Me arrepiento means "I regret it." It's a powerful and emotional phrase that comes from the reflexive verb arrepentirse, which is a great grammar concept to learn.
In the song, Alvaro Soler sings, "tĂș no sabes cuĂĄnto me arrepiento" (you don't know how much I regret it), expressing deep remorse for being 'blind' and focusing on material wealth instead of his love. This word is the emotional heart of the song, capturing his moment of profound realization.
Alvaro Soler has had a huge wake-up call in this song. He admits he was chasing all the wrong things, staying on the surfaceâ"Me quedĂ© en la superficie" [I stayed on the surface]âand always wanting more and more. He realizes he was so focused on material possessions that he was completely blind to what really mattered, saying "Estaba ciego / Y ya no vi nada mĂĄs" [I was blind / And I saw nothing else]. It's a classic case of not knowing what you've got 'til it's gone, as he sings, "hasta que tĂș no lo pierdes todo / No te das cuenta de nada" [until you lose everything / you don't realize anything].
So what's the point of all that wealth? According to him, nothing! He lists off an incredible collection of luxury goods: "Una casa en una isla" [A house on an island], "Diamantes y cien coches" [Diamonds and a hundred cars], and even "Aviones, mansiones" [Airplanes, mansions]. But he makes it very clear that none of it means a thing without the person he's singing to. Every list of riches ends with the same simple, powerful line: "Si no te tengo a ti" [If I don't have you].
Ălvaro Soler was ten when his family moved to Tokyo, and seventeen when he came back to Catalonia with piano lessons and most of a second childhood behind him. He was born in Sant Cugat del VallĂšs in 1991, formed the band Urban Lights in 2010 with his brother and a few friends, reached the final eight of the talent show ÂĄTĂș sĂ que vales! with them in 2013, and left in 2014 to work on his own.
The song that broke him was "El mismo sol" in 2015, a number one in Italy and Switzerland that was re-recorded as a bilingual version with Jennifer Lopez. "Sofia" did it again a year later, topping the charts in Italy, Poland, Belgium and Switzerland and going platinum several times over in Italy. His albums are Eterno agosto (2015), Mar de colores (2018), which carried "La cintura", Magia (2021) and El Camino (2025). He records in Spanish, English, Italian and German, wrote "Yo contigo, tĂș conmigo" with Morat for Despicable Me 3, and has coached on the German edition of The Voice Kids.