Hips Don't Lie – English Lyrics

• By: Shakira, Ed Sheeran, Beéle
• Album: Spotify Singles (Shakira Anniversaries Special)

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Shakira's "Hips Don't Lie" featuring Wyclef Jean, a global anthem blending Latin rhythms with irresistible energy. While the song is predominantly in English, it offers a playful introduction to Spanish with simple, flirtatious phrases like *'bonita'* and *'como se llama,'* making it a fun entry point to engage with the language through its infectious dance beat.

[English]

I never really knew that she could dance like this

She make a man wanna speak Spanish

Cómo se llama (¡sí!), bonita (¡sí!)?

Mi casa, su casa (Shakira, Shakira)

Oh, baby, when you talk like that

You make a woman go mad

So be wise and keep on

Reading the signs of my body

I'm on tonight

You know my hips don't lie

And I am starting to feel you, boy

Come on, let's go, real slow

Don't you see, baby, this is perfection?

If I know I am on tonight, my hips don't lie

And I'm starting to feel it's right

All the attraction, the tension

Don't you see, baby, this is perfection?

Hey, girl, I can see your body moving

And it's driving me crazy

And I didn't have the slightest idea

Until I saw you dancing

And when you walk up on the dance floor

Nobody cannot ignore

The way you move your body, girl

And everything so unexpected

The way you right and left it

So you can keep on shaking it

I never really knew that she could dance like this

She make a man wanna speak Spanish

Cómo se llama (¡sí!), bonita (¡sí!)?

Mi casa, su casa (Shakira, Shakira)

Oh, baby, when you talk like that

You make a woman go mad

So be wise and keep on

Reading the signs of my body

I'm on tonight

You know my hips don't lie

And I am starting to feel you, boy

Come on, let's go, real slow

Don't you see, baby, this is perfection?

La tierra hierve y hay calor

Que calor, que calor, que calor

No está dando calor

Cuando en Barranquilla suena el tambor

Cuando en Barranquilla suena el tambor

Baila la calle de noche

Baila la calle de día

Baila la calle de noche

Baila la calle de día

I never really knew that she could dance like this

She make a man wanna speak Spanish

Cómo se llama (¡sí!), bonita (¡sí!)?

Mi casa, su casa (Shakira, Shakira)

Oh, baby, when you talk like that

You make a woman go mad

So be wise and keep on

Reading the signs of my body

Senorita, feel the conga

Let me see you move like you come from Colombia

Mira, en Barranquilla se baila así

En Barranquilla se baila así

Con el alma

con el alma y con candela en la arenosa se baila así

Es que son dos pa' las buenas que a to'a la gente le encanta

Mira como es que se baila en la arenosa así

I'm on tonight

You know my hips don't lie

And I am starting to feel you, boy

Come on, let's go, real slow

Don't you see, baby, this is perfection?

If I know I am on tonight, my hips don't lie

And I'm starting to feel it's right

All the attraction, the tension

Don't you see, baby, this is perfection?

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dance /dɑːns/ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music noun - a sequence of rhythmic movements
speak /spiːk/ A1	verb - to say words in order to convey something
body /ˈbɒdi/ A1	noun - the physical structure of a person or animal
hips /hɪps/ B1	noun - the area of the body around the hip joints
lie /laɪ/ A2	verb - to say something that is not true verb - to be in a horizontal position
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or physical sensation verb - to touch something to discover its properties
come /kʌm/ A1	verb - to move toward someone or something
slow /sləʊ/ A1	adjective - not fast in speed or movement adverb - at a slow rate
perfection /pəˈfekʃən/ B2	noun - the state of being perfect
move /muːv/ A1	verb - to change position or location noun - an act of changing position
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ A2	adjective - mentally ill or very foolish
idea /aɪˈdɪə/ A2	noun - a thought or concept
shake /ʃeɪk/ A2	verb - to move something quickly from side to side
wise /waɪz/ A2	adjective - having or showing good judgment
mad /mæd/ A2	adjective - angry
talk /tɔːk/ A1	verb - to speak in order to give information or to express ideas and feelings
know /nəʊ/ A1	verb - to be aware of something
attraction /əˈtrækʃən/ B1	noun - a force that pulls things together
tension /ˈtenʃən/ B1	noun - a state of mental strain or worry
unexpected /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪd/ B2	adjective - not expected or anticipated

Key Grammar Structures

• I never really knew that she could dance like this

  ➔ Past Simple tense

  ➔ The song uses the "knew" in past simple to describe a previous state of lack of knowledge, followed by a that-clause.

• You make a woman go mad

  ➔ Present Simple tense

  ➔ This line employs "make" in present simple for a general action causing madness, typical in songs for timeless statements.

• I'm on tonight

  ➔ Present Continuous tense

  ➔ The "'m on" indicates a current or temporary state using present continuous, highlighting the moment of being "on."

• Don't you see, baby, this is perfection?

  ➔ Negative question in Present Simple

  ➔ The "Don't you see" forms a tag-like negative question using present simple to engage the listener emphatically.

• And I am starting to feel you, boy

  ➔ Present Continuous with infinitive

  ➔ The "am starting" in present continuous shows a gradual process, leading into "to feel," using infinitive for the beginning action.

• Come on, let's go, real slow

  ➔ Imperative with let's

  ➔ The "Come on, let's go" uses imperative "come" and "let's" for inclusion, with "real slow" as an adverb modifying the speed.

• The way you move your body, girl

  ➔ Defining relative clause

  ➔ The "way" introduces a defining relative clause where the clause provides essential information about the noun, no comma separating it.

• So be wise and keep on Reading the signs of my body

  ➔ Imperative with gerund

  ➔ The "be wise" and "keep on reading" use imperatives; "reading" is a gerund after "keep on," indicating a continuing action.

• If I know I am on tonight, my hips don't lie

  ➔ Zero conditional

  ➔ The "If I know... hips don't lie" is a zero conditional using present simple for facts: if condition (know) is true, result (don't lie) always happens.

• And I'm starting to feel it's right

  ➔ Present Continuous with objective clause

  ➔ The "I'm starting" uses present continuous for ongoing change, with "it's right" as an objective clause acting as the object of "feel."