Nada De Nada Lyrics in English Marc Anthony

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Nada De Nada by Marc Anthony from Spanish to English.

I've got a boat the size of a cruise ship

And I've been with girlfriends with more a*s than brain

A mansion as big as the Choliseo

But empty like a beach in the winter

If other songs have already said it, I repeat it

That I'm so poor, I only have my money

I can't buy sincere love in a store

There's nobody that'll sell it to me and it's the only thing I want

Without that, no way; without that, forget it

I have nothing, nothing at all

I can't trade your kisses for a whole bank

Without them, I swear even a sheikh is an a*shole

I tell you, no way; I tell you, forget it

I have nothing, nothing at all

I have more than enough of everything

If you're missing

I have a moonstone ring

You still don't want to accept it from me

I want to take you to the altar and I can't

My true love doesn't convince you

More advisors, more lawyers

Than friends to go drinking with

I'm lonelier than the moon itself

Oh, you have the cure

And I can't buy sincere love in a store

There's nobody that'll sell it to me and it's the only thing I want

Without that, no way; without that, forget it

I have nothing, nothing at all

I can't trade your kisses for a whole bank

Without them, I swear even a sheikh is an a*shole

I tell you, no way; I tell you, forget it

I have nothing, nothing at all

I have more than enough of everything

If you're missing

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jeque — sheik

Jeque is the Spanish word for "sheik", referring to a wealthy Arab leader. It's a rare and evocative word to find in a salsa song, immediately grabbing your attention.

Marc Anthony uses it to paint a picture of ultimate wealth, singing that without his lover's kisses, even a powerful jeque is a fool. This dramatic comparison powerfully drives home the song's message that love is more valuable than any amount of money.

Marc Anthony’s “Nada De Nada” is a playful confession wrapped in salsa rhythms. The singer brags about his colossal yacht, a mansion as huge as Puerto Rico’s famous “Choliseo”, and girlfriends with “more backside than brains”. Yet every boast is followed by a punchline that shows how hollow it all feels. He keeps repeating that he is “so poor that all I have is money”, flipping the usual idea of wealth on its head.

What does he really crave? Not another yacht, not another lawyer, not another glittering ring. He wants the one thing no store can sell:

true, loyal, down-to-earth love
the taste of the beloved’s kisses
the warmth of real friendship instead of paid advisors

In the end he admits that without her affection he owns “nothing at all”. The track reminds us, with humor and a dance-floor beat, that material riches are just shiny clutter when the heart is empty.

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Marc Anthony Nada De Nada Lyrics