ruta que hay

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una	y	otro	vez	cada	ruta	que
one (an indefinite plural pronoun using a singular feminine item, used for females)	and	other, another	time, instance	each; every	route	who; that

One	and	other	time	each	route	who	there

Aligned Translation: One and other time each route who there is

Free Translation: One and other time each route who there is

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Original Lyrics: Sendas que tome me regresarán

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senda	que	tome		regresarán
footpath	who; that	to take		intransitive to return, go back, come back
		2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Polite of the verb tomar		2nd Person Plural Indicative Future Polite of the verb regresar
Footpath	who	take	I	will return

Aligned Translation: The paths I take will return to me

Free Translation: The paths I take will return to me

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Original Lyrics: Al lugar aquel dónde anhelo estar

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Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Pronoun		Noun
a	el	lugar	aquel		anhelo
to	Masculine singular definite article; the.	place	demonstrative Alternative spelling of aquél		wish

To	the	place		where	I long	to be

Aligned Translation: To the place where I long to be

Free Translation: To the place where I wish to be

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Original Lyrics: Y no hay que ir jamás

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Conjunction	Adverb		Conjunction	Verb	Adverb
y	no		que	ir	jamás
and	no		that	intransitive to go	never
				Infinitive
And	no	there	that	go	never
^{Entire Phrase}

Aligned Translation: And not there that never go

Free Translation: And one must never go

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Original Lyrics: Ese punto en que están cielo y mar, me llama

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Pronoun	Noun	Preposition	Pronoun	Verb	Noun	Conjunction	Noun			Verb
ese	punto	en	que	está	cielo	y	mar			llama
demonstrative Alternative spelling of ése	(punto de encuentro) point, location, place	in, at, on	who; that	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.	sky	and	sea			to summon, to call
				2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb estar						2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb llamar
That	place	in	who	are	sky	and	sea	,	me	call

Aligned Translation: That place where , the sky and the sea are, it calls me

Free Translation: That place where the sky and the sea are, it calls me

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Original Lyrics: Y yo que se, cuán lejos es

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Conjunction			Adverb	Adverb
y	yo	que			cuán	lejos
and	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	that			Accented form of cuan (used when interrogative or exclamatory).	far

And	I	that	know	,	how	far	is it

Aligned Translation: And I how , far it is

Free Translation: And I know, how far it is

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Original Lyrics: Si el viento en mi vela veo acompañarme

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Conjunction	Determiner	Noun	Preposition		Verb	Determiner	Verb	Verb
si	el	viento	en		ve	la	veo	acompañar
if	Masculine singular definite article; the.	wind (the movement of air)	in, at, on		intransitive to go	the	to see (literally)	transitive to accompany
					2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb ir		1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ver	Infinitive
If	the	wind	in	my	candle		see	accompany

Aligned Translation: If the wind in my sail I see accompanying me

Free Translation: If the wind in my sail I see accompanying me

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Original Lyrics: Un día sabré, y si voy ignoro aún que tan lejos voy

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Determiner	Noun	Verb		Conjunction	Conjunction	Verb	Verb	Adverb	Pronoun	Adverb	Adverb	Verb
un	día	sabré		y	si	voy	ignoro	aún	que	tan	lejos	voy
a	day (any period of 24 hours)	to know (a fact)		and	if	intransitive to go	transitive to ignore, to disregard (to deliberately not pay attention to)	still, yet	who; that	so, as	far	intransitive to go
		1st Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb saber				1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ir	1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ignorar					1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ir
One	day	I will	,	and	if	I go	ignore	even	though	so	far	I go

Aligned Translation: One day I will and if I go I don't even know how far I'm going

Free Translation: One day I will know and if I go I don't even know how far I'm going

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Original Lyrics: Yo se bien que todos en la isla

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Pronoun	Pronoun	Adverb	Conjunction	Adjective	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
yo	se	bien	que	todos	en	la	isla
(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	Third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object, oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another	well (adverbial form of bueno)	that	Masculine plural of todo	in, at, on	the	island (area of land surrounded by water)

I	know	well	that	everyone	in	the	island

Aligned Translation: I know well that everyone on the island

Free Translation: I know well that everyone on the island

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Original Lyrics: Son felices en su isla

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	Adjective	Preposition	Adjective	Noun
	feliz	en	suyo	isla
	happy	in, at, on	formal Yours, your, to you.	island (area of land surrounded by water)

There	happy	in	yours	island

Aligned Translation: They are happy on yours island

Free Translation: They are happy on their island

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Original Lyrics: Por designio todo es

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por	designio	todo
through, out, via (indicating movement)	intention, purpose, plan	everything

By	desing	everything	is

Aligned Translation: By design everything is

Free Translation: By design everything is

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Original Lyrics: Yo se bien que todos en la isla

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Pronoun	Pronoun	Adverb	Conjunction	Adjective	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
yo	se	bien	que	todos	en	la	isla
(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	Third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object, oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another	well (adverbial form of bueno)	that	Masculine plural of todo	in, at, on	the	island (area of land surrounded by water)

I	know	well	that	everyone	in	the	island

Aligned Translation: I know well that everyone on the island

Free Translation: I know well that everyone on the island

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Original Lyrics: Cumplen bien sus papeles

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Verb	Adverb	Adjective	Noun
cumplen	bien	sus	papel
to fulfil	well (adverbial form of bueno)	formal Your (with plural possessee).	role
2nd Person Plural Indicative Present Polite of the verb cumplir
Fulfill	well	your	role

Aligned Translation: They fulfill their roles well

Free Translation: They fulfill their roles well

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Original Lyrics: El mío es rodar tal vez

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Determiner	Pronoun		Verb	Adjective	Noun
el	mío		rodar	tal	vez
Masculine singular definite article; the.	Mine		ambitransitive to roll, rotate	such	time, instance
			Infinitive
The	mine	is	roll	such	time

Aligned Translation: The Mine is to roll maybe

Free Translation: Mine is to spin maybe

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Original Lyrics: Puedo liderar, darnos fuerza hoy

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Verb	Verb		Verb		Noun	Adverb
puedo	liderar		dar		fuerza	hoy
to be able, can	to lead		transitive to give, to give out		force	today
1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb poder	Infinitive		Infinitive
I can	lead	,	by	give	force	today

Aligned Translation: I can lead, give us strength today

Free Translation: I can lead, give us strength today

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Original Lyrics: Y contenta estar, seguir mi actuación

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Conjunction		Verb		Verb		Noun
y		estar		seguir		actuación
and		to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.		transitive to follow		performance (a live show or concert)
		Infinitive		Infinitive
And	happy	to be	,	follow	my	performance

Aligned Translation: And happy to be , follow my performance

Free Translation: And happy to be , keep my performance

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Original Lyrics: Mi voz interior canta otra canción

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	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adjective	Noun
	voz	interior	canta	otro	canción
	voice	inner, interior	transitive:intransitive to sing	other, another	song
			2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb cantar
My	voice	inner	sings	another	song

Aligned Translation: My inner voice sings another song

Free Translation: My inner voice sings another song

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Original Lyrics: ¿Qué está mal en mi?

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Pronoun		Adverb	Preposition		Punctuation mark
qué		mal	en		?
what (interrogative only)		awry, amiss, wrong, wrongly	in, at, on		Used in ¿ ?.

What	there	wrong	with	me	?

Aligned Translation: What there wrong with me

Free Translation: What's wrong with me?

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Original Lyrics: Una luz veo en la mar relucir, intensa

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Determiner	Noun	Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Verb		Adjective
un	luz	veo	en	la	mar	relucir		intenso
a	light	to see (literally)	in, at, on	the	sea	to glisten		intensive.
		1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ver				Infinitive
A	light	I see	in	the	sea	shinig	,	intensive

Aligned Translation: A light I see in the sea shining, intense

Free Translation: A light I see in the sea shining, intense

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Original Lyrics: Y yo qué se cuán hondo va

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y	yo		cuán	hondo	va
and	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.		Accented form of cuan (used when interrogative or exclamatory).	deep	intransitive to go
					2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Polite of the verb ir
And	I	know	it	deeps	goes

Aligned Translation: And I know how deep it goes

Free Translation: And I know how deep it goes

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Original Lyrics: Y será que me dice desde ahí, ya ven a mi

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Conjunction	Verb	Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Preposition	Adverb		Adverb	Verb	Preposition
y	será	que	yo	dice	desde	ahí		ya	ven	a
and	to be (essentially or identified as).	that	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	to say, to tell	from (a location)	there: (used to designate a place near the listener)		now	to come	to
	2nd Person Singular Indicative Future Polite of the verb ser			2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Polite of the verb decir					2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb venir
And	it will	that	I	tells	from	there	,	now	come	to	me

Aligned Translation: And it will be that it say to me from , now come to my

Free Translation: And it will be that it say to me from , now come to my

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Original Lyrics: Que quiero ver, que hay mas allá, si voy a cruzar

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Pronoun	Verb	Verb		Conjunction		Adverb		Conjunction		Preposition	Verb
que	quiero	ver		que		allá		si		a	cruzar
who; that	to desire, to want, to want to	to see (literally)		that		there, over there, thither, yonder (in a direction away from the speaker and the listener)		if		to	to cross {{q\|including of legs}}
	1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb querer	Infinitive									Infinitive
Who	I want	to see	,		what´s	beyond	,	if	I´m	to	cross

Aligned Translation: What do I want to see what's beyond , if I'm going to cross

Free Translation: What do I want to see what's beyond , if I'm going to cross

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Original Lyrics: El punto en que el cielo es el mar, me llama

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Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Pronoun	Determiner	Noun		Determiner	Noun			Verb
el	punto	en	que	el	cielo		el	mar			llama
Masculine singular definite article; the.	(punto de encuentro) point, location, place	in, at, on	who; that	Masculine singular definite article; the.	sky		Masculine singular definite article; the.	sea			to summon, to call
											2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb llamar
The	point	in	who	the	sky	is	the	sea	,	I	call

Aligned Translation: The point where the sky in the seea, it calls to me

Free Translation: The point where the sky in the sea, it calls to me

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Original Lyrics: Y yo que se, cuán lejos es

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y	yo	que			cuán	lejos
and	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	that			Accented form of cuan (used when interrogative or exclamatory).	far

And	I	that	know	,	how	far	is it

Aligned Translation: And I how , far it is

Free Translation: And I know, how far it is

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Original Lyrics: Si el viento en mi vela veo acompañarme

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si	el	viento	en		ve	la	veo	acompañar
if	Masculine singular definite article; the.	wind (the movement of air)	in, at, on		intransitive to go	the	to see (literally)	transitive to accompany
					2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb ir		1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ver	Infinitive
If	the	wind	in	my	candle		see	accompany

Aligned Translation: If the wind in my sail I see accompanying me

Free Translation: If the wind in my sail I see accompanying me

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Original Lyrics: Por fin sabré, cuán lejos voy

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		Verb		Adverb	Adverb	Verb
		sabré		cuán	lejos	voy
		to know (a fact)		Accented form of cuan (used when interrogative or exclamatory).	far	intransitive to go
		1st Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb saber				1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ir
I´II	Finally	know	,	how	far	I go

Aligned Translation: I'll finally know , how far I'm going

Free Translation: I'll finally know, how far I'm going

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Cuán lejos voy Meaning and English lycrics translate

★ Cuán lejos voy- How far I go is a song from the 2016 Disney animated film Moana. It was written and produced by Lin-Manuel Miranda.1 The song was performed in the film by American actress and singer Auli'i Cravalho in her role as Moana. Canadian singer Alessia Cara also recorded the song for the Moana soundtrack. The song was nominated for Best Original Song at the 89th Academy Awards and Best Original Song at the 74th Golden Globes, but lost to La La Land's "City of Stars".

★ Was composed as Moana's "I Want" song, following the long tradition of "I Want" songs in Disney animated musicals dating back to the Disney Renaissance era. It replaced an earlier attempt called "More," the demo version recorded by Marcy Harriell was released on the deluxe version of the soundtrack album. Although Miranda has stressed that he is still "very proud" of the song as a first draft, "More" was not good enough in retrospect because it simply expressed Moana's vague desire to see more since she had already discovered everything about the island. Instead, "How Far I'll Go" expresses a deeper, richer message: Moana's struggle with the irresistible urge to explore beyond the reef, despite her genuine love for her island, her family, and her people. As Miranda explained to People, "For me that's a lot more complicated than, 'I hate it here and I want to get out,' ... To say, 'I love it here, I love my parents, but why can't I stop walking into the ocean and fantasizing about getting out of here?' And questioning that instinct is even more confusing, and that's a valid story too."

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Average Ratings

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

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

Cuán lejos voy has 112 BPM (beats per minute)

Cuán lejos voy is suitable for DELE Level students in terms of language complexity.

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^RAE Based on a median word frequency of 17 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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