Cómo Dónde Y Cuándo Lyrics in English Shakira

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Verse 1

Between the routine and the stress

Life is a b*tch, I already know it

But for every withered flower

One always comes back to life

My head can't explain

Why sometimes one complicates things

Lit: Why sometimes one gets complicated

And for any nonsense

One's day gets ruined

Or: Someone's day is ruined

Chorus 1

Grab a towel and a swimsuit

Let's go to the beach and forget

For a millimicrosecond

About the bad in the world

Or: Of the bad things in the world

Time is flying

When you're having a good time

It doesn't matter how, where, or when

What matters is with whom

Time is flying

When you're having a good time

It doesn't matter how, where, or when

What matters is with whom

Verse 2

There's so much lying in the cities

How is there so much trash in the seas?

There's nobody honest left

Only drunks in the bars

Chorus 2

I saw that the past is a zero to the left

It's only the future that's remembered

I took away what was weighing me down

Or: I got rid of what weighed me down

I already feel strong

Time is flying

When you're having a good time

It doesn't matter how, where, or when

What matters is with whom

Time is flying

When you're having a good time

It doesn't matter how, where, or when

What matters is with whom

Bridge

Only today exists

Tomorrow hasn't arrived yet

And yesterday left

Chorus 3

Time is flying

When you're having a good time

It doesn't matter how, where, or when

What matters is with whom

Time is flying

When you're having a good time

It doesn't matter how, where, or when

What matters is with whom

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SONG MEANING

Cómo Dónde Y Cuándo is Shakira’s upbeat reminder that even when life feels like a grind, joy is just a towel, a swimsuit, and a good friend away. Over shimmering pop-rock guitars, she paints the picture of everyday stress and global problems—wilting flowers, city lies, trash-filled oceans—then flips the script with her trademark optimism: for every flower that dies, another is born. The chorus is a sun-soaked mantra that time flies when you are truly enjoying yourself, so forget the how, where, and when and focus on who you are with.

By the second verse, Shakira lets go of heavy baggage, declaring the past useless and the future the only thing worth remembering. The song’s pulse encourages listeners to live in the now, because today is all that exists. Ultimately, “Cómo Dónde Y Cuándo” is a feel-good invitation to trade complications for simple pleasures, criticize the world yet choose hope, and measure moments not by surroundings but by the people who share them with us.

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