Por Una Mujer – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Luis Fonsi
• Album: Universal Music Latino

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt lyrics of Luis Fonsi's “Por Una Mujer” to experience the beauty of Spanish expression in a song about love's incredible power to renew and transform. Its clear storytelling and emotional depth make it an excellent choice for understanding romantic vocabulary and common expressions of hope and change in Spanish.

[English]

Today I’m tripping,

Because I see my future in the hands of destiny.

I never had hope,

Of finding someone again along the way.

And a road,

Led me down a new path.

It took me where,

Everything goes, everything is forgotten,

Old wounds from a woman.

Everything goes, everything ends,

Bad routines, for a woman.

For a woman.

She arrived like an invisible rocket,

Right into the center of my soul.

I, with so much pain and past hurt,

Used to see her more like a ghost.

And a voice from heaven,

Awakened my desire,

And took me where you are.

Everything goes, everything is forgotten,

Old wounds from a woman.

Everything goes, everything ends,

Bad routines, for a woman.

For a woman, you transform life,

And you breathe, you breathe, you breathe,

A new perfume every day.

For a woman.

Everything goes, everything is forgotten,

Old wounds from a woman.

Everything goes, everything ends,

Bad routines.

Everything goes, everything is forgotten,

Old wounds from a woman.

For a woman.

And for a woman,

Everything is renewed.

For a woman.

She arrived like an invisible rocket,

Right into the center of my soul.

[Spanish]

Hoy estoy alucinado

Porque veo mi futuro en las manos del destino

Yo jamás tenía la esperanza

De volver a encontrar a una por el camino

Y una carretera

Por una vía nueva

Me desvió adónde

Todo se va, todo se olvida

Las viejas heridas por una mujer

Todo se va, todo termina

Las malas rutinas por una mujer

Por una mujer

Ella si llegó como cohete invisible

En el mismo centro de mi alma

Yo con tantas penas y dolores del pasado

La veía más como un fantasma

Y una voz del cielo

Me despertó el deseo

Y me llevó adónde ti

Todo se va, todo se olvida

Las viejas heridas por una mujer

Todo se va, todo termina

Las malas rutinas por una mujer

Por una mujer transformas la vida

Y respiras, respiras, respiras

El perfume nuevo cada día

Por una mujer

Todo se va, todo se olvida

Las viejas heridas por una mujer

Todo se va, todo termina

Las malas rutinas

Todo se va, todo se olvida

Las viejas heridas por una mujer

Por una mujer

Por una mujer

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.