Heather Headley (born October 5, 1974) is a Tony Award-winning and Grammy A… Read Full Bio ↴Heather Headley (born October 5, 1974) is a Tony Award-winning and Grammy Award-winning R&B singer and actress from Trinidad and Tobago.

Headley began playing the music of her native country at a young age, including calypso, reggae and soca. She moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana in the United States at the age of fifteen when her father was offered a job as pastor of McKee Street Church of God (in Anderson, Indiana).

After graduating from Northrop High School, Headley attended Northwestern University to study communications and musical theatre. In 1997, she played Nala in The Lion King, the Broadway musical. Headley's performance was well-received and she then originated the title role in the Broadway adaptation of Aida, earning the Tony Award for Best Actress in 1999.

Headley released her debut album, This Is Who I Am, in October 2002 on RCA Records. Although its first single, "He Is", was not very successful, the second single, "I Wish I Wasn't", achieved moderate success and earned her a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. Headley was also nominated for Best New Artist.

On September 6, 2003, Headley married Brian Musso, formerly of the New York Jets. Her second album, In My Mind, was delayed due to the various executive shake-ups associated with RCA parent BMG's merger with Sony, and Headley joked that it should have been called Caught Up instead. Under BMG North America chairman/CEO Clive Davis for the first time, Headley released the album in January 2006. The title track was released as the first single; it was produced by India.Arie collaborator Shannon Sanders, and its music video was directed by Diane Martel. The song reached number-one on the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.

Can You Feel The Love Tonight
Heather Headley Lyrics

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No te has dado cuenta
Me huelo lo peor
Porque ese par se va a enamorar
Volvemos a ser dos

La brisa de la noche
La luna y su color
El clásico romance

Lleno de desastres por amor

And can you feel the love this night
It is where we are
It's enough for this wide-eyed wanderer
That we got this far

And can you feel the love tonight
How it's laid to rest
It's enough to make kings and vagabonds
Believe the very best

Quisiera ser sincero
No sé qué voy a hacer
Decirle la verdad o no
Hay mucho que esconder

Qué habrá que esconder
No puedo comprender
Por qué no quieres ser quien debes ser
Él ve que creo en él

And can you feel the love tonight
It is where we are
It's enough for this wide-eyed wanderer
That we got this far

And can you feel the love tonight (tonight)
How it's laid to rest (rest)
It's enough to make kings and vagabonds
Believe the very best

Se perderá

Sus alas de hoy
Y todo por amor

Overall Meaning

The Spanish lyrics at the beginning of the song are a nod to the fact that this version of "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" was recorded by Heather Headley, a Trinidadian-American singer and actress. The lyrics translate to "You haven't noticed / I smell the worst / Because that couple is going to fall in love / We go back to being two."

The rest of the song is the familiar chorus of "Can You Feel the Love Tonight," made famous by Elton John in the Disney animated film The Lion King. The lyrics talk about the power of love to bring people together and make them believe in the best in each other. The song draws on themes of classic romance, with the moon and the night breeze as symbols of love's power.

The last line of the song, "Se perderá / Sus alas de hoy / Y todo por amor," translates to "It will lose / Its wings of today / And all for love." This line seems to suggest that even love has the power to change us and take us away from who we were before.

Overall, this version of "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" feels like a more mature, introspective take on the song. Heather Headley's powerful vocals and the addition of Spanish lyrics give the song a unique flavor while still staying true to the original message of the song.

Line by Line Meaning

No te has dado cuenta
You haven't noticed

Me huelo lo peor
I smell the worst

Porque ese par se va a enamorar
Because that pair is going to fall in love

Volvemos a ser dos
We go back to being two

La brisa de la noche
The night breeze

La luna y su color
The moon and its color

El clásico romance
The classic romance

Lleno de desastres por amor
Full of disasters for love

And can you feel the love this night
Can you feel the love tonight

It is where we are
It's where we are

It's enough for this wide-eyed wanderer
It's enough for this dreamer