Como Un Pájaro Silvana Estrada Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'Como Un Pájaro' means 'Like A Bird' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Silvana Estrada' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Original Lyrics: Se apagaron ya las luces, ahora duerme la ciudad

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Pronoun	Verb	Adverb	Determiner	Noun		Adverb	Verb	Determiner	Noun
se	apagaron	ya	las	luz		ahora	duerme	la	ciudad
Third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object, oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another	transitive to shut off, to turn off, to switch off, to shut down, to power off	now	the	light		now (at the present time)	intransitive to sleep	the	city
	3rd Person Plural Indicative Preterite of the verb apagar						3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb dormir
	It turned off	now	the	lights	,	now	sleep	the	city

Aligned Translation: The lights have gone out, the city is asleep now

Free Translation: The lights have gone out, the city’s asleep now

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Original Lyrics: Se entrelazarán las piernas por cariño y por piedad

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Pronoun	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Noun	Conjunction	Preposition	Noun
se	entrelazarán	las	pierna	por	cariño	y	por	piedad
Third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object, oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another	to interlace	the	leg (lower limb of a human)	due to, because of, for, for the sake of, out of (to express cause or motive)	affection	and	due to, because of, for, for the sake of, out of (to express cause or motive)	pity, mercy
	3rd Person Plural Indicative Future of the verb entrelazar
	It will be interlace	the	legs	of	affection	and	for	mercy

Aligned Translation: Legs entwined, for love, and for mercy

Free Translation: Legs entwined, some for love, some for pity

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Original Lyrics: Mientras yo prendo velitas en frasquitos de cristal

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Noun	Preposition	Noun	Preposition	Noun
mientras	yo	prendo	velita	en	frasquito	de	cristal
with the indicative while, whereas (indicating difference)	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	to light, to ignite	Diminutive of vela	in, at, on	Diminutive of frasco	of (expressing composition, substance)	crystal
		1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb prender
While	I	ignite	little candles	in	little jars	of	crystal

Aligned Translation: While I light little candles in glass little jars

Free Translation: While I light little candles in glass jars

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Original Lyrics: Que me cure la penumbra todo bien y todo mal

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Pronoun	Noun	Conjunction	Pronoun	Adjective
que	mí	cure	la	penumbra	todo	bien	y	todo	malo
that	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	to heal	the	penumbra	everything	good (as opposed to evil)	and	everything	bad
		3rd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative of the verb curar
That		heals me	the	penumbra	everything	good	and	everything	bad

Aligned Translation: Let the gloom heals me all good and all bad

Free Translation: Praying the dimness heals all that’s good and ugly

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Original Lyrics: Mientras todo el mundo duerme, yo me trato de sanar

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb		Pronoun	Verb	Verb
mientras	todo el mundo	duerme		yo	trato	sanar
with the indicative while, whereas (indicating difference)	everyone, everybody	intransitive to sleep		(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	tratar de to try, to try to, to seek to, to attempt to, to strive to, to endeavor to	to heal
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb dormir			1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb tratar	Infinitive
While	everyone	sleep	,	I	try to	heal

Aligned Translation: While everyone is sleeping, I'm trying to heal

Free Translation: While the whole world sleeps, I try to mend

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Original Lyrics: Voy limpiando los caminos que me llevan junto a ti

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Verb	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Adjective	Pronoun
voy	limpiando	los	camino	que	mí	llevan	junto	ti
auxiliary (with a followed by the infinitive) to be going to (near future), to go	to clean	the	road	that	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	transitive to take, to carry, to take away, to carry away, to carry around, to bring, to bear, to lug (implies to move something further from who speaks)	next to	you, thee (declined form of tú used as the object of a preposition)
1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ir	Simple Gerund of the verb limpiar					3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb llevar
I am going	cleaning	the	roads	that		take me	next to	you

Aligned Translation: I'm cleaning the paths that lead me next to you

Free Translation: Clearing the paths that lead me back to you

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Original Lyrics: Cómo pudo ser posible, las señales que no vi

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Noun	Verb	Verb	Adjective		Determiner	Noun	Conjunction	Adverb	Verb
cómo	pudo	ser	posible		las	señal	que	no	vi
how	to be able, can	to be (essentially or identified as).	possible		the	sign	that	not	to see (literally)
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb poder	Infinitive							1st Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb ver
How	could it	be	possible	,	the	signs	that		I did not see

Aligned Translation: How could it be, the signs that I didn't see

Free Translation: How could I have missed the signs?

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Original Lyrics: Déjame si estoy llorando aunque vaya a amanecer

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Verb	Pronoun	Conjunction	Verb	Verb	Conjunction	Verb	Preposition	Noun
deja	mí	si	estoy	llorando	aunque	vaya	a	amanecer
transitive to leave (to cause, result in)	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	if	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.	intransitive to cry, to weep	though, although, even though, albeit	auxiliary (with a followed by the infinitive) to be going to (near future), to go	to	dawn (the morning period of twilight)
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb dejar			1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb estar	Simple Gerund of the verb llorar		3rd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative of the verb ir
Leave	me	if	I am	crying	even though	it is going	to	dawn

Aligned Translation: Leave me if I'm crying even if it's going to dawn

Free Translation: Let me cry, even if dawn breaks through

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Original Lyrics: Que por más que yo te quiera dime tú que puedo hacer

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Conjunction	Preposition	Adverb	Conjunction	Pronoun	Pronoun	Verb	Verb	Pronoun	Pronoun	Adjective	Verb	Verb
que	por	más	que	yo	tú	quiera	di	mí	tú	qué	puedo	hacer
that	due to, because of, for, for the sake of, out of (to express cause or motive)	more; -er (used to make comparisons)	that	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	to love; to be fond of	to say, to tell	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	what; which (interrogative only)	to be able, can	to do
						3rd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative of the verb querer	2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb decir				1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb poder	Infinitive
That	for	more	that	I		love you	tell	me	you	what	can	I do

Aligned Translation: That as much as I love you tell me what I can do

Free Translation: No matter how much I love you, tell me, what can I do?

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Original Lyrics: Mientras todo el mundo duerme, yo te dejo de querer

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Conjunction	Adjective	Determiner	Noun	Verb		Pronoun	Pronoun	Verb	Verb
mientras	todo	el	mundo	duerme		yo	tú	dejo	querer
with the indicative while, whereas (indicating difference)	all, every	Masculine singular definite article; the.	world (an individual or group perspective or social setting)	intransitive to sleep		(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	{{indtr\|es\|de\|intr=1}} to cease, stop (doing something)	to love; to be fond of
				3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb dormir				1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb dejar	Infinitive
While	all	the	world	sleeps	,	I		stop	loving you

Aligned Translation: While everyone is sleeping, I stop loving you

Free Translation: While the whole world sleeps, I unlove you

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Original Lyrics: Y yo que no soy más que un mar de dudas,

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Conjunction	Adverb	Verb	Adverb	Conjunction	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Noun
y	yo	que	no	soy	más	que	un	mar	de	duda
and	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	that	not	to be (essentially or identified as).	more; -er (used to make comparisons)	than	a	sea	of (expressing composition, substance)	doubt
				1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
And	I	that		I am not	more	than	a	sea	of	doubts	,

Aligned Translation: And me, who is nothing but a sea of doubts

Free Translation: And me, just a sea of doubts

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Original Lyrics: que sola con mis sombras me tropiezo,

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Conjunction	Adjective	Preposition	Adjective	Noun	Pronoun	Verb
que	solo	con	mi	sombra	yo	tropiezo
that	alone, by oneself	with	before the noun Apocopic form of mío, my	shadow	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	intransitive to trip, stumble, bump into
						1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb tropezar
That	alone	with	my	shadows	I	stumble	,

Aligned Translation: that alone with my shadows I stumble

Free Translation: Stumbling through shadows, alone with my ghosts

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Original Lyrics: te canto como un pájaro en la bruma

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Pronoun	Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
tú	canto	como	un	pájaro	en	la	bruma
(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	transitive:intransitive to sing	like (similar to, reminiscent of)	a	bird (usually a small bird capable of flying)	in, at, on	the	haze, especially costal fog or haar
	1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb cantar
	I sing to you	like	a	bird	in	the	haze

Aligned Translation: i sing to you like a bird in the fog

Free Translation: I sing to you like a bird in the fog

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Original Lyrics: y todo lo que fuimos lo lamento

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Adjective	Verb	Verb
y	todo	qué	fuimos	lamento
and	everything	what; which	to be (essentially or identified as).	to lament
			1st Person Plural Indicative Preterite of the verb ser	1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb lamentar
And	everything	what	we were	I lament

Aligned Translation: And all that we were I regret it

Free Translation: And I regret all we were the most

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Review

1) Summary of the Story in the Lyrics

The lyrics paint a haunting portrait of solitude and regret, where the narrator—a "mar de dudas" (sea of doubts)—confesses sorrow for a faded love ("todo lo que fuimos lo lamento"). The "pájaro en la bruma" (bird in the mist) metaphor frames vulnerability as both fragile and transcendent, singing into the void of lost connection.

2) Emotional Impact & Storytelling Technique

Silvana Estrada’s voice—raw and trembling like a folkloric lullaby—wraps around acoustic guitar arpeggios, mirroring the stumble of "sola con mis sombras." The imagery of mist and shadows evokes liminal spaces between memory and presence, with the bird’s song becoming a futile yet beautiful act of catharsis.

3) Themes & Tone

No explicit content. The song dwells in melancholic introspection, balancing poetic despair ("me tropiezo") with quiet resilience. The tone is intimate, like a diary entry set to music.

4) Verified Discussions

Tercerparlante.com:

https://tercerparlante.com/lonuevo/silvana-estrada-publica-como-un-pajaro-una-pieza-introspectiva-sobre-el-silencio-y-la-soledad/

Pitchfork.com

https://pitchfork.com/news/silvana-estrada-shares-new-song-como-un-pajaro-listen/

5) Artist’s Official Platforms

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0pCxdXNc6lwPCcEw810ywg

Submitted by user: ANAJOSE

Average Ratings

Most people find the song lyrics very 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

Como Un Pájaro has 125 BPM (beats per minute)

Como Un Pájaro is suitable for DELE Level students in terms of language complexity.

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^RAE Based on a median word frequency of 14 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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