Si Te Vas Lyrics in English Shakira

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Verse 1

Tell me what you'll do after you try her body

When your mischievous curiosity dies

When you memorize all her curves

And you decide to come back again

I won't be here in the same place anymore

If she doesn't have more than a couple of brain cells

'No tener dos dedos de frente' is an idiom for someone who is not very clever.

And you discover that she doesn't brush her teeth well

If she takes the few cents that you have

And then she leaves you just how she wants

Prechorus 1

I know that you'll come back the day

In which she tears you to pieces

Without pillows to cry on

But if you've decided

Or: But if you've made up your mind

And you don't want me anymore

Nothing now can matter

Or: Nothing matters now

Because without you

The world doesn't matter to me anymore

Or: I don't care about the world

Chorus 1

If you leave, if you leave, if you go away

My sky will turn gray

If you leave, if you leave, you don't have

To come for me

Or: Return for me

If you leave, if you leave, and you replace me

For that witch, piece of leather

Or: For that witch, piece of meat

Don't come back ever again

Or: Never come back again

I won't be here anymore

Verse 2

Every new broom always sweeps well

Then you'll see the bristles worn out

When the wrinkles cut her skin

And the cellulite invades her legs

Prechorus 2

You'll come back from your hell

With your tail between your legs

Lit: With the tail between the horns (meaning: humiliated and defeated)

Imploring once again

But by then

I'll be a million nights away

Far from this huge city

Far from you

The world doesn't matter to me anymore

Chorus 2

If you leave, if you leave, if you go away

My sky will turn gray

If you leave, if you leave, you don't have

To come for me

If you leave, if you leave, and you replace me

For that witch, piece of leather

Don't come back ever again

I won't be here anymore

Chorus 3

If you leave, if you leave, if you go away

My sky will turn gray

If you leave, if you leave, you don't have

To come for me

If you leave, if you leave, and you replace me

For that witch, piece of leather

Don't come back ever again

Don't come back, I won't be here

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SONG MEANING

Si Te Vas is Shakira’s fiery Pop Rock ultimatum to a wandering lover. With razor-sharp wit, she paints a vivid picture of a man lured away by fleeting temptation, only to discover that his “new broom” loses its shine once curiosity fades. Shakira’s narrator warns him that when the flaws appear ‑ bad hygiene, greed, betrayal ‑ he will come crawling back “with his tail between his horns.” Yet by then, she will be miles away, having reclaimed her power and serenity.

Beneath the catchy guitar riffs and rhythmic drive lies a spirited lesson in self-respect: if you leave, my sky may turn gray, but I’ll survive, and the world will keep turning. The song blends humor, sarcasm, and raw emotion to celebrate independence after heartbreak, showing learners how Spanish can convey both playful insults (“bruja, pedazo de cuero”) and resilient defiance. In short, “Si Te Vas” is an anthem of standing tall when love tries to pull the rug out from under you.

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