Nada Lyrics in English Shakira

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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SONG MEANING

Nada puts us right inside Shakira’s stormy heart. She walks “over a sea of dry leaves” while angels hover over Berlin, singing hallelujah as rain falls inside her. These vivid images set a cinematic backdrop for a story of raw loneliness. Every verse feels like a postcard from a cold, unfamiliar city where her lover’s voice is the one thing missing. Without it, she is “in no-man’s land,” gasping for air and turning her back on the sun.

The chorus delivers the big reveal: fame, distance, and money are worthless when love is gone. By tossing her Chanel bag onto the wet pavement and running through the streets, Shakira shows that glittering success cannot fill the silence in her bones. The song is a passionate reminder that achievements sparkle only when shared, and that even global superstars can feel completely empty when the person they love is not by their side.

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