
Shakira
La tortura lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2005
- Length
- 3:37
Ay, payita mía, guárdate la poesía
Ay, my dear, keep the poetry to yourself
Guárdate la alegría pa'ti
Keep the joy just for you
Dame, dámelo (oh-ah)
Give it to me, give it to me (oh-ah)
No pido que todos los días sean de sol
I'm not asking for every day to be sunny
No pido que todos los viernes sean de fiesta
I'm not asking for every Friday to be a party
Tampoco te pido que vuelvas rogando perdón
I’m not asking you to return begging for forgiveness either
Si lloras con los ojos secos
If you cry with dry eyes
Y hablando de ella
And speaking of her
Ay, amor, me duele tanto
Ay, love, it hurts me so much
Me duele tanto
It hurts me so much
Que te fueras sin decir a donde
That you left without saying where to
Ay, amor
Ay, love
Fue una tortura, perderte
It was a torture, losing you
Yo se que no he sido un santo
I know I haven't been a saint
Pero lo puedo arreglar, amor
But I can fix it, love
No solo de pan vive el hombre
Man doesn't live by bread alone
Y no de excusas vivo yo
And I don't live on excuses
Solo de errores se aprende
You only learn from mistakes
Y hoy se que tuyo es mi corazón
And today I know that my heart is yours
Mejor te guardas todo eso
Better you keep all that to yourself
A otro perro con ese hueso
To another dog with that bone
Y nos decimos adiós
And we say goodbye to each other
Esto es otra vez, y esto es otra vez
This is again, and this is again
Esto es otra vez, y esto es otra vez, no
This is again, and this is again, no
No puedo pedir que el invierno perdone a un rosal
I can't ask the winter to spare a rosebush
No puedo pedir a los olmos que entreguen peras
I can't ask the sycamores to bear pears
No puedo pedirle lo eterno a un simple mortal
I can't ask eternity from a simple mortal
Y andar arrojando a los cerdos miles de perlas
And go throwing pearls to the pigs
Ay, amor, me duele tanto
Ay, love, it hurts me so much
Me duele tanto
It hurts me so much
Que no creas más en mis promesas
That you no longer believe in my promises
Ay, amor
Ay, love
Es una tortura, perderte
It's torture, losing you
Yo se que no he sido un santo
I know I haven't been a saint
Pero lo puedo arreglar amor
But I can fix it, love
No solo de pan vive el hombre
Man doesn't live by bread alone
Y no de excusas vivo yo
And I don't live on excuses
Solo de errores se aprende
You only learn from mistakes
Y hoy se que tuyo es mi corazón
And today I know that my heart is yours
Mejor te guardas todo eso
Better you keep all that to yourself
A otro perro con ese hueso
To another dog with that bone
Y nos decimos adiós
And we say goodbye to each other
Dame, dámelo (oh-ah)
Give it to me, give it to me (oh-ah)
No te bajes, no te bajes
Don't get down, don't get down
Oye, negrita, mira, no te rajes
Hey, little dark one, look, don’t back out
De lunes a viernes tienes mi amor
From Monday to Friday you have my love
Déjame el sábado a mi que es mejor
Leave Saturday to me, it's better
Oye, mi negra no me castigues más
Hey, my black girl, don’t punish me anymore
Porque alláafuera sin ti no tengo paz
Because out there without you, I have no peace
Yo solo soy un hombre muy arrepentido
I’m just a man so very regretful
Soy como el ave que vuelve a su nido
I’m like the bird that returns to its nest
Yo se que no he sido un santo
I know I haven't been a saint
Y es que no estoy hecho de cartón
And it’s that I’m not made of cardboard
No solo de pan vive el hombre
Man doesn't live by bread alone
Y no de excusas vivo yo
And I don't live on excuses
Solo de errores se aprende
You only learn from mistakes
Y hoy se que es tuyo mi corazón
And today I know that my heart is yours
Ay, ay, ay-ay-ay
Ay, ay, ay-ay-ay
Ay, todo lo que he hecho por ti
Ay, everything I've done for you
Fue una tortura perderte
It was a torture to lose you
Me duele tanto que sea asi
It hurts me so much that it’s like this
Sigue llorando perdón
Keep crying forgiveness
Yo, yo no voy
I, I won't go
A llora-ar por ti
To cry for you
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Key vocabulary
- pa'ti
- for youA2
- pan
- breadA1
- donde
- whereB1
- fue
- wasB1
- amor
- loveB1
- sea
- beB1
- oh-ah
- interjection
- entreguen
- give
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About this song
Colombian pop singer whose music draws on rock and Middle Eastern influences. Recording since the early 1990s.