Inevitable – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Shakira
• Album: Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran

Lyrics & Translation

Explore Shakira's "Inevitable," a powerful ballad that showcases her introspective songwriting and vocal prowess. This song offers a glimpse into the emotional landscape of love and loss, providing a rich context for understanding Spanish lyrical expression.

[English]

If it's a matter of confessing

I don't know how to make coffee

And I don't understand football

I think I was unfaithful once

I play poorly even at parqués

And I never wear a watch

And to be more frank

No one thinks of you

Like I do

Even if you don't care

If it's a matter of confessing

I never sleep before ten

Nor do I shower on Sundays

The truth is that I also

Cry once a month

Especially when it's cold

With me, nothing is easy

You should already know

You know me well

(Without you, everything is so boring)

The sky is tired of seeing

The rain fall

And every day that passes is one more

Similar to yesterday

I can't find any way to forget you because

Continuing to tie you is inevitable

...

I always knew it's better

When it comes to talking about two

To start with oneself

You will already know the situation

Here everything is worse

But at least I still breathe

You don't have to say it

You're not coming back

I know you well

(I'll find out what to do with myself)

The sky is tired of seeing

The rain fall

And every day that passes is one more

Similar to yesterday

I can't find any way to forget you because

Continuing to tie you is inevitable

...

I always knew it's better

When it comes to talking about two

To start with oneself

...

[Spanish]

Si es cuestión de confesar

No sé preparar café

Y no entiendo de fútbol

Creo que alguna vez fui infiel

Juego mal hasta al parqués

Y jamás uso reloj

Y para ser más franca

Nadie piensa en ti

Como lo hago yo

Aunque te dé lo mismo

Si es cuestión de confesar

Nunca duermo antes de diez

Ni me baño los domingos

La verdad es que también

Lloro una vez al mes

Sobre todo cuando hay frío

Conmigo nada es fácil

Ya debes saber

Me conoces bien

(Sin ti todo es tan aburrido)

El cielo está cansado ya de ver

La lluvia caer

Y cada día que pasa es uno más

Parecido a ayer

No encuentro forma alguna de olvidarte porque

Seguir atándote es inevitable

Siempre supe que es mejor

Cuando hay que hablar de dos

Empezar por uno mismo

Ya sabrás la situación

Aquí todo está peor

Pero al menos aún respiro

No tienes que decirlo

No vas a volver

Te conozco bien

(Ya buscaré qué hacer conmigo)

El cielo está cansado ya de ver

La lluvia caer

Y cada día que pasa es uno más

Parecido a ayer

No encuentro forma alguna de olvidarte porque

Seguir atándote es inevitable

Siempre supe que es mejor

Cuando hay que hablar de dos

Empezar por uno mismo

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
confesar /kon.feˈsaɾ/ B2	verb - to admit or confess
preparar /pɾepaˈɾaɾ/ B2	verb - to prepare
fútbol /ˈfutβol/ A2	noun - football
infiel /inˈfjel/ B2	noun / adjective - unfaithful / adulterer
reloj /reˈlox/ A2	noun - watch, clock
llorar /ʝoˈɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to cry
fría /ˈfɾi.a/ A2	adjective - cold
olvidarte /oβliˈðar.te/ B2	verb - to forget you
inevitable /ineβiˈtaβle/ C1	adjective - impossible to avoid or prevent
hablar /aβˈlaɾ/ A2	verb - to speak
respiro /reˈspiɾo/ B1	noun - breath, breathing
volver /βolˈβeɾ/ A2	verb - to return, to go back

Key Grammar Structures

• Si es cuestión de confesar

  ➔ Use of 'es' (ser) in the present tense to identify or define a subject.

  ➔ 'Es' is the third person singular form of the verb 'ser' (to be) in the present tense, used to describe or equate subjects.

• Nunca duermo antes de diez

  ➔ Use of 'antes de' to indicate time before something occurs.

  ➔ 'Antes de' is a fixed phrase in Spanish used to indicate something happening prior to another event or time.

• Y no entiendo de fútbol

  ➔ Use of 'de' after 'entender' to specify the domain or topic of understanding.

  ➔ 'De' in Spanish is used after 'entender' to specify the subject or area you do not understand.

• Conmigo nada es fácil

  ➔ Use of 'conmigo' as a contraction of 'con' + 'mí' to indicate 'with me'.

  ➔ 'Conmigo' is a Spanish word combining 'con' (with) and 'mí' (me), used to mean 'with me'.

• Seguir atándote es inevitable

  ➔ Use of the gerund 'atándote' (from 'atar') after 'seguir' to express continuing an action.

  ➔ 'Atándote' combines the gerund form of 'atar' (to tie) with the pronoun 'te' (you), following 'seguir' to mean 'keep tying yourself' or 'continue being bound'.