El Gran Varón Willie Colon Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'El Gran Varón' means 'The Great Man' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Willie Colon' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Original Lyrics: En la sala de un hospital

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Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
en	la	sala	de	un	hospital
in, at, on	the	ward (section of a hospital)	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	a	hospital

In	the	ward	of	a	hospital

Aligned Translation: In the ward of a hospital

Free Translation: In a hospital ward

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Original Lyrics: a las 9:43 nació Simón

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Preposition	Determiner		Verb
a	las		nació
at	the		to be born, to sprout, to begin to grow; to hatch (out)
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb nacer
At	the	9:43 am	was born	Simón

Aligned Translation: At 9:43 am Simón was born

Free Translation: At 9:43 Simón was born

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Original Lyrics: Es el verano del '56

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Verb	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Determiner
es	el	verano	de	el
to be (essentially or identified as).	Masculine singular definite article; the.	summer	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	Masculine singular definite article; the.
3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
It is	the	summer	of	the	'56

Aligned Translation: It's the summer of '56

Free Translation: It's the summer of '56

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Original Lyrics: El orgullo de don Andrés, por ser varón

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Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Noun			Preposition	Verb	Noun
el	orgullo	de	don			por	ser	varón
Masculine singular definite article; the.	pride (something of which one is proud)	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	obsolete sir, master, lord			due to, because of, for, for the sake of, out of (to express cause or motive)	to be (essentially or identified as).	person of male sex
							Infinitive
The	pride	of	don	Andrés	,	for	being	a male

Aligned Translation: The pride of don Andrés, for being a man

Free Translation: Don Andrés’s pride, for being a boy

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Original Lyrics: Fue criado como los demás

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Verb	Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Adjective
fue	criado	como	los	demás
to be (essentially or identified as).	to rear or raise (e.g., a child)	like (similar to, reminiscent of)	the	other, remaining
3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb ser	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb criar
He was	raised	like	the	others

Aligned Translation: He was raised like the others

Free Translation: He was raised like the others

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Original Lyrics: Con mano dura, con severidad

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Preposition	Noun	Adjective		Preposition	Noun
con	mano	duro		con	severidad
with	anatomy:of a person hand	firm, solid		with	severity

With		firm hand	,	with	severity

Aligned Translation: With a firm hand, with severity

Free Translation: With a firm hand, with severity

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Original Lyrics: Nunca opinó

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Aligned Translation: He never opined

Free Translation: He never opined

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Original Lyrics: Cuando crezcas vas a estudiar

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Conjunction	Verb	Verb	Preposition	Verb
cuando	crezcas	vas	a	estudiar
when	to grow	auxiliary (with a followed by the infinitive) to be going to (near future), to go	to	to study
	2nd Person Singular Subjunctive Present Tuteo of the verb crecer	2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb ir		Infinitive
When	you grow up	you will going	to	study

Aligned Translation: When you grow up you will study

Free Translation: When you grow up you will study

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Original Lyrics: La misma vaina que tu papá, óyelo bien

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Determiner	Adjective	Noun	Preposition	Adjective	Noun		Verb	Pronoun	Adverb
la	mismo	vaina ³	que	tuyo	papá		oye	lo	bien
the	same; identical; one and the same; (indicates that the two compared noun clauses both represent the one thing)	Colombia:Peru Venezuela Dominican Republic colloquial thing, gadget	like, as	yours, your	colloquial:familiar affectionate dad		intransitive to hear	(impersonal neuter pronoun) (clitic form of ello); it, that	well (adverbial form of bueno)
							2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb oír
The	same	thing	as	your	dad	,	hear	it	well
³ “Vaina” is a word that normally will be translated as “Pod” however in certain situations like informal conversations, “Vaina” change the meaning from “Pod” to an interpretation of “Object, thing, gadget, even a feeling like surprise, anger, sadness”. “Vaina is a word that adjusts to the conversation, the mood, and the context so you have to be very careful when you hear it because “Vaina” is a common word in countries like Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, and the Dominican Republic. Let’s see some examples of “Vaina” in different contexts: 1) You find a friend and start a conversation with him, he reveals that an acquaintance of you passed away, then you said: “Que vaina, él era una buena persona” – “How terrible, he was a good guy” please note how “Vaina” is used as an expression of surprise for the news you received. 2) You are in your workplace doing a task, your hands are busy so you see a coworker and tell him to pass you a pencil, so you say to him: “Oye, pasame esa vaina” - “Hey, hand me that thing” so “Vaina” is used in this sentence to describe an object you don’t know the name or you don’t want to say for different reasons. In the song lyrics “La misma vaina que tu papá” – “The same “Vaina – Thing” as your dad” in this case is used to name a career without saying exactly which one. Normally the conversation mood, context, and the theme will reveal to you the meaning of “Vaina” without too many difficulties

Aligned Translation: The same thing as your dad, hear it well

Free Translation: The same thing as your dad, hear it well

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Original Lyrics: Tendrás que ser un gran varón

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Verb	Preposition	Verb	Determiner	Adjective	Noun
tendrás	que	ser	un	grande	varón
transitive to have, possess (literally)	to	to be (essentially or identified as).	a	{{q\|before a plural noun}} great	person of male sex
2nd Person Singular Indicative Future of the verb tener		Infinitive
You will have	to	be	a	great	male

Aligned Translation: You will have to be a great man

Free Translation: You’ll have to be a great man

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Original Lyrics: Al extranjero se fue Simón

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Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Verb
a	el	extranjero	fue
to	Masculine singular definite article; the.	abroad	intransitive to go
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb ir
				Simón went abroad

Aligned Translation: Simón went abroad

Free Translation: Simón went abroad

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Original Lyrics: Lejos de casa, se le olvidó aquel sermón

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Adverb	Preposition	Noun		Pronoun	Verb	Determiner	Noun
lejos	de	hogar		él	olvidó	aquel	sermón
far	from (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)	home		he, him, masculine personal third person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions)	to forget; to elude, escape (be forgotten by)	that	sermon
					3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb olvidar
Far	from	home	,	he	forgot	that	sermon

Aligned Translation: Far from home, he forgot that sermon

Free Translation: Far from home, he forgot that sermon

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Original Lyrics: Cambio la forma de caminar

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Verb	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Verb
cambio	la	forma	de	caminar
transitive:intransitive to change, to shift, to switch, to alter	the	way; manner	of (indicates a quality or characteristic)	to walk
1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb cambiar				Infinitive
He changed	the	way		he walk

Aligned Translation: He changed the way he walk

Free Translation: Changed the way he walked

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Original Lyrics: Usaba falda, lápiz labial, y un carterón

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Verb	Noun		Noun		Conjunction	Determiner	Noun
usaba	falda		lápiz labial		y	un	cartera ⁹
transitive to wear	skirt		lipstick		and	a	handbag
3rd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb usar
He wore	skirt	,	lipstick	,	and	a	handbag
⁹ “Carterón” augmentative for “Cartera” – “Wallet, billfold, handbag” in this case the song is speaking about a handbag, so it will be a big handbag.

Aligned Translation: He wore a skirt, lipstick, and a handbag

Free Translation: He wore a skirt, lipstick, and a handbag

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Original Lyrics: Cuenta la gente que un día el papá

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Verb	Determiner	Noun	Pronoun	Adjective	Noun	Determiner	Noun
cuenta	la	gente	que	un	día	el	papá
to tell (a story); narrate	the	people	that; whom	before the noun Apocopic form of uno one	day (any period of 24 hours)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	colloquial:familiar affectionate dad
3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb contar
Say	the	people	that	one	day	the	dad

Aligned Translation: People say that one day the dad

Free Translation: People say that one day the dad

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Original Lyrics: Fue a visitarlo sin avisar

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Verb	Preposition	Verb	Pronoun	Preposition	Verb
fue	a	visitar	él	sin	avisar
intransitive to go	to	to visit	he, him, masculine personal third person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions)	without	to notify
3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb ir		Infinitive			Infinitive
Went	to	visit	him	without	notifying

Aligned Translation: Went to visit him unannounced

Free Translation: Went to visit him unannounced

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Original Lyrics: Vaya que error

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Aligned Translation: What a mistake

Free Translation: What a mistake

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Original Lyrics: Y una mujer le habló al pasar

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Conjunction	Determiner	Noun	Pronoun	Verb	Verb
y	un	mujer	él	habló	pasar
and	a	woman	he, him, masculine personal third person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions)	intransitive to talk; to speak; to communicate using words	to pass
				3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb hablar	Infinitive
And	a	woman		spoke to him	as he passed

Aligned Translation: And a woman spoke to him as he passed

Free Translation: And a woman spoke to him as he passed

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Original Lyrics: Le dijo hola, qué tal papá, ¿Cómo te va?

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Pronoun	Verb	Interjection		Adjective	Interjection	Noun		Adverb	Verb
él	dijo	hola		qué	qué tal	papá		cómo	va
he, him, masculine personal third person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions)	to say, to tell	hello, hi		what; which	what's up	colloquial:familiar affectionate dad		interrogative how?	intransitive to go
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb decir								3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ir
He	said	hi	,		what's up	dad	,		how’s it going	?

Aligned Translation: He said, what's up dad, How are you doing?

Free Translation: He said, what's up dad, How are you doing?

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Original Lyrics: No me conoces yo soy Simón

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Adverb	Pronoun	Verb	Pronoun	Verb
no	mí	conoces	yo	soy
not	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	to know (a person or a place), to be familiar with, to be acquainted with	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	to be (essentially or identified as).
		2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb conocer		1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
You do not		know me	I	am	Simón

Aligned Translation: You don't know me I'm Simón

Free Translation: You don't know me I'm Simón

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Original Lyrics: Simón, tu hijo, el gran varón

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		Adjective	Noun		Determiner	Adjective	Noun
		tuyo	hijo		el	grande	varón
		yours, your	son		Masculine singular definite article; the.	{{q\|before a plural noun}} great	person of male sex

Simón	,	your	son	,	the	great	male

Aligned Translation: Simón, your son, the great man

Free Translation: Simón, your son, the great man

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Original Lyrics: No se puede corregir a la naturaleza

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Adverb	Verb	Verb	Determiner	Noun
no	puede	corregir	la	naturaleza
not	to be able, can	to correct	the	nature
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb poder	Infinitive
				Nature cannot be corrected

Aligned Translation: Nature cannot be corrected

Free Translation: Nature cannot be corrected

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Original Lyrics: Palo que nace doblado, jamás su tronco endereza

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Noun	Conjunction	Verb	Verb		Adverb	Adjective	Noun	Verb
palo	que	nace	doblado		jamás	suyo	tronco	endereza
stake, stick, wood	that	to be born, to sprout, to begin to grow; to hatch (out)	reflexive to bend, to become curved.		never	His, hers, its, to her.	trunk (tree trunk)	to straighten
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb nacer	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb doblarse					3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb enderezar
Stick	that	is born	bent	,	never	its	trunk	straightens

Aligned Translation: Stick that is born bent, never its trunk straightens

Free Translation: Stick that is born bent, never its trunk straightens

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Original Lyrics: No se puede corregir a la naturaleza

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Adverb	Verb	Verb	Determiner	Noun
no	puede	corregir	la	naturaleza
not	to be able, can	to correct	the	nature
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb poder	Infinitive
				Nature cannot be corrected

Aligned Translation: Nature cannot be corrected

Free Translation: Nature cannot be corrected

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Original Lyrics: Palo que nace doblado, jamás su tronco endereza

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Noun	Conjunction	Verb	Verb		Adverb	Adjective	Noun	Verb
palo	que	nace	doblado		jamás	suyo	tronco	endereza
stake, stick, wood	that	to be born, to sprout, to begin to grow; to hatch (out)	reflexive to bend, to become curved.		never	His, hers, its, to her.	trunk (tree trunk)	to straighten
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb nacer	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb doblarse					3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb enderezar
Stick	that	is born	bent	,	never	its	trunk	straightens

Aligned Translation: Stick that is born bent, never its trunk straightens

Free Translation: Stick that is born bent, never its trunk straightens

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Original Lyrics: No se puede corregir a la naturaleza

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Adverb	Verb	Verb	Determiner	Noun
no	puede	corregir	la	naturaleza
not	to be able, can	to correct	the	nature
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb poder	Infinitive
				Nature cannot be corrected

Aligned Translation: Nature cannot be corrected

Free Translation: Nature cannot be corrected

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Original Lyrics: Palo que nace doblado, jamás su tronco endereza

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Noun	Conjunction	Verb	Verb		Adverb	Adjective	Noun	Verb
palo	que	nace	doblado		jamás	suyo	tronco	endereza
stake, stick, wood	that	to be born, to sprout, to begin to grow; to hatch (out)	reflexive to bend, to become curved.		never	His, hers, its, to her.	trunk (tree trunk)	to straighten
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb nacer	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb doblarse					3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb enderezar
Stick	that	is born	bent	,	never	its	trunk	straightens

Aligned Translation: Stick that is born bent, never its trunk straightens

Free Translation: Stick that is born bent, never its trunk straightens

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Original Lyrics: Se dejó llevar de lo que dice la gente

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Pronoun	Verb	Verb	Preposition	Adjective	Verb	Determiner	Noun
él	dejó	llevar	de	qué	dice	la	gente
he, him, masculine personal third person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions)	transitive to let, allow	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)	of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective)	what; which	to say, to tell	the	people
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb dejar	Infinitive			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb decir
He		got carried away	of	what	says	the	people

Aligned Translation: He got carried away with what people say

Free Translation: He got carried away with what people say

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Original Lyrics: Su padre jamás le habló

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Adjective	Noun	Adverb	Pronoun	Verb
suyo	padre	jamás	él	habló
His, hers, its, to her.	family father	never	he, him, masculine personal third person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions)	intransitive to talk; to speak; to communicate using words
				3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb hablar
His	father	never		spoke to him

Aligned Translation: His father never spoke to him

Free Translation: His father never spoke to him

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Original Lyrics: Lo abandonó para siempre

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él	abandonó	para siempre
he, him, masculine personal third person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions)	to abandon, to leave	forever
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb abandonar
He	abandoned him	forever

Aligned Translation: He abandoned him forever

Free Translation: He abandoned him forever

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Original Lyrics: No se puede corregir a la naturaleza

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Adverb	Verb	Verb	Determiner	Noun
no	puede	corregir	la	naturaleza
not	to be able, can	to correct	the	nature
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb poder	Infinitive
				Nature cannot be corrected

Aligned Translation: Nature cannot be corrected

Free Translation: Nature cannot be corrected

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Original Lyrics: Palo que nace doblado, jamás su tronco endereza

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Noun	Conjunction	Verb	Verb		Adverb	Adjective	Noun	Verb
palo	que	nace	doblado		jamás	suyo	tronco	endereza
stake, stick, wood	that	to be born, to sprout, to begin to grow; to hatch (out)	reflexive to bend, to become curved.		never	His, hers, its, to her.	trunk (tree trunk)	to straighten
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb nacer	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb doblarse					3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb enderezar
Stick	that	is born	bent	,	never	its	trunk	straightens

Aligned Translation: Stick that is born bent, never its trunk straightens

Free Translation: Stick that is born bent, never its trunk straightens

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Original Lyrics: Y no te quejes Andrés, no te quejes por nada

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Conjunction	Adverb	Verb			Adverb	Verb	Preposition	Pronoun
y	no	quejes			no	quejes	por	nada
and	not	reflexive to complain; to whine; to moan; to lament; to grumble			not	reflexive to complain; to whine; to moan; to lament; to grumble	about	when used with a negative verb anything
		2nd Person Singular Imperative Negative of the verb quejar				2nd Person Singular Imperative Negative of the verb quejar
And	do not	complain	Andrés	,	do not	complain	about	anything

Aligned Translation: And don't complain Andrés, don't complain about anything

Free Translation: And don't complain Andrés, don't complain about anything

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Original Lyrics: Si del cielo te caen limones

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Conjunction	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Verb	Noun
si	de	el	cielo	caen	limón
if	from (with the source or provenance of or at)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	sky	intransitive:reflexive to fall (to move to a lower position due to gravity)	lemon (fruit)
				3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb caer
If	from	the	sky	fall	lemons

Aligned Translation: If lemons fall from the sky

Free Translation: If lemons fall from the sky

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Original Lyrics: Aprende a hacer limonada

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Verb	Preposition	Verb	Noun
aprende	a	hacer	limonada
transitive:intransitive to learn (to acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something)	to	to make (something)	lemonade
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb aprender		Infinitive
Learn how	to	make	lemonade

Aligned Translation: Learn how to make lemonade

Free Translation: Learn how to make lemonade

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Original Lyrics: No se puede corregir a la naturaleza

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Adverb	Verb	Verb	Determiner	Noun
no	puede	corregir	la	naturaleza
not	to be able, can	to correct	the	nature
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb poder	Infinitive
				Nature cannot be corrected

Aligned Translation: Nature cannot be corrected

Free Translation: Nature cannot be corrected

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Original Lyrics: Palo que nace doblado, jamás su tronco endereza

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palo	que	nace	doblado		jamás	suyo	tronco	endereza
stake, stick, wood	that	to be born, to sprout, to begin to grow; to hatch (out)	reflexive to bend, to become curved.		never	His, hers, its, to her.	trunk (tree trunk)	to straighten
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb nacer	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb doblarse					3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb enderezar
Stick	that	is born	bent	,	never	its	trunk	straightens

Aligned Translation: Stick that is born bent, never its trunk straightens

Free Translation: Stick that is born bent, never its trunk straightens

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Original Lyrics: Y mientras pasan lo años, el viejo cediendo un poco

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Conjunction	Adverb	Verb	Determiner	Noun		Determiner	Noun	Verb	Determiner	Adverb
y	mientras	pasan	lo	año		el	viejo	cediendo	un	poco
and	meanwhile	to pass	(neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives); the	year		Masculine singular definite article; the.	slang old man (one's father)	to cede, to hand over, to convey	a	little (not much)
		3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb pasar						Simple Gerund of the verb ceder
And				as the years go by	,	the	old man	giving in	a	little

Aligned Translation: And as the years go by the old man giving in a little

Free Translation: And as the years go by the old man giving in a little

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Original Lyrics: Simón ya ni le escribía, Andrés estaba furioso

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	ya	ni	escribía			estaba	furioso
	anymore; no longer	not even, even	to write			to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.	furious, raging, relentless
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb escribir			3rd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb estar
Simón		did not even	write him anymore	,	Andrés	was	furious

Aligned Translation: Simón didn't even write to him anymore, Andrés was furious

Free Translation: Simón didn't even write to him anymore, Andrés was furious

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Original Lyrics: No se puede corregir a la naturaleza

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Adverb	Verb	Verb	Determiner	Noun
no	puede	corregir	la	naturaleza
not	to be able, can	to correct	the	nature
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb poder	Infinitive
				Nature cannot be corrected

Aligned Translation: Nature cannot be corrected

Free Translation: Nature cannot be corrected

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Original Lyrics: Palo que nace doblado, jamás su tronco endereza

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Noun	Conjunction	Verb	Verb		Adverb	Adjective	Noun	Verb
palo	que	nace	doblado		jamás	suyo	tronco	endereza
stake, stick, wood	that	to be born, to sprout, to begin to grow; to hatch (out)	reflexive to bend, to become curved.		never	His, hers, its, to her.	trunk (tree trunk)	to straighten
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb nacer	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb doblarse					3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb enderezar
Stick	that	is born	bent	,	never	its	trunk	straightens

Aligned Translation: Stick that is born bent, never its trunk straightens

Free Translation: Stick that is born bent, never its trunk straightens

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Original Lyrics: Por fin hubo noticias de dónde su hijo estaba

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Adverb	Verb	Noun	Preposition	Noun	Adjective	Noun	Verb
por fin	hubo	noticia	de	dónde	suyo	hijo	estaba
idiomatic finally, at last, at long last	auxiliary verb taking past participle to build various perfect tenses to have	news, piece of news	of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective)	where	His, hers, its, to her.	son	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb haber						3rd Person Singular Indicative Imperfect of the verb estar
At last	there was	news	of	where	his	son	was

Aligned Translation: At last there was news of where his son was

Free Translation: At last there was news of where his son was

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Original Lyrics: Andrés nunca olvidó el día de esa triste llamada

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	Adverb	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Adjective	Adjective	Noun
	nunca	olvidó	el	día	de	ese	triste	llamada
	never	to forget; to elude, escape (be forgotten by)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	day (any period of 24 hours)	of, from (indicating cause)	demonstrative that	sad	call
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb olvidar
Andrés	never	forgot	the	day	of	that	sad	call

Aligned Translation: Andrés never forgot the day of that sad call

Free Translation: Andrés never forgot the day of that sad call

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Original Lyrics: En la sala de un hospital

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en	la	sala	de	un	hospital
in, at, on	the	ward (section of a hospital)	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	a	hospital

In	the	ward	of	a	hospital

Aligned Translation: In the ward of a hospital

Free Translation: In a hospital ward

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Original Lyrics: De una extraña enfermedad murió Simón

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de	un	extraño	enfermedad	murió
of, from (indicating cause)	a	strange, unusual, odd, weird, bizarre, uncanny, rare, peculiar, freaky, freakish, curious	illness, disease	to die
				3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb morir
Of	a	strange	illness		Simón died

Aligned Translation: Simón died of a strange illness

Free Translation: Simón died of a strange illness

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Original Lyrics: Es el verano del '86

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Verb	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Determiner
es	el	verano	de	el
to be (essentially or identified as).	Masculine singular definite article; the.	summer	of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective)	Masculine singular definite article; the.
3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
It is	the	summer	of	the	'86

Aligned Translation: It's the summer of '86

Free Translation: It's the summer of '86

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Original Lyrics: Al enfermo de la cama 10 nadie lloró

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a	el	enfermo	de	la	cama		nadie	lloró
to	Masculine singular definite article; the.	sick, ill	from (with the source or provenance of or at)	the	bed		no one, nobody; anyone, anybody	intransitive to cry, to weep
								3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb llorar
To	the	sick	from	the	bed	10	no one	cried

Aligned Translation: To the sick from the bed 10 no one cried

Free Translation: No one cried the ill patient in bed 10

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Original Lyrics: Simón, Simón

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Free Translation: Simón, Simón

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Original Lyrics: Simón

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Free Translation: Simón

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Original Lyrics: No se puede corregir a la naturaleza

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Adverb	Verb	Verb	Determiner	Noun
no	puede	corregir	la	naturaleza
not	to be able, can	to correct	the	nature
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb poder	Infinitive
				Nature cannot be corrected

Aligned Translation: Nature cannot be corrected

Free Translation: Nature cannot be corrected

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Original Lyrics: Palo que nace doblado, jamás su tronco endereza

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Noun	Conjunction	Verb	Verb		Adverb	Adjective	Noun	Verb
palo	que	nace	doblado		jamás	suyo	tronco	endereza
stake, stick, wood	that	to be born, to sprout, to begin to grow; to hatch (out)	reflexive to bend, to become curved.		never	His, hers, its, to her.	trunk (tree trunk)	to straighten
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb nacer	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb doblarse					3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb enderezar
Stick	that	is born	bent	,	never	its	trunk	straightens

Aligned Translation: Stick that is born bent, never its trunk straightens

Free Translation: Stick that is born bent, never its trunk straightens

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Original Lyrics: Hay que tener compasión, basta ya de moraleja

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Verb	Preposition	Verb	Noun		Verb	Adverb	Preposition	Noun
haber	que	tener	compasión		basta	ya	de	moraleja
auxiliary verb taking past participle to build various perfect tenses to have	to	transitive to have, possess, to be (a condition or quality)	compassion, sympathy		intransitive to be enough; to suffice	already, yet	of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective)	moral
Infinitive		Infinitive			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb bastar
We must		have	compassion	,	enough	already	of	moral

Aligned Translation: We must have compassion, enough of the moral

Free Translation: We must have compassion, enough of moral

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Original Lyrics: El que esté libre de pecado, que tire la primera piedra

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Determiner	Pronoun		Adjective	Preposition	Noun		Conjunction	Verb	Determiner	Adjective	Noun
el	que		libre	de	pecado		que	tire	la	primero	piedra
Masculine singular definite article; the.	who; that		free (not imprisoned or enslaved)	of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective)	sin		that	transitive to throw, to toss	the	first	stone (hard earthen substance that can form large rocks)
								3rd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative of the verb tirar
	Who	is	free	of	sin	,		throw	the	first	stone

Aligned Translation: Who is free of sin cast the first stone

Free Translation: Let he who is without sin cast the first stone

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Original Lyrics: No se puede corregir a la naturaleza

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Adverb	Verb	Verb	Determiner	Noun
no	puede	corregir	la	naturaleza
not	to be able, can	to correct	the	nature
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb poder	Infinitive
				Nature cannot be corrected

Aligned Translation: Nature cannot be corrected

Free Translation: Nature cannot be corrected

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Original Lyrics: Palo que nace doblado, jamás su tronco endereza

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palo	que	nace	doblado		jamás	suyo	tronco	endereza
stake, stick, wood	that	to be born, to sprout, to begin to grow; to hatch (out)	reflexive to bend, to become curved.		never	His, hers, its, to her.	trunk (tree trunk)	to straighten
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb nacer	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb doblarse					3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb enderezar
Stick	that	is born	bent	,	never	its	trunk	straightens

Aligned Translation: Stick that is born bent, never its trunk straightens

Free Translation: Stick that is born bent, never its trunk straightens

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Original Lyrics: El que nunca perdona tiene destino cierto

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que	nunca	perdona	tiene	destino	cierto
who; that	never	transitive to pardon, excuse, forgive	transitive to have, possess (literally)	destiny, fate	a certain, a specific
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb perdonar	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb tener
Who	never	forgives	has		a certain destiny

Aligned Translation: Who never forgives has a certain destiny

Free Translation: Who never forgives has a certain destiny

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Original Lyrics: de vivir amargos recuerdos en su propio infierno

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a	vivir	amargo	recuerdo	en	suyo	propio	infierno
to	intransitive to live; to be alive	bitterness	memory	in, at, on	Theirs, their, to them.	own (belonging to)	hell
	Infinitive
To	live	bitter	memories	in	their	own	hell

Aligned Translation: To live bitter memories in their own hell

Free Translation: To live bitter memories in their own hell

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Original Lyrics: No se puede corregir a la naturaleza

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Adverb	Verb	Verb	Determiner	Noun
no	puede	corregir	la	naturaleza
not	to be able, can	to correct	the	nature
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb poder	Infinitive
				Nature cannot be corrected

Aligned Translation: Nature cannot be corrected

Free Translation: Nature cannot be corrected

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Original Lyrics: Palo que nace doblado, jamás su tronco endereza

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palo	que	nace	doblado		jamás	suyo	tronco	endereza
stake, stick, wood	that	to be born, to sprout, to begin to grow; to hatch (out)	reflexive to bend, to become curved.		never	His, hers, its, to her.	trunk (tree trunk)	to straighten
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb nacer	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb doblarse					3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb enderezar
Stick	that	is born	bent	,	never	its	trunk	straightens

Aligned Translation: Stick that is born bent, never its trunk straightens

Free Translation: Stick that is born bent, never its trunk straightens

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Review

“El gran varón” also known as “Simón, el gran varón” is a Salsa song by the Puerto Rican Singer Willie Colón. “El gran varón” is a classic salsa song and tells us a story of rejection and discrimination against a trans woman. The song was released in 1989 yet the theme is present in everyday life, the song was so successful that many artists created their own covers of the song. There is also a Mexican movie called “Simón, El gran varón” that relates the events from the song with more details.

The lyrics of the song, “El gran varón” tell us the story of Andrés, a father that is happy because it was born his son Simón will be his successor. Simón was raised like other kids and had a firm and strict education at home, he was told that when he grows up, he was going to study the same thing as his father. When Simón was a young man, he left his home and moved to another country, possibly the USA. Andrés and Simón communicated through letters, however, one day, Andrés decides to pay Simón an unannounced visit.

When Andrés arrived at the place his song was living, he was greeted by a woman who declared to be his song Simón. When Simón moved he changed his appearance and started using skirts, lipsticks, and handbags, yet his father was ignorant of this. When Andrés saw his son Simón turn into a trans woman he left, reject, and abandoned him never speaking to him again.

Andrés rejected his son for being a trans woman, however, many years later an old Andrés was leaving his anger to a side, yet Simón never wrote to him again, making Andrés angry. What Andrés didn’t expect is that one day he was going to receive a call from a hospital. With sadness and confusion, Andrés received the news that his son died from AIDS and nobody was there for him in the hospital ward.

The song finishes by giving a message about forgiveness and comprehension, truly a beautiful song with a great message that will stick in your mind while you learn Spanish.

Submitted by user: ANITA

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

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

El Gran Varón has 95 BPM (beats per minute)

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^RAE Based on a median word frequency of 6572 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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