La Bachata Lyrics in English by Manuel Turizo
Ojalá is a powerful Spanish expression for 'I wish' or 'hopefully', with a unique origin from the Arabic phrase law šá lláh, meaning 'if God wills it'.
In this bachata hit, the singer uses it to wish a kind of karmic revenge on his ex. He sings, "Ojalá te enamore / Te haga lo mismo que me hiciste a mí" (I hope someone makes you fall in love / And does the same thing to you that you did to me), perfectly capturing the raw emotion of heartbreak.
This song is the ultimate anthem for when you're trying (and failing) to get over someone. Manuel Turizo is going through it. He says he blocked his ex on Instagram, but then admits, "pero por otra cuenta veo tus historias" (but I see your stories from another account). He even deleted her number, but what's the point? He knows it by heart. The whole song is this back-and-forth between knowing he should move on and just wanting to wallow in the memories, driving around the streets where they kissed and listening to the songs she gave him.
It gets more intense when he reveals why they broke up: "Éramos tres en una relación de dos" (There were three of us in a two-person relationship). So she cheated! He's hurt and angry, wishing someone would do the same thing to her. He knows he can't ask her to come back, so instead he asks God for protection... from meeting anyone else like her. It's a perfect mix of sad, a little petty, and totally relatable.
