La Tortura [Shaketon Remix] Lyrics in English Shakira , Alejandro Sanz

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La Tortura [Shaketon Remix] by Shakira from Spanish to English.

I don't ask that every day be sunny

I don't ask that every Friday

Be a party

Nor do I ask you that you come back begging forgiveness

If you cry with dry eyes

And talking about her

Oh, babe, it hurts me so much

It hurts me so much

That you left without saying where

Oh, babe

It was torture

To lose you

I know that I haven't been a saint

But I can fix it, babe

Not only by bread does man live

And I don't live on excuses

Only from mistakes do you learn

And today I know that my heart is yours

You'd better keep all that to yourself

Try that bone on another dog and we say goodbye

I can't ask winter to forgive a rosebush

I can't ask elms to give pears

I can't ask the eternal from a mere mortal

Or go throwing thousands of pearls to the pigs

Oh, babe, it hurts me so much

It hurts me so much

That you no longer believe in my promises

Oh, babe

It's torture

To lose you

I know that I haven't been a saint

But I can fix it, babe

Not only by bread does man live

And I don't live on excuses

Only from mistakes do you learn

And today I know that my heart is yours

You'd better keep all that to yourself

Try that bone on another dog and we say goodbye

Hey babe, look

You have my love

Hey my babe, oh

I'm just a repentant man

I know that I haven't been a saint

And it's that I'm not made of cardboard

Not only by bread does man live

And I don't live on excuses

Only from mistakes do you learn

And today I know that my heart is yours

Ay, ay, ayayay

Oh, everything I've done for you

It was torture to lose you

And it hurts me so much that it's like this

Keep crying for forgiveness

I, I'm no longer going

To cry for you

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SONG MEANING

La Tortura [Shaketon Remix] throws you straight into a fiery tug-of-war between two ex-lovers. Over an irresistible reggaetón groove, Shakira (the proud, wounded Colombian narrator) squares off with Spanish guest singer Alejandro Sanz, who pleads for a second chance. She reminds him that she will not live on excuses — “a otro perro con ese hueso” (“go give that bone to another dog”) — while he insists that he has learned from his mistakes. Their back-and-forth is a mix of passion, pain and playful sarcasm that turns heartbreak into a dance-floor duel.

Through colorful Latin idioms and vivid images (winter can’t forgive a rose, elms can’t give pears), the song paints love as both sweet and excruciating. Shakira admits the loss “duele tanto” (“hurts so much”), yet she stands her ground, declaring that she will not cry anymore. In the end the remix captures the universal lesson hidden inside every breakup: mistakes teach, pride protects, and even the deepest “torture” can still make you move your feet.

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Shakira La Tortura [Shaketon Remix] Lyrics