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.
Te Espero Sentada
Shakira Lyrics
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Y más arreglada que si fuera un viernes
Sin ninguna cita hecha previamente
Pero con la plena intuición de verte
Mis ojos no paran de mirar y mirar
El oscuro pedernal de las ideas
Buscando más huecos dentro de este hueco
Buscando una luz en medio de este cielo
Mi cielo, mi cielo
Pobre de mi cielo
Mis manos las guardo porque tengo frío
Y se sienten raras dentro del bolsillo
Ha pasado ya más de una hora y media
No has aparecido, me falló mi instinto
Pero es que mi instinto
No sabe de amores
Pero es que mi instinto
No sabe que
Vivir la vida sin ti
Es algo como morir
Es caminar sin mirar
Es como cantar sin oír
Es hablar sin respirar
Es comer sin digerir
Porque yo descubrí que eres la forma perfecta
La medida exacta justa para mi y es así
Mi cielo, mi cielo
No sabe que
Vivir la vida sin ti
Es algo como morir
Es caminar sin mirar
Es como cantar sin oír
Es hablar sin respirar
Es comer sin digerir
Porque yo descubrí que eres la forma perfecta
La medida exacta justa para mi
(Vivir la vida sin ti)
Y es algo como morir
Es caminar sin mirar
Es como cantar sin sentir
Es hablar sin respirar
Es comer sin digerir
Porque yo descubrí que eres la forma perfecta
La medida exacta justa para mi
The song "Te Espero Sentada" by Shakira is a lament about waiting for a lover who has not shown up. The singer is waiting on the same street corner as always, but she's more dressed up than usual, hoping to catch a glimpse of her lover. She's been standing there for over an hour and a half, but she hasn't seen any sign of her lover. Despite this, she can't help but keep looking, hoping to find a glimmer of hope in the darkness. She compares waiting without her lover to living without really living, and the rest of the song describes how empty and meaningless life can be without someone to share it with.
The singer's frustration and longing are palpable in the lyrics, as she talks about the "dark flint of ideas" and the empty sky. Despite knowing that her instincts may not be accurate when it comes to love, she can't help but keep waiting, hoping for a sign. The chorus is a repeated lament about what it's like to live without the person you love - it's like dying, walking without looking, singing without hearing, and talking without breathing. In the end, she concludes that her lover is the perfect shape and size for her, and that life without that person isn't really living at all.
Line by Line Meaning
Te espero sentada en la esquina de siempre
I am patiently waiting for you at our usual corner
Y más arreglada que si fuera un viernes
I am dressed up even more than I would for a typical Friday night out
Sin ninguna cita hecha previamente
We did not plan to meet beforehand
Pero con la plena intuición de verte
But I have a strong feeling that you will come
Mis ojos no paran de mirar y mirar
My eyes keep scanning the area
El oscuro pedernal de las ideas
Looking for any sign of your arrival
Buscando más huecos dentro de este hueco
Searching for any space in this crowded space
Buscando una luz en medio de este cielo
Looking for a glimmer of hope in the dark night sky
Mis manos las guardo porque tengo frío
I keep my hands in my pockets because of the cold
Y se sienten raras dentro del bolsillo
They feel strange and out of place in my jacket pocket
Ha pasado ya más de una hora y media
It's been over an hour and a half now
No has aparecido, me falló mi instinto
You haven't shown up yet, and I feel like my intuition was wrong
Pero es que mi instinto no sabe de amores
But my intuition doesn't understand love
Vivir la vida sin ti es algo como morir
Living life without you feels like a slow death
Es caminar sin mirar, es como cantar sin oír
It's like walking without seeing, or singing without hearing
Es hablar sin respirar, es comer sin digerir
It's like talking without breathing, or eating without digesting
Porque yo descubrí que eres la forma perfecta
Because I discovered that you are the perfect fit
La medida exacta justa para mi y es así
The exact measure that fits perfectly
Mi cielo, mi cielo
My love, my love
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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