Me Gusta Lyrics in English by Shakira, Anuel AA

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

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Verse 1

Let's clarify because it's getting dark

Let's stop already the foolishness

We leave - already - of - stupid things

We've been fighting for a couple of months

And I've already told you many times

I try to start a conversation

But you don't give me even a bit of your attention

You always want to do what you want

You want - always - to do - it - that - you - it gives - the - desire

But you want to fix everything in bed

Chorus 1

But don't think that, babe

I like it

Me gusta translates directly as 'it pleases me'

When I have you as God brought you into the world, naked

Where did so much evil and so much sexiness come from?

From - where - came out - so much - evil - and - so much - greatness

I like it

What you tell me, but I know that they're excuses

There's no doubt

You say that you love me but I feel that you use me

Verse 2

And it's that the problems are resolved in the bed

And - it's - that - in - the - bed - are resolved - the - problems

But perfect love only is seen in novels

And when I talk to another, you complain to me

But you alone are who pushes me away

You don't measure your words and you hurt me

And if you leave me and you go, it's because you want to

It's not fair anymore that you sweeten my ear

So that in the end you don't fulfil anything with me

Chorus 2

But don't think that, babe

I like it

When I have you as God brought you into the world, naked

Where did so much evil and so much sexiness come from?

Ricura technically comes from the word rich, meaning rich or great. It can also mean sweetness or sexiness

I like it

What you tell me, but I know that they're excuses

There's no doubt

You say that you love me but I feel that you use me

Verse 3

Before you filled the house with roses

And now it just lives full of your things

You wore perfume when I went to visit you

And now you don't even buy a razor to shave

You took me to dinner, then to cinema and to dance

You bought me so much that your card was going to explode

Tarjeta means a debit card / credit card. This is useful vocabulary for tourist visits

And now you spend time on the street

And here with me you forget the details

Outro

I never want to lose you

Do your part, my love

Let's talk about it for both of us

I never want to lose you

Do your part, my love

Let's talk about it for both of us

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Carlos Enrique Ortiz Rivera, Daniel Echavarria Oviedo, Emmanuel Gazmey Santiago, Joan Antonio Gonzales Marrero, Shakira Isabel Gazmey Ripoll, Edgar Ivan Barrera, Ian Lewis

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endulces — you sweeten / you sweet-talk

The word endulces comes from the verb endulzar, which means 'to sweeten'. It's a beautiful word that's used here in a very specific and interesting way.

In the song, Shakira sings "Ya no es justo que me endulces el oído", which literally translates to 'It's not fair that you sweeten my ear'. This popular idiom means 'to sweet-talk' someone or tell them what they want to hear, perfectly capturing the song's theme of empty promises.

This song is a whole conversation between a couple whose relationship has hit a rough patch. Shakira lays out all her complaints, telling her partner they've been fighting for months and he's not listening. She feels like he only wants one thing, saying he "quieres arreglar todo en la cama" [wants to fix everything in bed]. And what's his response? Anuel AA just says, "Me gusta / Cuando yo te tengo como Dios te trajo al mundo, desnuda" [I like it / When I have you as God brought you into the world, naked]. It's a classic case of two people talking past each other.

Shakira then gets really specific about how things have changed for the worse. She remembers when he used to fill the house with roses and now it's just full of his stuff. My favorite line has to be when she complains that he used to wear cologne for her, and "ahora ni compras la cuchilla pa' afeitarte" [now you don't even buy a razor to shave]. Ouch! It's a super relatable story about a relationship that has lost its romantic spark, even if the physical side is still there. They both end by asking the other to try harder, so maybe there's still hope for them.

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