Por Una Mujer – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Luis Fonsi
• Album: Universal Music Latino

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Hoy estoy alucinado

Today I’m tripping,

Porque veo mi futuro en las manos del destino

Because I see my future in the hands of destiny.

Yo jamás tenía la esperanza

I never had hope,

De volver a encontrar a una por el camino

Of finding someone again along the way.

Y una carretera

And a road,

Por una vía nueva

Led me down a new path.

Me desvió adónde

It took me where,

...

Everything goes, everything is forgotten,

Todo se va, todo se olvida

Old wounds from a woman.

Las viejas heridas por una mujer

Everything goes, everything ends,

Todo se va, todo termina

Bad routines, for a woman.

Las malas rutinas por una mujer

For a woman.

Por una mujer

She arrived like an invisible rocket,

...

Right into the center of my soul.

Ella si llegó como cohete invisible

I, with so much pain and past hurt,

En el mismo centro de mi alma

Used to see her more like a ghost.

Yo con tantas penas y dolores del pasado

And a voice from heaven,

La veía más como un fantasma

Awakened my desire,

Y una voz del cielo

And took me where you are.

Me despertó el deseo

Everything goes, everything is forgotten,

Y me llevó adónde ti

Old wounds from a woman.

Todo se va, todo se olvida

Everything goes, everything ends,

Las viejas heridas por una mujer

Bad routines, for a woman.

Todo se va, todo termina

For a woman, you transform life,

Las malas rutinas por una mujer

And you breathe, you breathe, you breathe,

Por una mujer transformas la vida

A new perfume every day.

Y respiras, respiras, respiras

For a woman.

El perfume nuevo cada día

Everything goes, everything is forgotten,

Por una mujer

Old wounds from a woman.

Todo se va, todo se olvida

Everything goes, everything ends,

Las viejas heridas por una mujer

Bad routines.

Todo se va, todo termina

Everything goes, everything is forgotten,

Las malas rutinas

Old wounds from a woman.

Todo se va, todo se olvida

For a woman.

Las viejas heridas por una mujer

And for a woman,

Por una mujer

Everything is renewed.

...

For a woman.

Por una mujer

She arrived like an invisible rocket,

...

Right into the center of my soul.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
alucinado /aluθiˈnaðo/ B2	adjective - astonished or amazed
destino /desˈtino/ B1	noun - destination or fate
esperanza /espeˈɾanθa/ B1	noun - hope
carretera /kaɾeˈteɾa/ A2	noun - road or highway
heridas /eˈɾiðas/ B1	noun - wounds or injuries
mujer /muˈxeɾ/ A1	noun - woman
vida /ˈβiða/ A1	noun - life
deseo /deˈseo/ B1	noun - desire
perfume /peɾˈfume/ B2	noun - fragrance or scent
transformas /tɾansfoɾˈmas/ B2	verb - you transform
dolores /doˈloɾes/ B1	noun - pains or sorrows
camino /kaˈmino/ A2	noun - path or way
vía /ˈbi.a/ A2	noun - way or route
desvió /desˈβjo/ B2	verb - he/she/it diverted

Key Grammar Structures

• Hoy estoy alucinado

  ➔ Estar + adjective (participle used as adjective)

  ➔ Describes a temporary state or condition. Here, it means 'I am hallucinating' or 'I am amazed'. "Estoy alucinado" indicates a current feeling or state, not a permanent characteristic.

• Porque veo mi futuro en las manos del destino

  ➔ Preposition "en" indicating location or means

  ➔ Here, "en las manos del destino" means 'in the hands of fate', indicating location metaphorically.

• Yo jamás tenía la esperanza De volver a encontrar a una por el camino

  ➔ Use of "jamás" for emphasis (never)

  ➔ "Jamás" strongly negates the possibility. "Yo jamás tenía la esperanza" means 'I never had the hope'.

• Me desvió adónde

  ➔ Use of "adónde" as an adverb of direction. Indirect question. Ellipsis

  ➔ "Adónde" means 'to where'. In this context, it suggests an indirect question or rhetorical question. The sentence is incomplete (ellipsis), likely implying 'Me desvió adónde ella está' (It diverted me to where she is).

• Todo se va, todo se olvida Las viejas heridas por una mujer

  ➔ Impersonal "se" with intransitive verbs

  ➔ The "se" indicates that the subject is not specified. "Todo se va" means 'everything goes away' (by itself). "Se olvida" means 'is forgotten'. Impersonal. This indicates that the action is happening without a specific actor performing it, rather it is the natural consequence of time and a new love.

• Ella si llegó como cohete invisible En el mismo centro de mi alma

  ➔ Use of "si" for emphasis (yes, indeed)

  ➔ The "si" emphasizes the arrival. It's like saying, 'Yes, she *did* arrive'. "Si llegó" adds emphasis to the verb "llegó".

• Yo con tantas penas y dolores del pasado La veía más como un fantasma

  ➔ Imperfect tense: "veía" indicating a habitual or continuous action in the past

  ➔ "Veía" describes how he used to see her. It wasn't a single event but a recurring perception. He used to see her more like a ghost due to his past pains. The action of seeing occurred repeatedly in the past.

• Y una voz del cielo Me despertó el deseo

  ➔ Use of definite article with abstract noun to generalize

  ➔ "El deseo" refers to desire in general, not a specific desire. It suggests a general feeling or aspiration rather than a specific want.

• Por una mujer transformas la vida Y respiras, respiras, respiras

  ➔ Use of present tense to express general truth

  ➔ "Transformas" in the present tense means 'you transform', suggesting that this is a common and universal experience. This isn't about a specific transformation but the general power of a woman to transform life.