Antes De Las Seis – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Shakira
• Album: Sale El Sol

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a journey of cultural and emotional connection, and Shakira's 'Antes De Las Seis' is a perfect song for Spanish learners. Its slow tempo and clear, emotional vocals make it easy to follow the lyrics. The song is rich in metaphors and poetic expressions, offering a beautiful way to learn about love, vulnerability, and heartbreak in Spanish. What makes this song special is its raw honesty and the universal feelings it conveys, allowing you to not just learn a language, but to feel it.

[English]

Don't act so strange

Hard as a rock

If I showed you pieces of my skin

That sunlight still hasn't touched

And so many freckles

That even I didn't know I had

I showed you my raw strength

My Achilles' heel, my poetry

You will leave

Just one more story

What will I do

If I never see you again? (Oh-oh, oh-oh)

Since the day you're gone

I saw the night arrive way before six

Since the day you're gone

I saw the night arrive way before six

Much before

Don't leave the boat

So early before we set sail

To some deserted island

And then, we'll see

If you see me unarmed

Why do you launch your missiles?

If you already know my cardinal points

The most sensitive and subtle

You will leave

Life will tell

What will I do

If I never see you again? (Oh-oh, oh-oh)

Since the day you're gone

I saw the night arrive way before six

Since the day you're gone

I saw the night arrive way before six

Ah-ay, ah-ay

Ah-ay

...

Long before six

Way before

...

[Spanish]

No actúes tan extraño

Duro como una roca

Si te mostré pedazos de piel

Que la luz de sol aún no toca

Y tantos lunares

Que ni yo misma conocía

Te mostré mi fuerza bruta

Mi talón de Aquiles, mi poesía

Dejarás

Solo una historia más

¿Qué haré

Si no te vuelvo a ver? (Oh-oh, oh-oh)

Si desde el día en que no estás

Vi la noche llegar mucho antes de las seis

Si desde el día en que no estás

Vi la noche llegar mucho antes de las seis

Mucho antes

No dejes el barco

Tanto antes de que zarpemos

Hacia alguna isla desierta

Y después, después veremos

Si me ves desarmada

¿Por qué lanzas tus misiles?

Si ya conoces mis puntos cardinales

Los más sensibles y sutiles

Dejarás

La vida lo dirá

¿Qué haré

Si no te vuelvo a ver? (Oh-oh, oh-oh)

Si desde el día en que no estás

Vi la noche llegar mucho antes de las seis

Si desde el día en que no estás

Vi la noche llegar mucho antes de las seis

Ah-ay, ah-ay

Ah-ay

Mucho antes de las seis

Mucho antes

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
extraño /eksˈtɾaɲo/ B1	adjective - strange, unusual
roca /ˈroka/ A1	noun - rock
luz /luθ/ A1	noun - light
noche /ˈno.tʃe/ A1	noun - night
historia /isˈto.ɾja/ A2	noun - story, history
fuerza /ˈfweɾ.θa/ B1	noun - strength, force
vida /ˈbi.ða/ A1	noun - life
misiles /miˈsi.les/ B2	noun - missiles
puntos /ˈpun.tos/ A2	noun - points
sensible /senˈsi.ble/ B2	adjective - sensitive, reasonable
sutil /suˈtil/ B2	adjective - subtle
desarmada /des.aɾˈma.ða/ B2	adjective - disarmed, defenseless
talón /taˈlon/ B1	noun - heel
poesía /po.eˈsi.a/ B2	noun - poetry
isla /ˈiz.la/ A1	noun - island

Key Grammar Structures

• No actúes tan extraño

  ➔ Subjunctive mood for commands or recommendations.

  ➔ The verb 'actúes' is in the present subjunctive, used here to express a command or suggestion.

• Dejarás

  ➔ Future tense of the verb 'dejar', indicating an action that will happen.

  ➔ The verb 'Dejarás' is in the future tense, implying a future action or consequence.

• Si desde el día en que no estás

  ➔ Conditional clause starting with 'si' (if), common in subjunctive mood.

  ➔ This introduces a conditional clause expressing a hypothetical situation.

• Mucho antes de las seis

  ➔ Temporal phrase indicating an action happening well before a specific time.

  ➔ The phrase 'mucho antes de las seis' is a temporal expression emphasizing that an action occurs well before six o'clock.

• Y tantos lunares

  ➔ Use of 'tantos' as an adjective in the plural, meaning 'so many', agreeing with 'lunares'.

  ➔ 'Tantos' functions as an adjective modifying 'lunares', emphasizing the quantity.

• Y después, después veremos

  ➔ Future tense 'veremos' indicating a plan or expectation.

  ➔ The verb 'veremos' is in the simple future tense, expressing an upcoming action or plan.