Nada Lyrics in English by Shakira

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Nada by Shakira from Spanish to English.

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Verse 1

I'm walking on a sea of dry leaves

Angels fly over Berlin

They're singing along with me a hallelujah

While the rain falls inside me

Prechorus 1

I miss your voice

I'm in nobody's land

Or: I'm in no man's land

I lack even the air

Or: I'm short even of breath

Back to the sun

Another day passes without you

Chorus 1

It's no use going even further

Or: There is no point in going any further

Neither all the fame, nor all the money

It's no use if you're not with me

And the loneliness sticks in my bones

It's no use

Or: There is no point

Verse 2

Nobody guesses what destiny holds

Or: Nobody can guess what our fate has in store for us

Our path is still half done

I throw my Chanel purse from Chinatown

To the wet ground and I start to run

Prechorus 2

I miss your voice

I need to touch you

To smell you, to look at you

Back to the sun

Another day ends without you

Chorus 2

It's no use going even further

Neither all the fame, nor all the money

It's no use if you're not with me

And the loneliness sticks in my bones

It's no use

Chorus 3

It's no use going even further

Neither all the fame, nor all the money

It's no use if you're not with me

And the loneliness sticks in my bones

It's no use

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Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, Luis Fernando Ochoa

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depara — holds in store

Depara is a poetic verb that means 'to hold in store' or 'to bring', almost exclusively used when talking about the future, fate, or destiny.

In the song, Shakira sings "Nadie adivina que depara el destino" (No one can guess what destiny has in store). It's a more elegant and literary alternative to a common verb like traer (to bring), making it a fantastic word to add to your vocabulary for more sophisticated conversations about life's great mysteries.

Shakira paints a picture of someone who has achieved massive success but feels completely empty without the person they love. She makes it clear that fame and fortune mean nothing in the face of real loneliness. The chorus is incredibly direct: "No sirve de nada llegar aún más lejos / Ni toda la fama, ni todo el dinero" (It's useless to get even further / Not all the fame, not all the money). This feeling isn't just sadness; it's a physical pain she describes as "la soledad se me clava en los huesos" (loneliness sticks into my bones).

She sets the scene in a dramatic, almost cinematic way, with "ángeles sobre Berlín" (angels over Berlin) while she feels an internal rainstorm. The contrast between her glamorous life and her inner turmoil comes to a head in a fantastic moment where she throws her Chanel bag on the wet ground and just starts running. It's a powerful image of rejecting material things because all she really wants is simple human connection: "Extraño tu voz" (I miss your voice).

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