Suerte – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Shakira

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the heartfelt lyrics and vibrant rhythms of Shakira's 'Suerte,' a song that beautifully expresses the joy of finding love. Learn Spanish through its poetic verses and discover why this track became a global sensation, blending Latin and Andean influences to capture the magic of destiny and devotion.

[English]

Lucky you were born in the south

And that we mock the distances

Lucky to have met you

And to love foreign lands because of you

I can climb the Andes alone

Just to count your beauty marks

With you I celebrate and suffer everything

My joys and my pains

Lero-lolé-lolé, lero-lolé-lolé

You know I'm at your feet

With you, my life

I want to live life

And what I have left of life

I want to live with you

With you, my life

I want to live life

And what I have left of life

I want to live with you

...

...

Lucky to have sincere lips

To kiss you with more desire

Lucky my breasts are small

So you don't confuse them with mountains

Lucky I inherited firm legs

To run if one day it's necessary

And these two eyes that tell me

They will cry when you leave

Lero-lolé-lolé, lero-lolé-lolé

You know I'm at your feet

With you, my life

I want to live life

And what I have left of life

I want to live with you

With you, my life

I want to live life

And what I have left of life

I want to live with you

Lero-lolé-lolé, lero-lolé-lolé

You know I'm at your feet

Lero-lolé-lolé-lolá, happiness

Has your name and your skin

With you, my life

I want to live life

And what I have left of life

I want to live with you

You know, my life

I'm head over heels for you

If you feel something like that

I want you to stay by my side

With you, my life

I want to live life

And what I have left of life

I want to live with you

You know, my life

I'm head over heels for you

If you feel something like that

I want you to stay by my side

...

[Spanish]

Suerte que en el sur hayas nacido

Y que burlemos las distancias

Suerte que es haberte conocido

Y por ti amar tierras extrañas

Yo puedo escalar los Andes solo

Por ir a contar tus lunares

Contigo celebro y sufro todo

Mis alegrías y mis males

Lero-lolé-lolé, lero-lolé-lolé

Sabes que estoy a tus pies

Contigo, mi vida

Quiero vivir la vida

Y lo que me queda de vida

Quiero vivir contigo

Contigo, mi vida

Quiero vivir la vida

Y lo que me queda de vida

Quiero vivir contigo

Suerte que es tener labios sinceros

Para besarte con más ganas

Suerte que mis pechos sean pequeños

Y no los confundas con montañas

Suerte que heredé las piernas firmes

Para correr si un día hace falta

Y estos dos ojos que me dicen

Que han de llorar cuando te vayas

Lero-lolé-lolé, lero-lolé-lolé

Sabes que estoy a tus pies

Contigo, mi vida

Quiero vivir la vida

Y lo que me queda de vida

Quiero vivir contigo

Contigo, mi vida

Quiero vivir la vida

Y lo que me queda de vida

Quiero vivir contigo

Lero-lolé-lolé, lero-lolé-lolé

Sabes que estoy a tus pies

Lero-lolé-lolé-lolá, la felicidad

Tiene tu nombre y tu piel

Contigo, mi vida

Quiero vivir la vida

Y lo que me queda de vida

Quiero vivir contigo

Ya sabes, mi vida

Estoy hasta el cuello por ti

Si sientes algo así

Quiero que te quedes junto a mí

Contigo, mi vida

Quiero vivir la vida

Y lo que me queda de vida

Quiero vivir contigo

Ya sabes, mi vida

Estoy hasta el cuello por ti

Si sientes algo así

Quiero que te quedes junto a mí

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
nacer /naˈseɾ/ B1	verb - to be born
conocer /ko.noˈθeɾ/ (Spain), /ko.noˈseɾ/ (Latin America) B1	verb - to know, to meet
querer /keˈɾeɾ/ A2	verb - to want, to love
vivir /biˈβiɾ/ A2	verb - to live
cielo /ˈsje.lo/ B1	noun - sky, heaven
montaña /monˈtaɲa/ B1	noun - mountain
heredar /e.ðeˈɾaɾ/ B2	verb - to inherit
labios /ˈlaβjos/ A2	noun - lips
pecho /ˈpe.tʃo/ B1	noun - chest, breast
piernas /ˈpjeɾnas/ A2	noun - legs
ojos /ˈo.xos/ A2	noun - eyes
lunares /luˈnaɾes/ B2	noun - freckles, spots
verdad /beɾˈðað/ B2	noun - truth
felicidad /feliθiˈðað/ C1	noun - happiness

Key Grammar Structures

• Suerte que en el sur hayas nacido

  ➔ Subjunctive mood used to express a wish or hope.

  ➔ The phrase "Suerte que" introduces a clause that expresses a fortunate situation.

• Quiero vivir contigo

  ➔ Present tense used to express desires.

  ➔ The verb "quiero" indicates a strong desire to live with someone.

• Sabes que estoy a tus pies

  ➔ Present indicative used for stating facts.

  ➔ The phrase "estoy a tus pies" means being completely devoted to someone.

• Suerte que es tener labios sinceros

  ➔ Infinitive used to express a general truth.

  ➔ The phrase "es tener labios sinceros" highlights the importance of sincerity.

• Y lo que me queda de vida

  ➔ Relative clause used to provide additional information.

  ➔ The phrase "lo que me queda de vida" refers to the remaining time in life.

• Si sientes algo así

  ➔ Conditional clause used to express a hypothetical situation.

  ➔ The phrase "Si sientes algo así" introduces a condition for staying together.