Sale El Sol – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Shakira
• Album: Sale El Sol

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful and enjoyable experience, and Shakira's 'Sale El Sol' is a perfect song to start with Spanish. The lyrics are poetic yet straightforward, built around the uplifting and universally understood metaphor of the sun coming out after a storm. By listening to this song, you can learn common Spanish phrases and expressions related to emotions and perseverance. What makes 'Sale El Sol' special for language learners is its clear and passionate vocal delivery, allowing you to easily follow the words and their emotional weight, making the language come alive.

[English]

These weeks without seeing you

Felt like years

I wanted to kiss you so much

That it hurts my lips

Look, fear made us

Commit stupid mistakes

It left us deaf and blind

So many times

And one day after the storm

When you least expect it, the sun comes out

From so much adding up, you lose count

Because one and one don’t always make two

When you least expect it, the sun comes out

...

I cried for you until the extreme

Of what was possible

When I believed I was

Invincible

There’s no bad that lasts a hundred years

Nor body that can endure it

And the best always waits

Ahead

And one day after the storm

When you least expect it, the sun comes out

From so much adding up, you lose count

Because one and one don’t always make two

When you least expect it, the sun comes out

When you least expect it, the sun comes out

And one day after the storm

When you least expect it, the sun comes out

From so much adding up, you lose count

Because one and one don’t always make two

And one day after, and one day after

The sun comes out

...

And one day after the storm

When you least expect it, the sun comes out

From so much adding up, you lose count

Because one and one don’t always make two

When you least expect it, the sun comes out

...

[Spanish]

Estas semanas sin verte

Me parecieron años

Tanto te quise besar

Que me duelen los labios

Mira que el miedo nos hizo

Cometer estupideces

Nos dejó sordos y ciegos

Tantas veces

Y un día después de la tormenta

Cuando menos piensas, sale el sol

De tanto sumar, pierdes la cuenta

Porque uno y uno no siempre son dos

Cuando menos piensas, sale el sol

Te lloré hasta el extremo

De lo que era posible

Cuando creía que era

Invencible

No hay mal que dure cien años

Ni cuerpo que lo aguante

Y lo mejor siempre espera

Adelante

Y un día después de la tormenta

Cuando menos piensas, sale el sol

De tanto sumar, pierdes la cuenta

Porque uno y uno no siempre son dos

Cuando menos piensas, sale el sol

Cuando menos piensas, sale el sol

Y un día después de la tormenta

Cuando menos piensas, sale el sol

De tanto sumar, pierdes la cuenta

Porque uno y uno no siempre son dos

Y un día después, y un día después

Sale el sol

Y un día después de la tormenta

Cuando menos piensas, sale el sol

De tanto sumar, pierdes la cuenta

Porque uno y uno no siempre son dos

Cuando menos piensas, sale el sol

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
ver /ber/ A2	verb - to see
querer /keˈreɾ/ A2	verb - to want, to love
besar /beˈsaɾ/ A2	verb - to kiss
dolor /doˈloɾ/ B1	noun - pain, ache
miedo /ˈmjeðo/ A2	noun - fear, fright
tormenta /torˈmen.ta/ B2	noun - storm
sol /sol/ A1	noun - sun
cantar /kanˈtaɾ/ B1	verb - to sing
salir /saˈliɾ/ A2	verb - to go out, to leave
suma /ˈsu.ma/ A2	verb (forma conjugada de sumar) - to add, to sum
cuenta /ˈkwen.ta/ A2	noun - account, bill
uno /ˈu.no/ A1	noun - one
pequeño /peˈke.ɲo/ A2	adjective - small
día /ˈdi.a/ A1	noun - day
espera /esˈpeɾa/ B2	verb - to wait, to hope

Key Grammar Structures

• Cuando menos piensas, sale el sol

  ➔ Subjunctive mood used in conditional sentences.

  ➔ The phrase "Cuando menos piensas" translates to "When you least expect it," indicating a condition.

• No hay mal que dure cien años

  ➔ Negative expressions with indefinite pronouns.

  ➔ The phrase "No hay mal" means "There is no evil," indicating a general truth.

• Te lloré hasta el extremo

  ➔ Past tense used to express completed actions.

  ➔ The phrase "Te lloré" translates to "I cried for you," indicating a completed action.

• Porque uno y uno no siempre son dos

  ➔ Use of conjunctions to express cause and effect.

  ➔ The phrase "Porque uno y uno no siempre son dos" means "Because one and one are not always two," indicating a complex situation.