Que Me Quedes Tú Lyrics in English Shakira

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

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Verse 1

Let the news channels be ruined

With how much I hate television

Or: I hate television anyway

Let smiles become outdated

And all sunsets extinguish

Let doctrines and duties be suppressed

Let the action movies end

Let the pleasures in the world be destroyed

And let one last song be written today

Chorus 1

But may you remain with me

Or: But let me keep you

And may your embrace remain with me

Or: And let me keep your embrace

And the kiss that you invent every day

And may I remain here after sunset

Or: And let me stay here after the sunset

Forever your melancholy

Because I already know, yes, that I depend on you

And if you remain with me

Or: If I keep you

Life remains with me

Or: I keep life

Verse 2

Let all the neighbors disappear

And consume the leftovers of my innocence

Let friends go one by one

And shoot down my piece of conscience

Let words be consumed on lips

Let them contaminate all the water on the planet

Or may philanthropists and wise men resign

And may even the last poet die today

Chorus 2

But may you remain with me

And may your embrace remain with me

And the kiss that you invent every day

And may I remain here after sunset

Forever your melancholy

Because I already know, yes, that I depend on you

And if you remain with me

Life remains with me

Chorus 3

But may you remain with me

And may your embrace remain with me

And the kiss that you invent every day

And may I remain here after sunset

Forever your melancholy

Because I already know, yes, that I depend on you

And if you remain with me

Life remains with me

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Luis Ochoa, Shakira Isabel Mebarak

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SONG MEANING

Que Me Quedes Tú is Shakira’s joyful declaration that love outshines absolutely everything. Throughout the verses the Colombian pop-rock star imagines an exaggerated apocalypse: 24-hour news crashes, sunsets vanish, neighbors disappear, even the last poet dies. Every possible pleasure, duty, and source of entertainment is wiped away. Yet with each wild scenario she counters it with the same refrain — if you stay, if your hug and the kiss you invent each day remain, then life is still worth living.

In other words, the song flips catastrophe on its head to spotlight devotion. By piling up dramatic “what if” losses, Shakira humorously shows how insignificant the outside world feels compared to one genuine connection. The melody’s upbeat pop-rock energy keeps the mood light, turning potential doom into a celebration of loyalty, tenderness, and the comforting melancholy that comes from knowing how deeply we depend on someone we love.

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