Learn Spanish With Enrique Iglesias with these 23 Song Recommendations (Full Translations Included!)

Enrique Iglesias
LF Content Team | Updated on 2 February 2023
Learning Spanish with Enrique Iglesias's music is fun, engaging, and includes a cultural aspect that is often missing from other language learning methods. It is also great way to supplement your learning and stay motivated to keep learning Spanish!
Below are 23 song recommendations by Enrique Iglesias to get you started! Alongside each recommendation, you will find a snippet of the lyric translations with links to the full lyric translations and lessons for each of the songs!

Enrique Iglesias shopped his first demos around Madrid under the name Enrique Martínez, so that no label would sign him for being Julio Iglesias's son. Fonovisa signed him anyway and flew him to Toronto, where he recorded Enrique Iglesias (1995) in near anonymity. All five of its singles, "Si Tú Te Vas" and "Experiencia Religiosa" among them, reached number one on Billboard's Latin chart, and the album won the 1997 Grammy for Best Latin Pop Album.

Enrique (1999) moved him onto English-language radio, with "Bailamos" and "Be with You" both topping the Hot 100, and Escape (2001) sold past eight million copies on the back of "Hero". The chart he owns outright is Hot Latin Songs: 27 number ones, more than any other artist, plus the two longest runs at the top in its history, "Bailando" with Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona at 41 weeks in 2014 and "El Perdón" with Nicky Jam at 30 weeks in 2015. He wound the recording career down on his own terms, calling Final (Vol. 1) in 2021 and Final (Vol. 2) in 2024 his last albums.

CONTENTS SUMMARY
Bailando (Dancing)
Yo te miro y se me corta la respiración
Cuando tú me miras se me sube el corazón
Y en un silencio tu mirada dice mil palabras
La noche en la que te suplico que no salga el sol
I look at you and it takes my breath away
When you look at me, my heart starts to race
And in silence your gaze says a thousand words
The night when I beg you for the sun not to rise

Spanish pop star Enrique Iglesias teams up with Descemer Bueno and Gente De Zona for a track all about overwhelming physical attraction on the dance floor. The narrator spots someone across the room and completely loses his cool: "Yo te miro y se me corta la respiración" ("I look at you and my breath catches"). The song builds on this rush of excitement, describing how physical attraction feels like a scientific cocktail mixed with party drinks: "Con tu física y tu química, también tu anatomía / La cerveza y el tequila y tu boca con la mía" ("With your physics and your chemistry, also your anatomy / The beer and the tequila and your mouth with mine"). It is blunt, direct, and completely hooked on the moment.

Everything in the track builds toward spending a wild night together. Iglesias and his collaborators sing "tener contigo una noche loca / Con tremenda nota" ("to have a crazy night with you / with a massive high"). In Cuban and Caribbean slang, "tremenda nota" means catching a huge buzz or being completely swept away by party energy. Through the rhythm and heat, the narrator feels practically overwhelmed ("Ya no puedo más" / "I can't take it anymore"), begging for the night never to end so the dancing can continue.

Héroe (Hero)
Quiero ser tu héroe
Si una vez yo pudiera llegar
A erizar de frío tu piel
A quemar, que sé yo, tu boca
I want to be your hero
If just once I could reach you
To make your skin bristle with cold
To burn, who knows, your mouth

Spanish pop star Enrique Iglesias goes completely over the top in "Héroe", and that dramatic intensity is why it works so well. He is not offering casual affection here; he wants to be everything. In the chorus, he sings, "Si pudiera ser tu héroe / Si pudiera ser tu Dios" ("If I could be your hero / If I could be your God"), linking her rescue directly to his own peace of mind: "salvarte a ti mil veces / Puede ser mi salvación" ("saving you a thousand times / Can be my salvation"). The physical imagery is dialed up to eleven right from the start, dreaming of giving her chills ("erizar de frío tu piel" [make your skin bristle with cold]) and kissing her so intensely that he could die right on the spot ("Y morirme allí después" [And die there afterward]).

Beyond the grand promises, the lyrics give us great everyday Spanish expressions. When he sings "A quemar, que sé yo, tu boca" ("To burn, I don't know, your mouth"), the phrase "que sé yo" works exactly like "or whatever" or "I don't know" in conversational English, tossing an offhand shrug into an otherwise heavy line. He also shrugs off his internal pain by saying "Y qué más da" ("And what does it matter?"), deciding that "Lo que importa es que te quiero" ("What matters is that I love you"). It is a song full of total, reckless devotion where saving someone else is the only thing that saves him.

Cuando Me Enamoro (When I Fall In Love)
Si pudiera bajarte una estrella del cielo
Lo haría sin pensarlo dos veces
Porque te quiero
Y hasta un lucero
If I could bring a star down from the sky for you
I would do it without thinking twice
Because I love you
And even a bright star

Spanish pop star Enrique Iglesias teams up with Juan Luis Guerra to talk about the sudden rush of falling in love. The lyrics kick off with huge, dramatic promises, like reaching into space to grab a star: "Si pudiera bajarte una estrella del cielo, lo haría sin pensarlo dos veces" ("If I could bring down a star from the sky for you, I would do it without thinking twice"). But right alongside that grand romantic talk, the song gets honest about the dizzying confusion that comes with it. The singer admits, "a veces me pierdo" ("sometimes I get lost") and confesses that love sneaks up without warning: "Cuando menos me lo espero me enamoro" ("When I least expect it, I fall in love").

What makes this track fun is the contrast between feeling completely helpless ("A veces desespero" ["Sometimes I despair"]) and feeling totally revived. The lyrics use the Spanish idiom "me viene el alma al cuerpo" ("my soul returns to my body"), which means to feel a massive wave of relief or to come back to life after being startled. Time stops, the worries fade, and the singer simply smiles ("Sonrío"). It balances intense promises about conquering the moon with the pure, simple relief of finally being with someone.

SUBEME LA RADIO (TURN UP THE RADIO)
Súbeme la radio que esta es mi canción
Siente el bajo que va subiendo
Tráeme el alcohol que quita el dolor
Hoy vamos a juntar la luna y el sol
Turn up the radio for me, because this is my song
Feel the bass that's rising
Bring me the alcohol that takes away the pain
Today we're going to bring the moon and the sun together

Spanish pop star Enrique Iglesias teams up with Descemer Bueno and urban duo Zion & Lennox for a track that pairs heavy heartbreak with an unstoppable urge to party. Instead of sitting quietly with his grief, the singer demands a loud distraction: "Súbeme la radio que esta es mi canción" ("Turn up the radio for me, this is my song") and calls for drinks to numb the sting ("Tráeme el alcohol que quita el dolor" / "Bring me the alcohol that takes away the pain"). The goal is to keep going until dawn so that they can "juntar la luna y el sol" ("bring the moon and the sun together").

Underneath the driving beat, the story is pure desperation. He admits he has lost everything and waits outside her door all night without an answer, singing under the full moon ("pasando las noches en vela" / "spending sleepless nights"). The Spanish idiom pasar la noche en vela literally means to stay awake watching, a vivid picture of someone who cannot sleep because his mind will not let go of the past. It is dramatic, completely over the top, and honest about trying to drown out heartache with roaring bass and volume.

DUELE EL CORAZON (THE HEART HURTS)
Sólo en tu boca
Yo quiero acabar
Todos esos besos
Que te quiero dar
Only in your mouth
I want to finish
All those kisses
That I want to give you

Spanish pop star Enrique Iglesias teams up with reggaeton heavy-hitter Wisin to make one very confident sales pitch: leave the boring guy who makes you cry and come dance instead. The whole track revolves around a brilliantly simple contrast in the chorus: "Con él te duele el corazón / Y conmigo te duelen los pies" ("With him your heart hurts / And with me your feet hurt"). Enrique knows the woman he wants is living with someone else, but he is convinced her partner only brings tears ("Con él lloras casi un río" [With him you cry almost a river]), even if he has wealth and status ("Tal vez te da dinero y tiene poderío" [Maybe he gives you money and has power]).

Instead of wallowing in the drama, the song treats escapism on the dance floor as the ultimate cure. Enrique demands a straight answer ("Mujer qué vas a hacer, decídete pa' ver" [Woman what are you going to do, make up your mind so we can see]), while Wisin jumps in with pure energy to tell her to ditch whatever brings her down: "si en tu vida hay algo que no sirve / Sácalo pa' fuera" ("if there is something useless in your life / Throw it out"). It is a bold, upbeat ultimatum built on dancing until 10:00 AM ("Bailamos hasta las diez") and trading heartbreak for sore feet.

Escapar (To Escape)
Hey, tú y yo es así
Sube y baja pero un día al fin
Sin querer nos va bien
Cuando uno ha dicho se acabó
Hey, you and I are like this
Up and down, but one day in the end
Unintentionally, things go well for us
When one has said it's over

Spanish pop star Enrique Iglesias is laying all his cards on the table in "Escapar." Right from the start, he admits the relationship is a chaotic rollercoaster—"Sube y baja pero un día al fin / Sin querer nos va bien" ("It goes up and down, but in the end, one day / Without meaning to, we do well"). Even when somebody calls it quits with "se acabó" ("it's over"), another voice steps in, refuses to budge, and stays put.

Then comes the ultimatum, delivered with pure confidence. Enrique flat-out refuses to beg if you walk away ("No te voy a suplicar" / "I am not going to beg you"). Instead, he drops a blunt Spanish idiom: "Allá tú", which roughly translates to "that's on you" or "suit yourself." He warns that trying to move on will not work anyway: "Aunque corras, te escondas, no puedes escapar" ("Even if you run, if you hide, you cannot escape"). In his eyes, what they have tastes sweet and bitter all at once, but it is too real to leave behind.

Loco (Crazy)
Te pido de rodillas
Luna no te vayas
Alúmbrale la noche a ese corazón
Desilusionado, a veces maltratado
I beg you on my knees
Moon, don't go
Light up the night for that heart
Disillusioned, sometimes mistreated

Spanish pop star Enrique Iglesias teams up with bachata legend Romeo Santos in "Loco", and both of them are completely falling apart. From the very first line, the singer is begging on his knees—"Te pido de rodillas" [I ask you on my knees]—and pleading with the moon itself not to leave ("Luna no te vayas" [Moon, don't leave]). He wants the moonlight to guide a heart that feels crushed and mistreated ("Desilusionado, a veces maltratado" [Disillusioned, sometimes mistreated]). It is dramatic, desperate, and totally obsessed. He even compares his shattered feelings to a broken instrument: "De una luna rota / Como una guitarra" [Of a broken moon / Like a guitar], wrecked by promises that fly away into thin air.

The real heart of the track is the chaotic craving for one more kiss. He admits he is going out of his mind to kiss her lips ("Loco por besar tus labios" [Crazy to kiss your lips]) so intensely that nothing stays hidden inside ("Sin que quede nada por dentro de mí / Diciéndotelo todo" [With nothing left inside of me / Telling you everything]). But watch how his begging flips into a warning: he repeats "No te perdonaré / Si me dejas solo" [I won't forgive you / If you leave me alone] and "No te perdonaré / Si me vuelves loco" [I won't forgive you / If you drive me crazy]. In Spanish, saying someone "te vuelve loco" can mean they drive you mad with love, or they literally push your mind over the edge. Here, it is both.

Ayer (Yesterday)
Hey, dime a dónde vas
Y si sabes tu destino
Hey, ¿Dónde dejarás tus sueños escondidos?
Mira que la luna nos dejó
Hey, tell me where you're going
And if you know your destination
Hey, where will you leave your hidden dreams?
Look how the moon left us

Spanish pop star Enrique Iglesias brings all the drama of unfinished romance in "Ayer". Right from the start, he spots an ex trying to slip away and calls out: "Hey, dime a dónde vas y si sabes tu destino" (Hey, tell me where you're going and if you know your destination). He isn't ready to let things go, reminding them that even after they split, "mi puerta siempre estuvo abierta" (my door was always open). It is direct, a little stubborn, and pure Enrique pleading for a second chance.

The emotional core hits in the chorus with the line "Ayer cabías en mi corazón y te escondiste en un rincón del otro lado" (Yesterday you fit in my heart and you hid in a corner on the other side). Notice the phrasing here: "cabías" comes from the verb caber (to fit inside), which sets up a great contrast with his lover shrinking away into a distant corner. He insists that their love isn't finished ("nuestro amor no está acabado") and claims he can see regret in their eyes. Whether that regret is real or, as he admits, "sólo idea mía" (just my own imagination), he refuses to give up the ghost.

Bailando (Танцуя)
Yo te miro y se me corta la respiración
Cuando tú me miras se me sube el corazón
Y en un silencio tu mirada dice mil palabras
La noche en la que te suplico que no salga el sol
Я смотрю на тебя, и у меня перехватывает дыхание
Когда ты смотришь на меня, моё сердце замирает
И в тишине твой взгляд говорит тысячи слов
Ночь, в которую я умоляю тебя, чтобы солнце не взошло

«Bailando» — это гимн летней вечеринки, который переносит тебя прямо на танцпол. Энрике Иглесиас поёт о том всепоглощающем чувстве, когда ты видишь кого-то и мир вокруг перестаёт существовать. Всё начинается со взгляда: «Yo te miro y se me corta la respiración» (Я смотрю на тебя, и у меня перехватывает дыхание). Певец настолько увлечён, что его сердце буквально выпрыгивает из груди, когда их взгляды встречаются.

Песня описывает нарастающее желание. Сначала это просто танец, где «Tu cuerpo y el mío llenando el vacío» (Твоё тело и моё заполняют пустоту), но очень скоро этого становится мало. Он перечисляет всё, что сводит его с ума: «Con tu física y tu química, también tu anatomía» (Твоя физика, твоя химия, а также твоя анатомия). В конце концов, он просто хочет провести «una noche loca» (сумасшедшую ночь) с этим человеком. Это простая, но очень понятная история о страсти, которая вспыхивает под зажигательную музыку.

Llórame Un Río (Cry Me A River)
No sé lo que nos pasó
Que en un instante se nos fue el amor y el frío llegó
No sé, pero también
Sabes que a mí me sucedió y no tengo explicación
I don't know what happened to us
That in an instant our love was gone, and the cold set in
I don't know, but also
You know that it happened to me and I have no explanation

This song is one big, dramatic demand after a breakup! Enrique Iglesias sings about a love that disappeared in an instant, leaving him with a shattered world, or as he puts it, "Como era de cristal el cielo / Se me rompió" (Like the sky was made of crystal / It broke on me). Now, he's telling his ex that if they want him back, they have to prove it.

And how do they prove it? By crying. A lot. He's not asking for a few tears; he's demanding a whole river! He sings, "Porque yo tengo la razón, llórame un río" (Because I'm right, cry me a river). He even makes it a condition for getting back together, saying, "Y si me quieres de nuevo en tu cama, ven, llórame un río" (And if you want me back in your bed, come on, cry me a river). While he's making these demands, he claims he's doing the opposite. Instead of being sad, "En vez de llorar, me río" (Instead of crying, I laugh). It's a classic pop song full of post-breakup pride and pain.

Bailando (Dançando)
Yo te miro y se me corta la respiración
Cuando tú me miras se me sube el corazón
Y en un silencio tu mirada dice mil palabras
La noche en la que te suplico que no salga el sol
Eu te olho e me falta o ar
Quando você me olha meu coração dispara
E em um silêncio seu olhar diz mil palavras
A noite em que te suplico que o sol não nasça

Prepare-se para uma música que é pura energia e paixão! "Bailando" descreve aquele momento eletrizante em que você vê alguém do outro lado da sala e tudo para. Enrique Iglesias canta sobre como a simples troca de olhares o deixa sem fôlego: "Yo te miro y se me corta la respiración / Cuando tú me miras se me sube el corazón" (Eu olho para você e perco o fôlego / Quando você me olha, meu coração dispara). A canção é sobre o desejo intenso de se conectar com essa pessoa na pista de dança, querendo que a noite nunca acabe.

A letra é bem direta sobre a atração física e a química entre duas pessoas. A dança é o foco central, com os corpos "llenando el vacío / Subiendo y bajando" (preenchendo o vazio / Subindo e descendo). A atmosfera é de festa e sedução, misturando "la cerveza y el tequila y tu boca con la mía" (a cerveja e a tequila e a sua boca com a minha). No final, o desejo é simples e claro: ele quer passar "una noche loca" (uma noite louca) com essa pessoa, dançando e se beijando.

Cuando Me Enamoro (När jag blir kär)
Si pudiera bajarte una estrella del cielo
Lo haría sin pensarlo dos veces
Porque te quiero
Y hasta un lucero
Om jag kunde få ner dig som en stjärna från himlen
Skulle jag göra det utan att tänka två gånger
För jag älskar dig
Och till och med en ljus stjärna

Enrique Iglesias är känd för sina stora, romantiska gester, och den här låten är inget undantag! Han börjar med att lova att han skulle plocka ner en stjärna från himlen åt den han älskar: "Si pudiera bajarte una estrella del cielo / Lo haría sin pensarlo dos veces" [Om jag kunde plocka ner en stjärna från himlen åt dig / Skulle jag göra det utan att tveka]. Han skulle till och med försöka äga månen för deras skull. Det är en klassisk, passionerad poplåt om att vara helt uppslukad av kärlek.

Men låten handlar också om hur överväldigande och förvirrande det kan vara att bli kär. Han sjunger om hur han tappar bort sig själv och känner sig desperat: "A veces desespero / Cuando me enamoro" [Ibland förtvivlar jag / När jag blir kär]. Kärleken slår till när han minst anar det, och det är en blandning av glädje och panik. Ena stunden stannar tiden och han ler, i nästa stund är han vilsen i sina känslor. Det är den där kaotiska, underbara känslan av att falla handlöst för någon.

Quizás (Maybe)
Hola viejo dime como estás
Los años pasan, no hemos vuelto a hablar
Y no quiero que te pienses
Que me he olvidado de ti
Hello old man, tell me how you are
The years pass, we haven't spoken again
And I don't want you to think
That I've forgotten about you

In this pop track, Spanish artist Enrique Iglesias opens up a tough conversation with his father after years of silence. Right away, he greets him with "Hola viejo dime como estás" ("Hello, old man, tell me how you are"). In Spanish, calling a parent "viejo" is an affectionate, informal way to say "dad" rather than an insult. Enrique admits that while he works nonstop and cannot complain about life, he is secretly dealing with a lot of loneliness ("Hay mucha soledad" / "There is a lot of loneliness"). He puts his pride aside because tomorrow is never guaranteed, telling his father he is completely done fighting over who was right or wrong in the past ("Y la razón siempre querías llevar / Pero estoy cansado, no quiero discutir" / "And you always wanted to be right / But I am tired, I don't want to argue").

The chorus hits the heart of the divide by contrasting two opposite worlds: "Quizás tú buscas un desierto y yo busco un mar" ("Maybe you look for a desert and I look for a sea"). They might want completely different things in life, but Enrique realizes that beneath all the distance, they are almost the exact same person ("En el fondo tú y yo somos casi igual" / "Deep down, you and I are almost the same"). It is an honest reach for peace before time pulls them even further apart.

Fría (Cold)
Quizás fui yo
El que se fue de fiesta tarde y no llegó
Pero no estuve con nadie, juro por Dios
Que me tentaron muchas veces, pero no
Maybe it was me
The one who went out partying late and never came home
But I wasn't with anyone, I swear to God
That they tempted me many times, but I didn't

Spanish pop star Enrique Iglesias teams up with Cuban artist Yotuel to tell the age-old story of coming home way too late with the flimsiest excuses imaginable. The narrator swears he only stepped out for one beer—that is what una fría literally means, "a cold one"—pleading, "Baby, confía / Sólo salí por una fría" ("Baby, trust me / I only went out for a cold one"). He admits he stayed out partying and never made it back on time, but insists he is totally innocent. The best part is watching him scramble to explain the physical evidence against him: why does his shirt smell like perfume? Because someone hugged him after a soccer goal ("Metieron un gol / Y me rompieron la camisa... Nos abrazamos y por eso es el olor"). Why is there a red stain? A stranger tripped and spilled wine on him ("La mancha de vino es porque ella tropezó"). It is hilarious, shameless, and completely chaotic.

Throughout the track, both singers try to brush off the drama as gossiping friends and terrible timing. Whenever his partner called, the bar was erupting in noise ("la bulla") right as his favorite tune dropped. Yotuel jokes about nearly falling into temptation when someone pulled him onto the dance floor, yet the excuse always circles back to absolute fidelity. He even claims that when someone kissed him out of nowhere, his thoughts were only with his girl back home. He knows he looks like a descarado (a cheeky, shameless guy with no manners), but he swears on his life that going out for a single cold drink just got hopelessly out of hand.

Si Tú Te Vas (If You Leave)
Si tú te vas
Te llevarás mi corazón
Y yo sin ti
Ya no sé por dónde ir
If you leave
You'll take my heart with you
And I'm without you
I don't know where to go anymore

Spanish pop star Enrique Iglesias leans straight into big, dramatic panic with this track. The whole track revolves around one giant fear: what happens if his partner walks away? He isn't dealing with an actual breakup yet; instead, he is stuck in his head catastrophizing. He admits that he is already picturing the worst, singing, "Y es que estoy / Imaginándome el final / Y me da miedo pensar" [And the thing is, I am / Imagining the end / And it scares me to think]. The lyrics do not hold back on hyperbole, either. He warns that if she leaves, "El dolor me comerá" [The pain will eat me up] and "Se me irá todo el valor" [All my courage will leave me]. In everyday Spanish, losing your valor means losing your nerve or guts entirely, and that is exactly how helpless he feels.

Then comes the most over-the-top, unforgettable image in the chorus: "Mis lágrimas hacen un mar / Nadaré sin descansar / Esperando tu llegar" [My tears make a sea / I will swim without resting / Waiting for your arrival]. Yes, he claims he will cry an entire ocean and literally dog-paddle in it until she returns! It is pure melodrama, but that extreme honesty makes it catchy and easy to sing along to. He sums up his total confusion without her in the simplest way possible: "Y yo sin ti / Ya no sé por dónde ir" [And me without you / I no longer know which way to go]. If you have ever spun out worrying about losing someone you love, this track knows your exact mood.

Si Juras Regresar (If You Promise To Come Back)
Si juras regresar
Si prometes volver
Con los ojos cerrados
Te creeré
If you swear you'll come back
If you promise you'll return
With my eyes closed
I'll believe you

Spanish pop star Enrique Iglesias goes all in on loyalty with "Si Juras Regresar" (If You Swear to Return). The entire track is built around a single, massive condition: as long as his partner promises to come back, he will wait forever. He claims he will trust her instantly: "Con los ojos cerrados te creeré" (With closed eyes, I will believe you). In Spanish, doing something "con los ojos cerrados" is an idiom meaning you do it completely blindly, without hesitation or doubt. He even promises to protect the relationship "como fuego sagrado" (like a sacred fire), which is dramatic, but it fits the mood.

Even with physical distance pulling them apart ("Aunque tú te tengas que marchar" / Even if you have to leave), he keeps his cool by holding onto specific thoughts, telling her "Sabré que bailas para mí" (I will know that you dance for me). He repeats "Pase lo que pase, aquí estaré" (Whatever happens, I will be here) and "No importa lo que tardes" (No matter how long you take). It is an absolute, stubborn kind of devotion, built on trusting a promise until time itself stops mattering.

SUBEME LA RADIO (MONTE LE SON DE LA RADIO)
Súbeme la radio que esta es mi canción
Siente el bajo que va subiendo
Tráeme el alcohol que quita el dolor
Hoy vamos a juntar la luna y el sol
Monte le son de la radio car c'est ma chanson
Ressens la basse qui monte
Apporte-moi l'alcool qui efface la douleur
Aujourd'hui on va réunir la lune et le soleil

Monter le son pour étouffer le chagrin : voilà le remède d'Enrique Iglesias dans ce tube pop ultra efficace avec Descemer Bueno et Zion & Lennox. Le chanteur espagnol ne fait pas dans la dentelle sentimentale. La rupture l'a laissé dans le noir (« Me has dejado en las sombras » [Tu m'as laissé dans l'ombre]), alors sa stratégie consiste à fuir le passé au milieu de la nuit et à réclamer un verre qui efface le mal (« Tráeme el alcohol que quita el dolor » [Apporte-moi l'alcool qui enlève la douleur]). C'est direct, sans détour, et l'idée de faire la fête jusqu'à réunir la lune et le soleil (« Hoy vamos a juntar la luna y el sol ») montre bien qu'il compte danser jusqu'au petit matin pour ne plus broyer du noir.

Mais derrière le gros beat qui monte (« Siente el bajo que va subiendo » [Sens la basse qui monte]), Enrique Iglesias admet aussi son désespoir complet. Il passe ses nuits debout devant la porte de son ex (« Vivo pasando las noches en vela » [Je passe mes nuits blanches]) et crie qu'il ne sait plus vivre sans elle (« No sé vivir sin ti » [Je ne sais pas vivre sans toi]). L'expression « pasar la noche en vela » est d'ailleurs une excellente formule en espagnol pour dire « faire nuit blanche ». On se retrouve ainsi avec un morceau qui pousse à fond sur la radio pour noyer le silence, tout en confessant sans honte qu'on attend un coup de fil pour courir retrouver l'autre.

Bailando (En dansant)
Yo te miro y se me corta la respiración
Cuando tú me miras se me sube el corazón
Y en un silencio tu mirada dice mil palabras
La noche en la que te suplico que no salga el sol
Je te regarde et j'ai le souffle coupé
Quand tu me regardes, mon cœur s'emballe
Et dans un silence ton regard dit mille mots
La nuit où je te supplie que le soleil ne se lève pas

Préparez-vous à danser ! "Bailando" est un tube mondial de l'artiste espagnol Enrique Iglesias, et c'est facile de comprendre pourquoi. La chanson parle d'une attraction si forte qu'elle en devient presque insupportable. Le chanteur voit quelqu'un dans une soirée et c'est le coup de foudre instantané. Il dit : "Yo te miro y se me corta la respiración" (Je te regarde et j'ai le souffle coupé). C'est une description parfaite de ce moment où l'on est totalement captivé par une autre personne.

Le désir monte tout au long de la chanson, alimenté par la danse et l'ambiance de fête. Le chanteur est complètement obsédé, il ne pense plus qu'à une chose : être avec cette personne. Il le dit clairement dans le refrain : "Yo quiero estar contigo, vivir contigo, bailar contigo, tener contigo una noche loca" (Je veux être avec toi, vivre avec toi, danser avec toi, avoir une nuit de folie avec toi). C'est direct, passionné et ça donne envie de se joindre à la fête sur la piste de danse !

Bailando (Dansar)
Yo te miro y se me corta la respiración
Cuando tú me miras se me sube el corazón
Y en un silencio tu mirada dice mil palabras
La noche en la que te suplico que no salga el sol
Jag tittar på dig och tappar andan
När du tittar på mig rusar mitt hjärta
Och i tystnad säger din blick tusen ord
Natten då jag ber dig att solen inte ska gå upp

Spanska popkungen Enrique Iglesias vet verkligen hur man skapar en hit som får dig att vilja dansa. "Bailando" handlar om den där omedelbara, elektriska känslan när man ser någon på andra sidan rummet och allt annat försvinner. Han beskriver det perfekt när han sjunger "Yo te miro y se me corta la respiración" (Jag ser på dig och tappar andan) och "Cuando tú me miras se me sube el corazón" (När du ser på mig slår mitt hjärta snabbare).

Låten bygger upp en intensiv längtan. Sångaren är helt uppslukad av den här personen, från deras blick till deras "fysik, kemi och anatomi". Han vill inget hellre än att få dansa med dem, fylla tomrummet mellan dem och ha "una noche loca" (en galen natt) tillsammans. Det är en klassisk berättelse om passion på dansgolvet, fylld med tequila, heta rytmer och en önskan om att natten aldrig ska ta slut.

El Perdedor (The Loser)
Qué más quieres de mí
Si el pasado está a prueba de tu amor
Y no tengo el valor
De escapar para siempre del dolor
What more do you want from me
If the past is proof of your love
And I don't have the courage
To escape forever from the pain

Spanish pop star Enrique Iglesias teams up with Mexican legend Marco Antonio Solís to deliver the ultimate breakup confession in "El Perdedor" (The Loser). Instead of pretending things are fine, the singer calls out the relationship as a total fake, asking how much longer he can stay trapped in the same lie ("Cuánto tiempo más podré vivir en la misma mentira" [How much longer can I live in the same lie]). He describes the cold distance between them with a vivid image: looking into her eyes feels like a freeze out of season ("Que me hiela la piel como invierno fuera de estación" [That freezes my skin like an out-of-season winter]).

What makes this track hit so hard is the refusal to let an ex boast about breaking his heart. He tells her point-blank not to go around bragging that she stole his heart and left him with nothing ("No, no vayas presumiendo, no / Que me has robado el corazón" [No, don't go around bragging, no / That you have stolen my heart]). In the phrase "no vayas presumiendo", the verb presumir means to show off or brag, while ir + gerund adds the sense of going around doing something repeatedly. He would rather take the hit and wear the title of el perdedor (the loser) after giving everything than remain stuck as her emotional prisoner ("Yo prefiero dejarte partir que ser tu prisionero" [I prefer to let you leave than to be your prisoner]).

Cuando Me Enamoro (Коли я закохуюся)
Si pudiera bajarte una estrella del cielo
Lo haría sin pensarlo dos veces
Porque te quiero
Y hasta un lucero
Якби я міг спустити тобі зірку з неба
Я б зробив це, не роздумуючи двічі
Бо я тебе кохаю
І навіть світило

Ця пісня — це класичне освідчення в коханні, сповнене грандіозних обіцянок. Енріке Іглесіас співає, що зробив би для своєї коханої абсолютно все. Він каже: «Si pudiera bajarte una estrella del cielo / Lo haría sin pensarlo dos veces» (Якби я міг зняти для тебе зірку з неба / Я б зробив це, не роздумуючи). Він готовий навіть стати власником місяця заради неї. Це дуже романтично, хоча й трохи перебільшено!

Але пісня не лише про романтичні жести. Приспів описує, яким всепоглинаючим і неконтрольованим може бути кохання. Співак зізнається: «Cuando me enamoro / A veces desespero» (Коли я закохуюсь / Я іноді впадаю у відчай). Це почуття приходить несподівано, і в цей момент для нього зупиняється час: «Se detiene el tiempo / Me viene el alma al cuerpo / Sonrío» (Час зупиняється / Душа повертається в тіло / Я посміхаюся).

Loco (Szalony)
Te pido de rodillas
Luna no te vayas
Alúmbrale la noche a ese corazón
Desilusionado, a veces maltratado
Błagam cię na kolanach
Księżycu, nie odchodź
Rozświetl noc temu sercu
Rozczarowanemu, czasem źle traktowanemu

W tej piosence hiszpański artysta Enrique Iglesias łączy siły z Romeo Santosem, królem bachaty, tworząc utwór pełen dramatyzmu i namiętności. Podmiot liryczny jest w stanie skrajnej desperacji, błagając na kolanach, aby jego ukochana go nie opuszczała. Zwraca się nawet do księżyca: „Luna no te vayas” (Księżycu, nie odchodź), prosząc go o oświetlenie nocy dla jego „zrozpaczonego, czasem źle traktowanego serca”. Uczucia wirują w nim jak wiatr, doprowadzając go do szaleństwa. A co jest powodem tego szaleństwa? Przede wszystkim pragnienie bliskości: „Loco por besar tus labios” (Szaleję za całowaniem twoich ust).

To nie jest spokojna prośba. To żarliwe, niemal teatralne błaganie. Grozi ukochanej: „No te perdonaré” (Nie wybaczę ci), jeśli go zostawi z tym bólem i doprowadzi do szaleństwa. Piosenka jest pełna pięknych, melancholijnych obrazów, takich jak „złamany księżyc niczym gitara” („una luna rota / Como una guitarra”) czy „ulotne obietnice” („promesas / Que se van volando”). To hymn dla tych, którzy kochają tak mocno, że czują, iż balansują na krawędzi szaleństwa.

Cuando Me Enamoro (Quando Me Apaixono)
Si pudiera bajarte una estrella del cielo
Lo haría sin pensarlo dos veces
Porque te quiero
Y hasta un lucero
Se eu pudesse baixar uma estrela do céu para você
Eu faria sem pensar duas vezes
Porque eu te amo
E até uma estrela

Sabe aquela sensação de ser pego totalmente de surpresa pelo amor? É exatamente sobre isso que o espanhol Enrique Iglesias canta nesta parceria com Juan Luis Guerra. A letra começa cheia de promessas exageradas, como "Si pudiera bajarte una estrella del cielo, lo haría sin pensarlo dos veces" (Se eu pudesse descer uma estrela do céu para você, faria sem pensar duas vezes). O eu lírico admite que perde o controle e fica desorientado: "entiende que no puedo y a veces me pierdo" (entenda que não posso e às vezes me perco).

O refrão resume esse caos bom que acontece quando o sentimento bate sem avisar: "Cuando menos me lo espero me enamoro" (Quando menos espero, me apaixono). Aliás, preste atenção na expressão "me viene el alma al cuerpo" (minha alma volta ao corpo): em espanhol, ela significa sentir um alívio enorme ou recuperar a vida de repente. Mesmo que a paixão traga um pouco de agonia ("a veces desespero" [às vezes me desespero]), o resultado final é simplesmente sorrir enquanto o tempo para ao redor.

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