Inevitable – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

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

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Si es cuestión de confesar

If it's a matter of confessing

No sé preparar café

I don't know how to make coffee

Y no entiendo de fútbol

And I don't understand football

Creo que alguna vez fui infiel

I think I was unfaithful once

Juego mal hasta al parqués

I play poorly even at parqués

Y jamás uso reloj

And I never wear a watch

Y para ser más franca

And to be more frank

Nadie piensa en ti

No one thinks of you

Como lo hago yo

Like I do

Aunque te dé lo mismo

Even if you don't care

Si es cuestión de confesar

If it's a matter of confessing

Nunca duermo antes de diez

I never sleep before ten

Ni me baño los domingos

Nor do I shower on Sundays

La verdad es que también

The truth is that I also

Lloro una vez al mes

Cry once a month

Sobre todo cuando hay frío

Especially when it's cold

Conmigo nada es fácil

With me, nothing is easy

Ya debes saber

You should already know

Me conoces bien

You know me well

(Sin ti todo es tan aburrido)

(Without you, everything is so boring)

El cielo está cansado ya de ver

The sky is tired of seeing

La lluvia caer

The rain fall

Y cada día que pasa es uno más

And every day that passes is one more

Parecido a ayer

Similar to yesterday

No encuentro forma alguna de olvidarte porque

I can't find any way to forget you because

Seguir atándote es inevitable

Continuing to tie you is inevitable

...

...

Siempre supe que es mejor

I always knew it's better

Cuando hay que hablar de dos

When it comes to talking about two

Empezar por uno mismo

To start with oneself

Ya sabrás la situación

You will already know the situation

Aquí todo está peor

Here everything is worse

Pero al menos aún respiro

But at least I still breathe

No tienes que decirlo

You don't have to say it

No vas a volver

You're not coming back

Te conozco bien

I know you well

(Ya buscaré qué hacer conmigo)

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

El cielo está cansado ya de ver

The sky is tired of seeing

La lluvia caer

The rain fall

Y cada día que pasa es uno más

And every day that passes is one more

Parecido a ayer

Similar to yesterday

No encuentro forma alguna de olvidarte porque

I can't find any way to forget you because

Seguir atándote es inevitable

Continuing to tie you is inevitable

...

...

Siempre supe que es mejor

I always knew it's better

Cuando hay que hablar de dos

When it comes to talking about two

Empezar por uno mismo

To start with oneself

...

...

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'.