Acróstico – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Shakira
• Album: Las mujeres ya no lloran

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotional depth of Shakira's 'Acróstico,' a song that beautifully showcases maternal love and resilience. Learn how this song, featuring her sons Milan and Sasha, offers a profound message of forgiveness and strength, making it a special piece for understanding the power of family bonds.

[English]

You taught me that love isn't a scam

And that when it's real, it never ends

I tried to keep you from seeing me cry

From seeing my fragility

But things aren't always as we dream them

Sometimes we run, but we don't arrive

Never doubt that I'll be here

Talk to me, I'm going to listen to you

Uh, and even if life treats me like this

I'm going to be strong just for you

All I want is your happiness

And to be with you

Your smile is my weakness

Loving you serves as anesthesia to the pain

Makes me feel better

For whatever you need, I'm here

You came to complete what I am

We only broke a plate, not all the dishes

And even though I don't know how to turn the other cheek

Learning to forgive is wise

May only love come out of those lips

If things get damaged, they aren't thrown away

They are repaired

Problems are faced and confronted

You have to laugh at life

Despite the wounds hurting

The heart must be given entirely

Even if they hurt it for no reason

All I want is your happiness

And to be with you

Your smile is my weakness

Loving you serves as anesthesia to the pain

Makes me feel better

For whatever you need, I'm here

You came to complete what I am

Serves as anesthesia to the pain

Makes me feel better

For whatever you need, I'm here

You came to complete what I am

...

[Spanish]

Me enseñaste que el amor no es una estafa

Y que cuando es real no se acaba

Intenté que no me veas llorar

Que no veas mi fragilidad

Pero las cosas no son siempre como las soñamos

A veces corremos, pero no llegamos

Nunca dudes que aquí voy a estar

Háblame, que te voy a escuchar

Uh, y aunque la vida me tratara así

Voy a ser fuerte solo para ti

Lo único que quiero es tu felicidad

Y estar contigo

Una sonrisa tuya es mi debilidad

Quererte sirve de anestesia al dolor

Hace que me sienta mejor

Para lo que necesites, estoy

Viniste a completar lo que soy

Se nos rompió solo un plato, no toda la vajilla

Y aunque no sé poner la otra mejilla

Aprender a perdonar es de sabios

Que solo te salga amor de esos labios

Si las cosas se dañan, no se botan

Se reparan

Los problemas se afrontan y se encaran

Hay que reírse de la vida

A pesar de que duelan las heridas

Se ha de entregar entero el corazón

Aunque le hagan daño sin razón

Lo único que quiero es tu felicidad

Y estar contigo

Una sonrisa tuya es mi debilidad

Quererte sirve de anestesia al dolor

Hace que me sienta mejor

Para lo que necesites, estoy

Viniste a completar lo que soy

Sirve de anestesia al dolor

Hace que me sienta mejor

Para lo que necesites, estoy

Viniste a completar lo que soy

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
real /reˈal/ A2	adjective - real
fragilidad /fɾaxi.liˈðað/ B2	noun - fragility
cosas /ˈko.sas/ A1	noun - things
vida /ˈbi.ða/ A1	noun - life
fuerte /ˈfweɾ.te/ A2	adjective - strong
felicidad /fe.li.θiˈðað/ B1	noun - happiness
sonrisa /sonˈri.sa/ A2	noun - smile
debilidad /de.βi.liˈðað/ B2	noun - weakness
anestesia /a.nesˈte.sja/ C1	noun - anesthesia
dolor /doˈloɾ/ A2	noun - pain
plato /ˈpla.to/ A1	noun - plate
vajilla /baˈxi.ʝa/ B1	noun - dinnerware
sabios /ˈsa.βjos/ B2	noun - wise people adjective - wise
corazón /ko.ɾaˈθon/ A2	noun - heart
problemas /pɾoˈβle.mas/ A2	noun - problems

Key Grammar Structures

• Me enseñaste que el amor no es una estafa

  ➔ Use of the subjunctive mood in indirect speech.

  ➔ The phrase "que el amor no es una estafa" shows the subjunctive mood after the verb "enseñaste".

• Nunca dudes que aquí voy a estar

  ➔ Imperative form used for giving advice.

  ➔ The phrase "Nunca dudes" is an imperative form encouraging someone not to doubt.

• Voy a ser fuerte solo para ti

  ➔ Future tense with 'ir a' for intentions.

  ➔ The phrase "Voy a ser fuerte" indicates a future intention to be strong.

• Aprender a perdonar es de sabios

  ➔ Infinitive used as a subject.

  ➔ The phrase "Aprender a perdonar" serves as the subject of the sentence.

• Se reparan

  ➔ Reflexive verbs in passive voice.

  ➔ The phrase "Se reparan" indicates that something is repaired in a passive sense.

• Una sonrisa tuya es mi debilidad

  ➔ Possessive adjectives to indicate ownership.

  ➔ The phrase "tuya" is a possessive adjective indicating that the smile belongs to the person addressed.

• Hay que reírse de la vida

  ➔ Impersonal expressions with 'hay que'.

  ➔ The phrase "Hay que reírse" expresses an impersonal obligation or necessity.