“100 Años” is a song by American Latin pop duo Ha*Ash and American singer Prince Royce. It was released in October of 2017 and appears on Ha*Ash’s fifth studio album 30 de Febrero. It reached number one on the Mexican charts.

Song information from Wikpedia.

Cultural References, Idioms and Explanations

lo que – Literally translating as it that, this phrase better translates as what, whatever, or which.

preguntarse – This reflexive verb can carry its literal meaning of to ask oneself, but more often it is used to mean to wonder.

gustar – The verb gustar is used to state that someone likes something, but the person doing the liking is the object of the sentence, not the subject. Literally this phrase means [item] is pleasing to [person]. The verb is conjugated for the item being liked, for example me gusta el libro (singular) but me gustan los libros (plural).

pegadito(s) – This is the diminutive form of the adjective pegado, meaning stuck, fixed, glued; tight; or clinging. Here, in the context of dancing, it is used in the sense of dancing very close together.

diminutive form – This form is achieved by adding ‘-ito’ to the end of masculine nouns, or ‘-ita’ to the end of feminine nouns. While it can mean less than or smaller than the normal noun, often it is simply a stylistic change, with no change in meaning. When used with names, it is a form of endearment.

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Song Lyrics with Grammatical Breakdown

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Ciencienone hundred | num Añosañoyear | noun | masc pl

[Verse 1]
Lolohim, it | pron | masc sing, neuter | lo que = what, whatever, which quequethat, than; because | conj | | lo que = what, whatever, which yoyoI | pron | first pers sing, sub sientosentirto feel; sense; hear; taste; feel about, think about; feel sorry about | verb, stm chg | first pers sing pres porporfor; because of; by | prep titiyou | pron | sec pers sing, disj nononot | adv tienetenerto have | verb, irreg | third pers sing pres explicaciónexplicaciónexplanation, reason; lecture | noun | fem sing
Yyand | conj sólosóloonly | adv mememe, to me, myself | pron | first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex preguntopreguntarto ask | verb, reg | first pers sing pres | preguntarse = to wonder, ask oneself cómocómohow, why | adv derrumbaste,derrumbarto demoish, raze, knockdown; destroy, shatter; overthrow, toppel | verb, reg | sec pers sing pret enenin, on, during | prep mí,míme | pron | first pers sing, disj cadacadaeach, every | adj | invariable rincónrincóncorner | noun | masc sing
Hashaberto have | verb, irreg | sec pers sing pres | aux verb used with the pp in the pret perf hechohacerto do; to make | verb, irreg | pp nuestranuestroours | adj, poss | fem sing camacamabed | noun | fem sing siempresiempreevery time, whenever, always | adv ununa | art, indef | masc sing veranoveranosummer | noun | masc sing
Volvistevolverto return, come back | verb, stm chg | sec pers sing pret divertidodivertidofunny, entertaining; enjoyable, pleasant, fun | adj | masc sing lolohim, it | pron | masc sing, neuter cotidianocotidianodaily, everyday; routine | adj | masc sing
Yyand | conj nononot | adv entiendoentenderto understand | verb, stm chg | first pers sing pres cómocómohow, why | adv lolohim, it | pron | masc sing, neuter lograste,lograto manage, reach | verb, reg | sec pers sing pret peroperobut | conj sésaberto know | verb, irreg | first pers sing pres quequethat, than; because | conj hoyhoytoday; nowadays, now | adv

[Pre-Chorus]
Dedefrom, of | prep titiyou | pron | sec pers sing, disj quieroquererwant, wish; like, love | verb, stm chg | first pers sing pres más,másmore, plus | adv más,másmore, plus | adv mememe, to me, myself | pron | first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex gustagustarto like, to enjoy | verb, reg | third pers sing pres | conjugated for the item being liked, ie X is pleasing to Y todotodoeverything | pron lolohim, it, you | pron | masc sing, neuter, dir obj quequethat, than; because; let | conj mememe, to me, myself | pron | first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex das,darto give | verb, irreg | sec pers sing pres másmásmore, plus | adv
Yyand | conj sinsinwithout | prep permisopermisopermission; leave; permit, license | noun | masc sing mememe, to me, myself | pron | first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex hashaberto have | verb, irreg | sec pers sing pres | aux verb used with the pp in the pret perf robadorobarto steal, rob, take | verb, irreg | pp elelthe | art, def | masc sing corazón,corazónheart | noun | masc sing pocopocolittle, a little bit | noun | masc sing aato, into, by | prep poquitopocolittle, a little bit | noun | dim form

[Chorus]
YoyoI | pron | first pers sing, sub quieroquererwant, wish; like, love | verb, stm chg | first pers sing pres estarestarto be | verb, irreg | infin ciencienone hundred | num añosañoyear | noun | masc pl contigocontigowith you | pron
Contigocontigowith you | pron lalathe | art, def | fem sing vidavidalife | noun | fem sing esserto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing pres mejormejorbetter; best | adj | masc and fem sing
YoyoI | pron | first pers sing, sub quieroquererwant, wish; like, love | verb, stm chg | first pers sing pres estarestarto be | verb, irreg | infin ciencienone hundred | num añosañoyear | noun | masc pl contigocontigowith you | pron
Bailandobailarto dance | verb, reg | ger lalathe | art, def | fem sing mismamismosame | adj | fem sing canción,canciónsong | noun | fem sing bienbienwell; very | adv pegaditospegadostuck, fixed, glued; tight; clinging | adj | masc pl | dim form
Ciencienone hundred | num añosañoyear | noun | masc pl contigo,contigowith you | pron aato, into, by | prep tutuyour | adj, poss | masc and fem sing ladoladoside | noun | masc sing elelthe | art, def | masc sing tiempotiempotime | noun | masc sing nononot | adv dependedependerdepend, rely, need, be dependent | verb, reg | third pers sing pres delde + elfrom the, of the | prep + def art | masc sing relojrelojwatch, clock, hourglass, sundail | noun | masc sing
Ciencienone hundred | num añosañoyear | noun | masc pl contigo,contigowith you | pron lolohim, it, you | pron | masc sing, neuter, dir obj medimosmedirto measure; to calculate weigh; consider, think about | verb, stm chg | first pers sing pres tútúyou | pron | sec pers sing, sub yyand | conj yoyoI | pron | first pers sing, sub
Ciencienone hundred | num añosañoyear | noun | masc pl contigocontigowith you | pron

[Verse 2]
Llenasllenarto fill (up) | verb, reg | sec pers sing pres mismismy | adj, poss | masc and fem pl díasdíaday; daytime | noun | masc pl completoscompletocomplete, all together; finished, done; total, absolute | adj | masc pl dedefrom, of | prep tantanso, such; as | adv buenbuengood | adj | alt masc humorhumormood, humor | noun | masc sing
Yyand | conj mememe, to me, myself | pron | first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex enseñasteenseñarto teach | verb, reg | sec pers sing pret aato, into, by | prep ververto see | verb, irreg | infin laslasthe | art, def | fem pl piedraspiedrastone, rock; hailstone, hail | noun | fem pl delde + elfrom the, of the | prep + def art | masc sing caminocaminoroad; way, path; journey, trip | noun | masc sing comocomolike, as, since | adv ununa | art, indef | masc sing escalónescalónstep, rung; stage, level | noun | masc sing
Porporfor; because of; by | prep esoesothat | pron eresserto be | verb, irreg | sec pers sing pres tútúyou | pron | sec pers sing mimimy | adj, poss | masc and fem sing planplanplan | noun | masc sing favoritofavoritofavorite | adj | masc sing
Contigocontigowith you | pron yoyoI | pron | first pers sing, sub mememe, to me, myself | pron | first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex quedoquedarto remain, to stay; to be left; to be located; suit, fit | verb, reg | first pers sing pres | quedarse = to stay, remain hastahastauntil; even | prep elelthe | art, def | masc sing infinitoinfinitointo the sunset, to the end of the world and back; infinity | noun | masc sing
Yyand | conj nononot | adv entiendoentenderto understand | verb, stm chg | first pers sing pres cómocómohow, why | adv lolohim, it, you | pron | masc sing, neuter, dir obj lograste,lograto manage, reach | verb, reg | sec pers sing pret peroperobut | conj sésaberto know | verb, irreg | first pers sing pres quequethat, than; because; let | conj hoyhoytoday; nowadays, now | adv

[Pre-Chorus]
Dedefrom, of | prep titiyou | pron | sec pers sing, disj quieroquererwant, wish; like, love | verb, stm chg | first pers sing pres más,másmore, plus | adv más,másmore, plus | adv mememe, to me, myself | pron | first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex gustagustarto like, to enjoy | verb, reg | third pers sing pres | conjugated for the item being liked, ie X is pleasing to Y todotodoeverything | pron lolohim, it, you | pron | masc sing, neuter, dir obj quequethat, than; because; let | conj mememe, to me, myself | pron | first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex das,darto give | verb, irreg | sec pers sing pres másmásmore, plus | adv
Yyand | conj sinsinwithout | prep permisopermisopermission; leave; permit, license | noun | masc sing mememe, to me, myself | pron | first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex hashaberto have | verb, irreg | sec pers sing pres | aux verb used with the pp in the pret perf robadorobarto steal, rob, take | verb, irreg | pp elelthe | art, def | masc sing corazón,corazónheart | noun | masc sing pocopocolittle, a little bit | noun | masc sing aato, into, by | prep poquitopocolittle, a little bit | noun | dim form

[Chorus]
YoyoI | pron | first pers sing, sub quieroquererwant, wish; like, love | verb, stm chg | first pers sing pres estarestarto be | verb, irreg | infin ciencienone hundred | num añosañoyear | noun | masc pl contigocontigowith you | pron
Contigocontigowith you | pron lalathe | art, def | fem sing vidavidalife | noun | fem sing esserto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing pres mejormejorbetter; best | adj | masc and fem sing
YoyoI | pron | first pers sing, sub quieroquererwant, wish; like, love | verb, stm chg | first pers sing pres estarestarto be | verb, irreg | infin ciencienone hundred | num añosañoyear | noun | masc pl contigocontigowith you | pron
Bailandobailarto dance | verb, reg | ger lalathe | art, def | fem sing mismamismosame | adj | fem sing canción,canciónsong | noun | fem sing bienbienwell; very | adv pegaditospegadostuck, fixed, glued; tight; clinging | adj | masc pl | dim form
Ciencienone hundred | num añosañoyear | noun | masc pl contigo,contigowith you | pron aato, into, by | prep tutuyour | adj, poss | masc and fem sing ladoladoside | noun | masc sing elelthe | art, def | masc sing tiempotiempotime | noun | masc sing nononot | adv dependedependerdepend, rely, need, be dependent | verb, reg | third pers sing pres delde + elfrom the, of the | prep + def art | masc sing relojrelojwatch, clock, hourglass, sundail | noun | masc sing
Ciencienone hundred | num añosañoyear | noun | masc pl contigo,contigowith you | pron lolohim, it, you | pron | masc sing, neuter, dir obj medimosmedirto measure; to calculate weigh; consider, think about | verb, stm chg | first pers sing pres tútúyou | pron | sec pers sing, sub yyand | conj yoyoI | pron | first pers sing, sub

[Bridge]
Tútúyou | pron | sec pers sing yyand | conj yo,yoI | pron | first pers sing loslosthe | art, def | masc pl dosdostwo | num
Vamosirto go | verb, irreg | first pers pl impera bailandobailarto dance | verb, reg | ger
Yyand | conj estarestarto be | verb, irreg | infin asíasílike this, like that, this way, that way | adv
Mememe, to me, myself | pron | first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex gustagustarto like, to enjoy | verb, reg | third pers sing pres | conjugated for the item being liked, ie X is pleasing to Y tantotantoso much, so many, so long | pron
Tútúyou | pron | sec pers sing yyand | conj yo,yoI | pron | first pers sing loslosthe | art, def | masc pl dosdostwo | num
Vamosirto go | verb, irreg | first pers pl impera bailandobailarto dance | verb, reg | ger
Yyand | conj estarestarto be | verb, irreg | infin asíasílike this, like that, this way, that way | adv
Mememe, to me, myself | pron | first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex gustagustarto like, to enjoy | verb, reg | third pers sing pres | conjugated for the item being liked, ie X is pleasing to Y tantotantoso much, so many, so long | pron

[Outro]
YoyoI | pron | first pers sing, sub quieroquererwant, wish; like, love | verb, stm chg | first pers sing pres estarestarto be | verb, irreg | infin ciencienone hundred | num añosañoyear | noun | masc pl contigocontigowith you | pron
Contigocontigowith you | pron lalathe | art, def | fem sing vidavidalife | noun | fem sing esserto be | verb, irreg | third pers sing pres mejormejorbetter; best | adj | masc and fem sing
YoyoI | pron | first pers sing, sub quieroquererwant, wish; like, love | verb, stm chg | first pers sing pres estarestarto be | verb, irreg | infin ciencienone hundred | num añosañoyear | noun | masc pl contigocontigowith you | pron
Bailandobailarto dance | verb, reg | ger lalathe | art, def | fem sing mismamismosame | adj | fem sing cancióncanciónsong | noun | fem sing
Uh,Tooltip content bienbienwell; very | adv pegaditopegadostuck, fixed, glued; tight; clinging | adj | masc sing | dim form nenanenachild; baby, darling, honey | noun | fem sing
Ciencienone hundred | num añosañoyear | noun | masc pl contigo,contigowith you | pron mememe, to me, myself | pron | first pers sing, dir obj, indir obj, reflex gustagustarto like, to enjoy | verb, reg | third pers sing pres | conjugated for the item being liked, ie X is pleasing to Y tantotantoso much, so many, so long | pron
Ciencienone hundred | num añosañoyear | noun | masc pl contigo,contigowith you | pron lolohim, it, you | pron | masc sing, neuter, dir obj medimosmedirto measure; to calculate weigh; consider, think about | verb, stm chg | first pers sing pres tútúyou | pron | sec pers sing yyand | conj yoyoI | pron | first pers sing, sub

Lyrics with Translation

Songs in any language often leave room for multiple interpretations. Following is my interpretation of the song lyrics.

Cien Años
One Hundred Years

[Verse 1]
Lo que yo siento por ti no tiene explicación
What I feel for you has no explanation
Y sólo me pregunto cómo derrumbaste, en mí, cada rincón
And I just wonder how you knocked down every corner in me
Has hecho nuestra cama siempre un verano
You have made our bed an eternal summer
Volviste divertido lo cotidiano
You made everyday tasks fun
Y no entiendo cómo lo lograste, pero sé que hoy
And I don’t understand how you did it, but I know that today

[Pre-Chorus]
De ti quiero más, más, me gusta todo lo que me das, más
From you I want more, more, I like everything you give me, more
Y sin permiso me has robado el corazón, poco a poquito
And without permission you have stolen my heart, little by little

[Chorus]
Yo quiero estar cien años contigo
I want to be with you for a hundred years
Contigo la vida es mejor
With you life is better
Yo quiero estar cien años contigo
I want to be with you for a hundred years
Bailando la misma canción, bien pegaditos
Dancing to the same song, very close together
Cien años contigo, a tu lado el tiempo no depende del reloj
A hundred years with you, by your side time does not need the clock
Cien años contigo, lo medimos tú y yo
A hundred years with you, we measure it you and I
Cien años contigo
One hundred years with you

[Verse 2]
Llenas mis días completos de tan buen humor
You fill my entire days with such a good humor
Y me enseñaste a ver las piedras del camino como un escalón
And you taught me to see the rocks in the road as stepping stones
Por eso eres tú mi plan favorito
That’s why you’re my favorite plan
Contigo yo me quedo hasta el infinito
I’ll stay with you until infinity
Y no entiendo cómo lo lograste, pero sé que hoy
And I don’t understand how you did it, but I know that today

[Pre-Chorus]
De ti quiero más, más, me gusta todo lo que me das, más
From you I want more, more, I like everything you give me, more
Y sin permiso me has robado el corazón, poco a poquito
And without permission you have stolen my heart, little by little

[Chorus]
Yo quiero estar cien años contigo
I want to be with you for a hundred years
Contigo la vida es mejor
With you life is better
Yo quiero estar cien años contigo
I want to be with you for a hundred years
Bailando la misma canción, bien pegaditos
Dancing to the same song, very close together
Cien años contigo, a tu lado el tiempo no depende del reloj
A hundred years with you, by your side time does not need the clock
Cien años contigo, lo medimos tú y yo
A hundred years with you, we measure it you and I

[Bridge]
Tú y yo, los dos
You and I, both of us
Vamos bailando
Let’s go dancing
Y estar así
And to be like this
Me gusta tanto
I like it so much
Tú y yo, los dos
You and I, both of us
Vamos bailando
Let’s go dancing
Y estar así
And to be like this
Me gusta tanto
I like it so much

[Outro]
Yo quiero estar cien años contigo
I want to be with you for a hundred years
Contigo la vida es mejor
With you life is better
Yo quiero estar cien años contigo
I want to be with you for a hundred years
Bailando la misma canción
Dancing to the same song
Uh, bien pegadito nena
Uh, very close to you baby
Cien años contigo, me gusta tanto
One hundred years with you, I like it so much
Cien años contigo, lo medimos tú y yo
A hundred years with you, we measure it you and I

Grammatical Concepts Used in this Song

• Possessive Adjectives:
  • Has hecho nuestra cama siempre un verano
  • Llenas mis días completos de tan buen humor
  • Cien años contigo, a tu lado el tiempo no depende del reloj
  • Por eso eres tú mi plan favorito

• Diminutive:
  • Y sin permiso me has robado el corazón, poco a poquito

• Object Pronouns:
  • Lo que yo siento por ti no tiene explicación
  • Volviste divertido lo cotidiano
  • Y no entiendo cómo lo lograste, pero sé que hoy
  • De ti quiero más, más, me gusta todo lo que me das, más
  • Y sin permiso me has robado el corazón, poco a poquito
  • Cien años contigo, lo medimos tú y yo
  • Y me enseñaste a ver las piedras del camino como un escalón
  • Me gusta tanto

• Disjunctive Pronouns:
  • Lo que yo siento por ti no tiene explicación
  • Y sólo me pregunto cómo derrumbaste, en mí, cada rincón
  • De ti quiero más, más, me gusta todo lo que me das, más

• Reflexive Pronouns:
  • Y sólo me pregunto cómo derrumbaste, en mí, cada rincón
  • Contigo yo me quedo hasta el infinito

• Irregular Verbs:
  • saber:
    • Y no entiendo cómo lo lograste, pero sé que hoy
  • haber:
    • Has hecho nuestra cama siempre un verano
    • Y sin permiso me has robado el corazón, poco a poquito
  • dar:
    • De ti quiero más, más, me gusta todo lo que me das, más
  • ser:
    • Contigo la vida es mejor
    • Por eso eres tú mi plan favorito
  • tener (e > ie):
    • Lo que yo siento por ti no tiene explicación
• Stem-Changing verbs:
  • entender (e > ie):
    • Y no entiendo cómo lo lograste, pero sé que hoy
  • sentir (e > ie):
    • Lo que yo siento por ti no tiene explicación
  • querer (e > ie):
    • De ti quiero más, más, me gusta todo lo que me das, más
    • Yo quiero estar cien años contigo
  • medir (e > i):
    • Cien años contigo, lo medimos tú y yo

• Reflexive Verbs:
  • Y sólo me pregunto cómo derrumbaste, en mí, cada rincón
  • Contigo yo me quedo hasta el infinito

• Gerund:
  • Vamos bailando
  • Bailando la misma canción

• Imperative:
  • Vamos bailando

• Preterite Perfect:
  • Y sin permiso me has robado el corazón, poco a poquito
  • Has hecho nuestra cama siempre un verano

• Preterite:
  • Y sólo me pregunto cómo derrumbaste, en mí, cada rincón
  • Y no entiendo cómo lo lograste, pero sé que hoy
  • Volviste divertido lo cotidiano