La Tortura
Shakira & Alejandro Sanz Lyrics
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Guárdate la alegría pa' ti
(Dame, dámelo, oh ah)
No pido que todos los días sean de sol
No pido que todos los viernes
Sean de fiesta
Si lloras con los ojos secos
Y hablando de ella
Ay, amor, me duele tanto
Me duele tanto
Que te fueras sin decir a dónde
Ay, amor
Fue una tortura
Perderte
Yo sé que no he sido un santo
Pero lo puedo arreglar, amor
No solo de pan vive el hombre
Y no de excusas vivo yo
Solo de errores se aprende
Y hoy sé que es tuyo mi corazón
Mejor te guardas todo eso
A otro perro con ese hueso y nos decimos adiós
(Esto es otra vez, esto es otra vez)
(Esto es otra vez, y esto es otra vez, oh)
No puedo pedir que el invierno perdone a un rosal
No puedo pedir a los olmos que entreguen peras
No puedo pedirle lo eterno a un simple mortal
Y andar arrojando a los cerdos miles de perlas
Ay, amor, me duele tanto
Me duele tanto
Que no creas más en mis promesas
Ay, amor
Es una tortura
Perderte
Yo sé que no he sido un santo
Pero lo puedo arreglar, amor
No solo de pan vive el hombre
Y no de excusas vivo yo
Solo de errores se aprende
Y hoy sé que es tuyo mi corazón
Mejor te guardas todo eso
A otro perro con ese hueso y nos decimos adiós
(Dame, dámelo, oh ah)
No te bajes, no te bajes
Oye negrita mira, no te rajes
De lunes a viernes tienes mi amor
Déjame el sábado a mí que es mejor
Oye mi negra no me castigues más
Porque allá afuera, sin ti no tengo paz
Yo solo soy un hombre arrepentido
Soy como el ave que vuelve a su nido
Yo sé que no he sido un santo
Y es que no estoy hecho de cartón
No solo de pan vive el hombre
Y no de excusas vivo yo
Solo de errores se aprende
Y hoy sé que es tuyo mi corazón
Ay, ay, ay ay ay
Ay, todo lo que he hecho por ti
Fue una tortura perderte
Y me duele tanto que sea así
Sigue llorando perdón, yo
Ya no voy
A llorar hoy por ti
The lyrics of Shakira and Alejandro Sanz's La Tortura convey a variety of emotions associated with a painful breakup. The first stanza suggests that the singer does not expect happiness or constant partying, nor does he want his ex-partner to return begging for forgiveness or talking about the other person. The chorus expresses deep pain about losing someone the singer loves, while the second and third stanzas admit to making mistakes but wanting to rectify them. The singer acknowledges that one can only learn from their errors and finally admits that his heart belongs to his former partner.
The use of phrases like "ay amor," which means "oh, love" in Spanish, and repetition of "me duele tanto" (it hurts so much) emphasize the emotions of pain and heartbreak. The song also includes an interaction between the two singers where Sanz reassures Shakira of his love for her.
Overall, La Tortura presents a complex and layered examination of a break-up that expresses regret, self-awareness, and, most of all, the pain of lost love.
Line by Line Meaning
No pido que todos los días sean de sol
I don't expect every day to be perfect.
No pido que todos los viernes sean de fiesta
I don't expect every Friday to be a party.
Tampoco te pido que vuelvas rogando perdón
I'm not asking you to come back and beg for forgiveness.
Si lloras con los ojos secos
If you cry without tears.
Y hablando de ella
And talking about her.
Ay amor me duele tanto
Oh love, it hurts so much.
Me duele tanto
It hurts so much.
Que te fueras sin decir a donde
That you left without saying where.
Ay amor, fue una tortura perderte
Oh love, it was torture to lose you.
Yo sé que no he sido un santo
I know I haven't been a saint.
Pero lo puedo arreglar amor
But I can fix it, my love.
No solo de pan vive el hombre
Man cannot live on bread alone.
Y no de excusas vivo yo
And I don't make excuses.
Solo de errores se aprende
We learn only from mistakes.
Y hoy sé que es tuyo mi corazón
And today I know my heart belongs to you.
Mejor te guardas todo eso
It's best if you keep all of that to yourself.
A otro perro con ese hueso
Go tell someone else, I'm not interested.
Y nos decimos adiós
And we say goodbye.
Esto es otra vez esto es otra vez no
This is happening again, it's happening again.
No puedo pedir que el invierno perdone a un rosal
I can't ask winter to forgive a rose bush.
No puedo pedir a los olmos que entreguen peras
I can't ask an elm tree to bear pears.
No puedo pedirle lo eterno a un simple mortal
I can't expect eternal love from a mere mortal.
Y andar arrojando a los cerdos miles de perlas
And throw pearls to the pigs.
Oye negrita mira
Hey black beauty, look.
Tiene mi amor
You have my love.
Oye mi negra, ay
Hey my black girl, oh.
Yo solo soy un hombre arrepentido
I'm just a regretful man.
Ay ay ay ay ay
Oh oh oh oh oh.
Ay, todo lo que he hecho por ti
Oh, everything I've done for you.
Una tortura perderte
Losing you is torture.
Me duele tanto que sea así
It hurts so much that it's like this.
Sigue llorando perdón
Keep crying for forgiveness.
Yo, ya no voy
I'm not going.
A llorar por ti
To cry for you.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Luis Fernando Ochoa, Shakira Mebarak
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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This is a translation of the song
ALEJANDRO SANZ:
Hey baby girl
Save your poetry
Keep your poems and cheer to yourself
SHAKIRA:
I'm not asking that every day be sunny
I'm not asking that there be a party every Friday
Nor do I ask you to come back begging forgiveness
If you're crying with dry eyes,
Speaking about her
Oh my love, it hurts so much
ALEJANDRO SANZ:
It hurts so much
SHAKIRA:
That you left without saying where
Oh my love, it was a torture losing you
ALEJANDRO SANZ:
I know I haven't been a saint
But I can make it up to you
SHAKIRA:
Man doesn't live on bread alone
Nor do I live on excuses
ALEJANDRO SANZ:
We only learn from mistakes
And today I know my heart is yours
SHAKIRA:
Better save that for yourself
Take that bone to some other dog
And let's say goodbye
I can't ask winter to spare a rose bush
I can't ask an elm tree to bear pears
I can't ask the eternal of a mere mortal
And go about casting thousands of pearls before swine
ALEJANDRO SANZ:
Oh my love, it hurts so much
It hurts so much
That you no longer trust my promises
SHAKIRA:
Oh my love,
ALEJANDRO SANZ:
it's a torture
SHAKIRA:
losing you
ALEJANDRO SANZ:
I know I haven't been a saint
And I'm not made of stone
SHAKIRA:
Man doesn't live on bread alone
Nor do I live on excuses
ALEJANDRO SANZ:
We only learn from our mistakes
And today I know my heart is yours
SHAKIRA:
Better save that for yourself
Take that bone to some other dog
And let's say goodbye
ALEJANDRO SANZ:
Listen, baby, don't you go
Listen, baby, don't get angry
From Monday to Friday you have my love
Give Saturday to me and you'll be better off
Listen baby, don't punish me anymore
Without you, out there I have no peace
I'm just a repentant man
I'm the bird that returns to its nest
I know I haven't been a saint
And I'm not made of stone
SHAKIRA:
Man doesn't live on bread alone
Nor do I live on excuses
ALEJANDRO SANZ:
We only learn from our mistakes
And today I know my heart is yours
SHAKIRA:
Oh after all I've done for you
It was such a torture to lose you
It hurts me so much that it's like this
Keep on crying sorry but
I…
I'm not going
To cry over you
:)
@diegoemanuelgonzalesfierro7038
Quien la escucha en 2024?
@camilamatallana3375
Yo
@yaninyalvarez8272
Yo,....y definitivamente harian bella pareja sentimental y profesional
@danielurrea6033
Yoooo
@juancarloslozano6123
Yo mero
@teresabeatrizcardone5508
Yooooo
@hoesluvherro
No importa de que país seas.
Esta canción sonó en la calle de tu casa, en los mercados y hasta en las escuelas. Shakira es un ícono cultural.
@LeJJ.
Memorias del 2005
🥹😩😭😭
@rvf6381
Patrimonio cultural
@rvf6381
Patrimonio cultural