Ahora Quien Lyrics in English by Marc Anthony

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Verse 1

Who will your arms deceive now?

Or: Who are your arms going to deceive now?

Who will your lips lie to now?

Or: Who are your lips going to lie to now?

Who will you tell I love you now?

Or: Who are you going to tell I love you now?

And then in silence

You'll give him your body

You'll stop time on the pillow

A thousand hours will pass in your gaze

There will only be life loving you

Now who?

And who will write you poems and letters?

And who will tell you their fears and faults?

Who will you let fall asleep on your back?

And then in silence

You'll tell him I love you

You'll stop his breath on your face

He'll lose his way in your gaze

And he'll forget life loving you

Now who?!

Chorus 1

Now who if not me?

I look at myself and cry in the mirror and feel stupid, illogical

And then I imagine you all giving the scent of your skin

Your kisses, your eternal smile and even the soul in a kiss

In a kiss goes the soul

And in my soul is the kiss that could be

Now who if not me?

I look at myself and cry in the mirror and feel stupid, illogical

And then I imagine you all giving the scent of your skin

Your kisses, your eternal smile and even the soul in a kiss

In a kiss goes the soul

And in my soul is the kiss that could be

Now who?

Verse 2

Who will you leave your scent in bed?

Who will have the memory tomorrow?

Who will pass the hours calmly?

And then in silence

He'll desire your body

Time will stop on your face

Will pass a thousand hours at the window

He'll lose his voice calling you

Lit: He'll 'finish' his voice calling you

Now who? Now who?

Chorus 2

Now who if not me?

I look at myself and cry in the mirror and feel stupid, illogical

And then I imagine you all giving the scent of your skin

Your kisses, your eternal smile and even the soul in a kiss

In a kiss goes the soul

And in my soul is the kiss that could be

Bridge 1

Now who? I cry and I feel stupid

Who'll be the one who'll kiss you and give you a thousand caresses?

Now who? I cry and I feel stupid

My intention was only to love you

Who will have the pleasure of loving you?

Now who? I cry and I feel stupid

Bridge 2

Tell me who'll write you poems and letters and tell their fears and faults

Now who? I cry and I feel stupid

I suffer, I miss you, oh, pretty girl, for you I cry, babe

Oh I cry, babe

I'm alone babe

I'm dying babe

Chorus 3

Now who if not me?

I look at myself and cry in the mirror and feel stupid, illogical

And then I imagine you all giving the scent of your skin

Your kisses, your eternal smile and even the soul in a kiss

In a kiss goes the soul

And in my soul is the kiss that could be

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F ESTEFANO SALGADO, JULIO REYES

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añoro — I yearn for

Añoro is a powerful verb that translates to 'I yearn for' or 'I long for'. It expresses a deep, nostalgic feeling of missing someone or something, making it much more poetic than the more common verb "extrañar" (to miss).

In this heart-wrenching salsa anthem, Marc Anthony cries out, "Sufro, te añoro... por ti yo lloro" (I suffer, I yearn for you... for you I cry). This single word perfectly captures the intense pain and longing he feels for his lost love, making it the emotional core of the song.

Marc Anthony brings total drama to this salsa classic, spiraling over the thought of an ex moving on with someone new. The title question, "¿Ahora quién?" ("Now who?"), repeats like a loop in his head. He fixates on every tiny intimacy that used to belong to him: who gets to hear her whisper "te amo" ("I love you"), who gets to fall asleep against her back ("¿A quién le dejarás dormirse en tu espalda?"), and who is going to read her letters and hear her deepest fears. It is an obsessive, incredibly honest look at post-breakup jealousy.

He does not try to look cool, either. He admits to crying in front of the mirror while feeling completely ridiculous ("Me miro y lloro en el espejo y me siento estúpido, ilógico"). Towards the end, as the brass and rhythm pick up speed, he slips into classic salsa call-outs like "mamá" (used here as an affectionate term of longing, like "babe" or "darling," rather than a literal mother) as he confesses that he is completely lost and crying out for her.

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