Loca Por Ti Lyrics in English by Shakira
Brindar means 'to toast', as in raising a glass to celebrate or honor someone. It's a word deeply connected to celebrations and social gatherings.
In this song, Shakira uses this typically joyful word in a heartbreaking way. She sings "no me iré / Sin antes brindar a tu salud" (I won't leave / without first toasting to your health), highlighting her loneliness as she raises a glass to a love that's gone. This poignant contrast makes it a beautiful and memorable word to learn.
Colombian pop star Shakira pulls you right into a late-night bar scene in "Loca Por Ti", where she sits alone nursing a drink and refusing to let go of an old love. The song opens with writing a declaration of love directly in the sand, noting that not even ocean salt can wipe it away: "En la arena escribí lo que te llego amar y aún no lo borra ni la sal de el mar" ("In the sand I wrote how much I love you, and not even the sea's salt washes it away"). She is deep in her feelings, picturing her lover against the moonlight while admitting that without them, she has nothing: "Me falta todo si faltas tú" ("I lack everything if you are missing").
Instead of packing up and heading home to sleep it off, she chooses to stay right there at the counter. She raises a glass in a bitter toast, singing "Me quedaré, bebiendo esta copa a tu salud" ("I will stay, drinking this glass to your health"). In Spanish, the phrase a tu salud literally means "to your health," which is the standard way people say "cheers!" before a drink. She knows the morning light will bring tears that blend into the morning rain, but she openly asks to stay drunk and lost in daydreams a little longer. It is dramatic, stubborn, and completely honest about wanting to linger in a fantasy just one drink more.
