Sale El Sol Lyrics in English Shakira

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Sale El Sol by Shakira from Spanish to English.
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Verse 1
These weeks without seeing you
They seemed like years to me
I wanted to kiss you so much
That my lips hurt
Look what fear made us
Do stupid things
It left us deaf and blind
So many times
Chorus 1
And one day after the storm
When you least expect it, the sun comes out
By adding so much, you lose count
Because one and one are not always two
When you least expect it, the sun comes out
Verse 2
I cried for you to the extreme
Of what was possible
When I believed I was
Invincible
There's no evil that lasts a hundred years
Nor a body that endures it
And the best always waits
Ahead
Chorus 2
And one day after the storm
When you least expect it, the sun comes out
By adding so much, you lose count
Because one and one are not always two
When you least expect it, the sun comes out
When you least expect it, the sun comes out
Chorus 3
And one day after the storm
When you least expect it, the sun comes out
By adding so much, you lose count
Because one and one are not always two
And one day after, and one day after
The sun comes out
Chorus 4
And one day after the storm
When you least expect it, the sun comes out
By adding so much, you lose count
Because one and one are not always two
When you least expect it, the sun comes out
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LUIS FERNANDO OCHOA, SHAKIRA ISABEL MEBARAK RIPOLL
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SONG MEANING

“Sale El Sol” (The Sun Comes Out) is Shakira’s bright Pop-Rock reminder that even the darkest heartbreak has an expiration date. Singing to someone she once feared losing, the Colombian superstar admits how pain, doubt, and “stupid mistakes” left her sorda y ciega—deaf and blind to hope. Yet, just like the sky after a storm, a single moment can change everything: suddenly the clouds part, the lips stop trembling, and the sun peeks through.

With bold guitars and anthemic drums pushing the lyrics forward, Shakira celebrates resilience: no sorrow lasts a hundred years, no body can cry forever, and love does not obey simple math (“uno y uno no siempre son dos”). Her message is clear and energizing: keep going, because when you least expect it, the sun will rise again and something better will be waiting ahead.

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