Acróstico

• By: Shakira
• Album: Las mujeres ya no lloran

Lyrics:

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Me enseñaste que el amor no es una estafa

You taught me that love isn't a scam

Y que cuando es real no se acaba

And that when it's real, it never ends

Intenté que no me veas llorar

I tried to keep you from seeing me cry

Que no veas mi fragilidad

From seeing my fragility

Pero las cosas no son siempre como las soñamos

But things aren't always as we dream them

A veces corremos, pero no llegamos

Sometimes we run, but we don't arrive

Nunca dudes que aquí voy a estar

Never doubt that I'll be here

Háblame, que te voy a escuchar

Talk to me, I'm going to listen to you

Uh, y aunque la vida me tratara así

Uh, and even if life treats me like this

Voy a ser fuerte solo para ti

I'm going to be strong just for you

Lo único que quiero es tu felicidad

All I want is your happiness

Y estar contigo

And to be with you

Una sonrisa tuya es mi debilidad

Your smile is my weakness

Quererte sirve de anestesia al dolor

Loving you serves as anesthesia to the pain

Hace que me sienta mejor

Makes me feel better

Para lo que necesites, estoy

For whatever you need, I'm here

Viniste a completar lo que soy

You came to complete what I am

Se nos rompió solo un plato, no toda la vajilla

We only broke a plate, not all the dishes

Y aunque no sé poner la otra mejilla

And even though I don't know how to turn the other cheek

Aprender a perdonar es de sabios

Learning to forgive is wise

Que solo te salga amor de esos labios

May only love come out of those lips

Si las cosas se dañan, no se botan

If things get damaged, they aren't thrown away

Se reparan

They are repaired

Los problemas se afrontan y se encaran

Problems are faced and confronted

Hay que reírse de la vida

You have to laugh at life

A pesar de que duelan las heridas

Despite the wounds hurting

Se ha de entregar entero el corazón

The heart must be given entirely

Aunque le hagan daño sin razón

Even if they hurt it for no reason

Lo único que quiero es tu felicidad

All I want is your happiness

Y estar contigo

And to be with you

Una sonrisa tuya es mi debilidad

Your smile is my weakness

Quererte sirve de anestesia al dolor

Loving you serves as anesthesia to the pain

Hace que me sienta mejor

Makes me feel better

Para lo que necesites, estoy

For whatever you need, I'm here

Viniste a completar lo que soy

You came to complete what I am

Sirve de anestesia al dolor

Serves as anesthesia to the pain

Hace que me sienta mejor

Makes me feel better

Para lo que necesites, estoy

For whatever you need, I'm here

Viniste a completar lo que soy

You came to complete what I am

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
real /reˈal/ A2	adjective - real
fragilidad /fɾaxi.liˈðað/ B2	noun - fragility
cosas /ˈko.sas/ A1	noun - things
vida /ˈbi.ða/ A1	noun - life
fuerte /ˈfweɾ.te/ A2	adjective - strong
felicidad /fe.li.θiˈðað/ B1	noun - happiness
sonrisa /sonˈri.sa/ A2	noun - smile
debilidad /de.βi.liˈðað/ B2	noun - weakness
anestesia /a.nesˈte.sja/ C1	noun - anesthesia
dolor /doˈloɾ/ A2	noun - pain
plato /ˈpla.to/ A1	noun - plate
vajilla /baˈxi.ʝa/ B1	noun - dinnerware
sabios /ˈsa.βjos/ B2	noun - wise people adjective - wise
corazón /ko.ɾaˈθon/ A2	noun - heart
problemas /pɾoˈβle.mas/ A2	noun - problems

Grammar:

• Me enseñaste que el amor no es una estafa

  ➔ Use of the subjunctive mood in indirect speech.

  ➔ The phrase "que el amor no es una estafa" shows the subjunctive mood after the verb "enseñaste".

• Nunca dudes que aquí voy a estar

  ➔ Imperative form used for giving advice.

  ➔ The phrase "Nunca dudes" is an imperative form encouraging someone not to doubt.

• Voy a ser fuerte solo para ti

  ➔ Future tense with 'ir a' for intentions.

  ➔ The phrase "Voy a ser fuerte" indicates a future intention to be strong.

• Aprender a perdonar es de sabios

  ➔ Infinitive used as a subject.

  ➔ The phrase "Aprender a perdonar" serves as the subject of the sentence.

• Se reparan

  ➔ Reflexive verbs in passive voice.

  ➔ The phrase "Se reparan" indicates that something is repaired in a passive sense.

• Una sonrisa tuya es mi debilidad

  ➔ Possessive adjectives to indicate ownership.

  ➔ The phrase "tuya" is a possessive adjective indicating that the smile belongs to the person addressed.

• Hay que reírse de la vida

  ➔ Impersonal expressions with 'hay que'.

  ➔ The phrase "Hay que reírse" expresses an impersonal obligation or necessity.