Her success was further solidified with the Spanish albums Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 (2005), Sale el Sol (2010) and El Dorado (2017), all of which topped the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart and were certified diamond (Latin) by the Recording Industry Association of America. Meanwhile, her English albums Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 (2005), She Wolf (2009) and Shakira (2014) were all certified gold, platinum or multi-platinum in various countries worldwide. She served as a coach on two seasons of the American singing competition television series The Voice (2013–2014).
With a catalog of 145 songs, Shakira has sold over 80 million records, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Forbes Colombia reported that as of 2018, she is the top-selling female Latin artist of all time. She is credited with opening the doors of the international market for other Latin artists. She has received numerous awards, including three Grammy Awards, twelve Latin Grammy Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards, seven Billboard Music Awards, thirty-nine Billboard Latin Music Awards, twenty-one Guinness World Records and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She was named the Top Female Latin Artist of the Decade by Billboard twice (2000s and 2010s). For her philanthropic work with her Barefoot Foundation and her contributions to music she received the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year and Harvard Foundation Artist of the Year awards in 2011. She was appointed to the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics in the US in 2011, and Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government in 2012.
Ciega
Shakira Lyrics
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Y la metodología
Cada vez que se aparece frente
A mí tu anatomía
Por que este amor ya no entiende
De consejos, ni razones
Se alimenta de pretextos
Este amor no me permite
Estar en pie
Por que ya hasta me ha quebrado
Los talones
Aunque me levante volveré a caer
Si te acercas nada es útil
Para esta inútil
Bruta, ciega, sordomuda
Torpe, traste y testaruda
Es todo lo que he sido
Por ti me he convertido
En una cosa que no hace
Otra cosa mas que amarte
Pienso en ti día y noche
Y no se como olvidarte
Cuántas veces he intentado
Enterrarte en mi memoria
Y aunque diga ya no más
Es otra vez la misma historia
Por que este amor siempre sabe
Hacerme respirar profundo
Ya me trae por la izquierda
Y de pelea con el mundo
Si pudiera exorcizarme de tu voz
Si pudiera escaparme de tu nombre
Si pudiera arrancarme el corazón
Y esconderme para no sentirme
Nuevamente
Bruta, ciega, sordomuda
Torpe, traste y testaruda
Es todo lo que he sido
Por ti me he convertido
En una cosa que no hace
Otra cosa mas que amarte
Pienso en ti día y noche
Y no se como olvidarte
Ojerosa, flaca, fea desgreñada
Torpe, tonta, lenta, nécia, desquiciada
Completamente descontrolada
Tu te das cuenta y no me dices nada
Se me ha vuelto
La cabeza un nido
Donde solamente tu tienes asilo
Y no me escuchas lo que te digo
Mira bien lo que vas a hacer conmigo
Bruta, ciega, sordomuda
Torpe, traste y testaruda
Es todo lo que he sido
Por ti me he convertido
En una cosa que no hace
Otra cosa mas que amarte
Pienso en ti día y noche
Y no se como olvidarte
Bruta, ciega, sordomuda
Torpe, traste y testaruda
Es todo lo que he sido
Por ti me he convertido
En una cosa que no hace
Otra cosa mas que amarte
Pienso en ti día y noche
Y no se como olvidarte
Bruta, ciega, sordomuda
Torpe, traste y testaruda
Es todo lo que he sido
Por ti me he convertido
En una cosa que no hace
Otra cosa mas que amarte
Pienso en ti día y noche
Y no se como olvidarte
The lyrics to Shakira's song "Ciega, Sordomuda" tell a story of a woman who is deeply in love with someone who seems to be toxic for her. She feels helpless in the presence of this person, admitting that her love for them goes beyond reason and advice. Every time she sees their body, she loses her argument and methodology. It seems that her love for this person is consuming her, as she believes it is preventing her from standing on her feet, causing her to fall every time she tries to get back up.
The lyrics suggest that the woman has lost control of herself and has become someone she doesn't recognize. She describes herself as "Bruta, ciega, sordomuda, torpe, traste y testaruda" - meaning stupid, blind, deaf, clumsy, and stubborn. She calls herself completely out of control and unable to escape the power of her love. Despite attempts to bury the person in her memory and move on, she realizes that she can't forget them, and she's unable to exorcise their voice, name, or even their presence in her life. The song ends with her admitting to herself that she doesn't know how to forget this person and is stuck in her feelings of love.
Overall, the song's lyrics are an expression of the consuming nature of love and how it can make us feel powerless and lose control of ourselves. Shakira's powerful voice and the song's catchy tune make it an enduring hit that continues to resonate with listeners worldwide.
Line by Line Meaning
Se me acaba el argumento
Y la metodología
Cada vez que se aparece frente
A mí tu anatomía
I am at a loss for words and my usual problem-solving methods don't work when I see your physique.
Por que este amor ya no entiende
De consejos, ni razones
Se alimenta de pretextos
Y le faltan pantalones
Este amor no me permite
Estar en pie
Por que ya hasta me ha quebrado
Los talones
Aunque me levante volveré a caer
Si te acercas nada es útil
Para esta inútil
This love is irrational and doesn't listen to advice or reason, it's fueled by excuses and lacks courage. It's caused me to be unstable and has broken me down physically and emotionally. Even if I try to stand up, I will fall again. If you are near me, it's useless for me to resist because I am powerless against this love.
Bruta, ciega, sordomuda
Torpe, traste y testaruda
Es todo lo que he sido
Por ti me he convertido
En una cosa que no hace
Otra cosa mas que amarte
Pienso en ti día y noche
Y no se como olvidarte
I am foolish, blind, and deaf to everything else. Clumsy, stubborn, and hard-headed. All because of you, I've become something that only loves you. I think about you day and night, and I don't know how to forget you.
Cuántas veces he intentado
Enterrarte en mi memoria
Y aunque diga ya no más
Es otra vez la misma historia
Por que este amor siempre sabe
Hacerme respirar profundo
Ya me trae por la izquierda
Y de pelea con el mundo
I've tried so many times to forget you, to bury you in my memory. Even though I say enough is enough, it's always the same old story. This love always finds a way to make me catch my breath and fight against the world.
Si pudiera exorcizarme de tu voz
Si pudiera escaparme de tu nombre
Si pudiera arrancarme el corazón
Y esconderme para no sentirme
Nuevamente
If I could rid myself of your voice, if I could escape your name, if I could tear out my heart and hide away so I don't feel this way again.
Ojerosa, flaca, fea desgreñada
Torpe, tonta, lenta, nécia, desquiciada
Completamente descontrolada
Tu te das cuenta y no me dices nada
Se me ha vuelto
La cabeza un nido
Donde solamente tu tienes asilo
Y no me escuchas lo que te digo
Mira bien lo que vas a hacer conmigo
I am tired, thin, and unattractive. I'm clumsy, foolish, slow, crazy, and out of control. You can tell that something is wrong, but you won't say anything. My mind has become a place where only you can stay, and you won't listen to what I say. Be careful with what you do to me.
Bruta, ciega, sordomuda
Torpe, traste y testaruda
Es todo lo que he sido
Por ti me he convertido
En una cosa que no hace
Otra cosa mas que amarte
Pienso en ti día y noche
Y no se como olvidarte
I am foolish, blind, and deaf to everything else. Clumsy, stubborn, and hard-headed. All because of you, I've become something that only loves you. I think about you day and night, and I don't know how to forget you.
Bruta, ciega, sordomuda
Torpe, traste y testaruda
Es todo lo que he sido
Por ti me he convertido
En una cosa que no hace
Otra cosa mas que amarte
Pienso en ti día y noche
Y no se como olvidarte
I am foolish, blind, and deaf to everything else. Clumsy, stubborn, and hard-headed. All because of you, I've become something that only loves you. I think about you day and night, and I don't know how to forget you.
Bruta, ciega, sordomuda
Torpe, traste y testaruda
Es todo lo que he sido
Por ti me he convertido
En una cosa que no hace
Otra cosa mas que amarte
Pienso en ti día y noche
Y no se como olvidarte
I am foolish, blind, and deaf to everything else. Clumsy, stubborn, and hard-headed. All because of you, I've become something that only loves you. I think about you day and night, and I don't know how to forget you.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Shakira Mebarak, Fabio Estefano Salgado
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@BrujadeOzywea
+Squiggy2010 Blind, Deaf, Mute
Argument and methodology
fail me
Each time your anatomy
appears before meBecause this love no longer understands
advice or reason
It feeds on pretext
and lacks nerve (literally, pants/trousers)
This love does not permit me
to remain standing
Because it finally even has broken
my talons
Even if I arise, I'll fall again
If you draw near nothing is useful
to this uselessbrutish, blind, deaf-mute,
clumsy, lost, stubborn
this is all that I have been
because of you I've turned into
a thing that does
no other thing but love you
I think on you day and night
and I know not how to forget youHow many times I've tried
to bury you in my memory
And although I say, enough, no more
Again it's the same story
Because this love always knows
how to make me breathe deeply
It's pulls me to the left
and at odds with the worldIf only I could exorcise your voice
If only I could escape your name
If only I could yank out my heart
and hide away so as not to feel myself,
once again, abrutish, blind, deaf-mute,
clumsy, lost, stubborn
this is all that I have been
because of you I've turned into
a thing that does
no other thing but love you
I think on you day and night
and I know not how to forget youhaggard, skinny, ugly, disheveled,
clumsy, foolish, slow, stiff-necked, berserk
completely out of control
You realize it yet you say nothing to me
You see how my
head has become a nest
where only you have refuge
and you don't listen to what I tell you
Look well what you are going to make of mebrutish, blind, deaf-mute,
clumsy, lost, stubborn
this is all that I have been
because of you I've turned into
a thing that does
no other thing but love you
I think on you day and night
and I know not how to forget you
@rosa_rosess4359
Se me acaba el argumento
Y la metodología
Cada vez que se aparece frente
A mí tu anatomía
Porque este amor ya no entiende
De consejos, ni razones
Se alimenta de pretextos
Y le faltan pantalones
Este amor no me permite
Estar en pie
Por que ya hasta me ha quebrado
Los talones
Aunque me levante volveré a caer
Si te acercas nada es útil
Para esta inútil
Bruta, ciega, sordomuda
Torpe, traste y testaruda
Es todo lo que he sido
Por ti me he convertido
En una cosa que no hace
Otra cosa mas que amarte
Pienso en ti día y noche
Y no se como olvidarte
Cuántas veces he intentado
Enterrarte en mi memoria
Y aunque diga ya no más
Es otra vez la misma historia
Por que este amor siempre sabe
Hacerme respirar profundo
Ya me trae por la izquierda
Y de pelea con el mundo
Si pudiera exorcizarme de tu voz
Si pudiera escaparme de tu nombre
Si pudiera arrancarme el corazón
Y esconderme para no sentirme
Nuevamente
Bruta, ciega, sordomuda
Torpe, traste y testaruda
Es todo lo que he sido
Por ti me he convertido
En una cosa que no hace
Otra cosa mas que amarte
Pienso en ti día y noche
Y no se como olvidarte
Ojerosa, flaca, fea desgreñada
Torpe, tonta, lenta, necia, desquiciada
Completamente descontrolada
Tu te das cuenta y no me dices nada
Se me ha vuelto
La cabeza un nido
Donde solamente tu tienes asilo
Y no me escuchas lo que te digo
Mira bien lo que vas a hacer conmigo
Bruta, ciega, sordomuda
Torpe, traste y testaruda
Es todo lo que he sido
Por ti me he convertido
En una cosa que no hace
Otra cosa mas que amarte
Pienso en ti día y noche
Y no se como olvidarte
Bruta, ciega, sordomuda
Torpe, traste y testaruda
Es todo lo que he sido
Por ti me he convertido
En una cosa que no hace
Otra cosa mas que amarte
Pienso en ti día y noche
Y no se como olvidarte
Bruta, ciega, sordomuda
Torpe, traste y testaruda
Es todo lo que he sido
Por ti me he convertido
En una cosa que no hace
Otra cosa mas que amarte
Pienso en ti día y noche
Y no se como olvidarte
@maryerlisochoacervante2943
Quien en 2024 con este clásico ❤
@victoriaperez55
Yo
@alessiocece2098
I just came across this! 😄
@lisandrogustavohernandesmorale
yoooo amo esta cancion es muy hermosa para cantarla@@alessiocece2098 💟💟
@albamariasuarezdominguez1133
Yo , muy grandiosa Shakira , ella artista muy influyente a nivel mundial.
@alejandrarangel1258
Yooo ❤
@moisesbernalnicolas3133
Alguien en 2024 escucha este poema! Después de 12 años sigue siendo un tono muy chido ❤
@wannabekristin
Para ser más exactos, 25 años de su lanzamiento!
@Miguel-hg8hj
Presente, esta cancion es atemporal, dios mio que gran obra maestra hizo Shakira.
@alvaroruizvillegas
😂 12 años según YouTube. Según los casetes (cintas) son 25 años