The song is about Shakira describing the pain and emptiness she feels after her relationship with her boyfriend as if it were a shadow of her haunting her.
In 1999 Shakira sang this song as part of her MTV Unplugged performance of hers. Before singing it, she said: "This song was born at four in the morning in a recording studio, with the lights off and a broken heart."
Sombra de Ti
Shakira Lyrics
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Que mi guitarra diga todo lo que yo
No se decir por mi
O quizás deba esperar
A que el insulto del reloj
Acabe de planear mi fin
Duelen tanto las sonrisas
Cuesta un mundo respirar
Me sigue rodeando
La sombra de ti
Y siguen rodando por ahí
Todas las palabras que dijimos
Y los besos que nos dimos
Como siempre
Hoy estoy
Pensando en ti
Debes saber
Que hay pedazos de tu boca sin querer
Regados por aquí
Y que tropiezo cada día sin pensar
Con un viejo recuerdo mas
Y alguna nueva historia gris
Si no puedo estar contigo
Ya no puedo estar sin ti
Cada vez se hace mas duro ser feliz
Me sigue rodeando
La sombra de ti
Y siguen rodando por ahí
Todas las palabras que dijimos
Y los besos que nos dimos
Como siempre
Hoy estoy
Pensando en ti
Todas las palabras que dijimos
Y los besos que nos dimos
Como siempre
Hoy estoy
Pensando en ti
In the opening verse of "Sombra de Ti," Shakira conveys her inability to express her emotions herself and instead leaves it to her guitar to do the talking. She is torn between waiting for time to extinguish her feelings or being proactive in chasing after what she desires. Her sorrow is palpable through her lyrics, as she finds it difficult to maintain a smile and to even breathe. The absence of her lover is the root cause of her pain, and his shadow continues to linger around her. Her mind is plagued by thoughts of her past with him, from the sweet kisses to the conversations they shared.
The second verse explains how Shakira stumbles on memories of her past with her lover unintentionally, and they continue to haunt her. Her mouth is soaked with his essence, and every time she trips over the remnants of their relationship. She can’t help but feel like she is stuck in a grey and monotonous reality. The knowledge that she can’t be with her love while also feeling incomplete without him leaves Shakira in a frustrating and complicated position. Her last lines describe how she is still pondering over him, filled with nostalgic memories of their days together.
Line by Line Meaning
Voy a dejar
I will let my guitar speak what I cannot say for myself.
Que mi guitarra diga todo lo que yo
My guitar will express everything that is within me.
No se decir por mi
I cannot find the words to say it myself.
O quizás deba esperar
Maybe I should wait.
A que el insulto del reloj
Until the insult of the clock has ended.
Acabe de planear mi fin
And my fate is fully set in motion.
Duelen tanto las sonrisas
Even smiles hurt so much.
Cuesta un mundo respirar
It is so hard to breathe.
Es que no tenerte aquí ya me hace mal
Not having you here anymore hurts me deeply.
Me sigue rodeando
I am still surrounded by
La sombra de ti
Your shadow.
Y siguen rodando por ahí
And all the words we said
Todas las palabras que dijimos
And all the kisses we shared.
Y los besos que nos dimos
Just like always,
Como siempre
Today I am
Hoy estoy
Thinking of you.
Debes saber
You should know
Que hay pedazos de tu boca sin querer
Pieces of you and our past are unintentionally scattered around.
Regados por aquí
Here and there.
Y que tropiezo cada día sin pensar
And I trip over them every day without even realizing it.
Con un viejo recuerdo mas
With one more old memory.
Y alguna nueva historia gris
And some new unhappy story.
Si no puedo estar contigo
If I cannot be with you,
Ya no puedo estar sin ti
I cannot be without you anymore.
Cada vez se hace mas duro ser feliz
It becomes harder and harder to be happy.
Todas las palabras que dijimos
All the words we said.
Y los besos que nos dimos
The kisses we shared.
Como siempre
Just like always,
Hoy estoy
Thinking of you.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Shakira Mebarak, Luis Fernando Ochoa
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@carlosguemes
Shakira me pones nostalgico😢 te quiero mucho ❤
@vijosag
Quiero ser youtuber pero nadie me apoya a 😢
@TorresTmarcos
!🚫NO TRADUCIR!!
Вы читаете переведенную часть, теперь вы прокляты Единственный способ не быть проклятым - следовать за мной, и это бесплатно
@Un_venezolano_animado
@@vijosagcállate bot yo soy youtuber y no ando spameando para tener subs
@laminebaldeh3201
@@Un_venezolano_animadoestoy de acuerdo con Tigo
@Emilly_Rositto
Carlos guemes!!❤
@jose_brito94
"esta canción nació a las 4 de la mañana, en un estudio de grabación, con las luces apagadas y el corazón roto"
Qué nostalgia 😢
Te quiero shakira ❤
@erickhumbertoperedomorales9407
MTV unplugged… “y dice así “… 🥹🥹😭😭😭 Mi favorita de ese disco 🥹🥹❤️❤️❤️
@sebaortizsanchez2917
Ya está disponible la preventa de los vinilos de DELL y el MTV Unplugged en el sitio web de Shakira ❤❤❤
@evelynquesada6637
Aaaaaahhhhhh ❤❤❤❤❤