Shakira
Shakira (Ft. Wyclef Jean) Lyrics

Pies Descalzos...Donde Estas... Estoy Aqui...(repeat 8x)
The song begins with the repetition of the title Pies Descalzos, Donde Estas, Estoy Aqui, which means that the person is searching for something or someone who seems to be lost or missing.

Perteneciste a una raza antigua
The person being referred to belonged to an ancient race.

De pies descalzos
They went barefoot, which signifies their struggle or humble beginnings.

Why de sueños blancos.
They had pure and innocent dreams or aspirations.

Fuiste polvo, polvo eres.
The person is mortal and will eventually return to dust.

Piensa que el hierro
Iron represents strength.

Siempre al calor es blando.
Even the strongest person can become weak when faced with difficult circumstances.

Tu mordiste la manzana
The person referenced in the song committed a sin or made a mistake.

Why renunciaste al paraíso
They gave up something good or their chances of reaching their ideal place.

Why condenaste a una serpiente
The individual blamed someone else for their wrongdoing.

Siendo tu el que así lo quiso.
They made their own choices and are ultimately responsible for the outcome.

Por milenios why milenios
For thousands of years, the person lived through different eras.

Permaneciste desnudo
The person was vulnerable or exposed.

Why te enfrentaste a dinosaurios
The person encountered challenges or problems that seemed insurmountable.

Bajo un techo why sin escudo.
The person faced these challenges alone, without any protection.

Why ahora estás aquí,
The person is present in the moment being referred to.

Queriendo ser feliz.
The person wants to experience happiness.

Cuando no te importó
In the past, the person did not care or consider much about something.

Un pepino tu destino!
They did not value their future or what was in store for them.

Donde Estas Corazon?
The person is looking for their heart, which represents love and connection.

No, no, no, no, no, no...
The repetition of the word 'no' implies the person has been unsuccessful in their search.

Ayer te busqué.
The person searched for love in the past.

Entre el suelo, y el cielo, mi cielo
The person looked everywhere, high and low, for their love.

Y no te encontré
The search was unsuccessful.

Y puedo pensar que huyes de mi
The person thinks that love is avoiding them.

Porque mi silencio una corazonada
Their intuition tells them that their own silence is contributing to the problem.

Me dice que si
Their intuition confirms that love is avoiding them.

Ven regresa por mi
The person pleads for love to come back to them.

Que la vida se me vuelve en ocho
Without love, life feels meaningless or upside down.

Si no estás aquí
Without love's presence, the person feels lost and incomplete.

Why quiero pensar
The person desires to believe or have hope.

Que no tardarás
Love will return soon, they hope.

Porque en el planeta no existe
The person believes that there is no one else on Earth that they could love or want.

Más nadie a quien pueda yo amar
There is no one else that they could love as much as the one that they are looking for.

Lo que ser no ver...
The person desires a love that is not superficial, but one that surpasses appearances.

Buscándote...
The person continues to search for their love.

Ya sé que no vendrás
The person has accepted that love will not come or return.

Todo lo que fue
The past is in the past.

El tiempo lo dejó atrás
Time has moved forward and they cannot go back.

Sé que no regresarás
Love will not come back no matter what.

Lo que nos pasó
The person acknowledges that something happened in their past relationship with love.

No repetirá jamás
They cannot go back to the past or have the same experience again.

Mil años no me alcanzarán
It will take an impossibly long time for the person to forget or move on.

Para borrarte y olvidar
The person wants to forget and erase all memories of love.

Why ahora estoy aquí
Despite their past experiences, the person is present and alive in the moment.

Queriendo convertir
They want to transform something.

Los campos y en ciudad
They want to change the landscape from fields to city.

Mezclando cielo con el mar
They want to bring together two opposing things, like sky and sea.

Sé que te dejé escapar
The person made a mistake and let love slip away.

Sé que te perdí
The person knows that they lost love permanently.

Nada podrá ser igual
The loss of love changed something fundamental in the person's life.

Mil años pueden alcanzar,
It will take a very long time for the person to come to terms with the loss.

Para que pueda perdonar
The person has to forgive themselves and let go of past regrets.

Estoy aquí queriéndote
The person is still here and wants to love again.

Ahogándome
They feel suffocated by their own emotions or love's absence.

Entre fotos y cuadernos
They are surrounded by memories and nostalgia.

Entre cosas y recuerdos
These memories take the shape of physical objects, like possessions and souvenirs.

Que no puedo comprender
The person cannot fully understand or explain their feelings of longing or love's absence.

Estoy enloqueciéndome
These emotions are driving the person mad or insane.

Cambiándome un pie por la cara mía
These emotions are confusing the person and causing them to mix things up crazily.

Esta noche por el día
Time doesn't make sense for the person anymore, they are disoriented and confused.

Estoy enloqueciéndote
Their emotions and confusion is affecting others around them as well.

Estoy Aquí...
The song ends where it began, with Pies Descalzos, Donde Estas, Estoy Aqui, signifying that the search for love and meaning is ongoing.