Me Gusta Lyrics in English by Shakira, Anuel AA

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Me Gusta by Shakira from Spanish to English.

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Verse 1

Let's clarify because it's getting dark

Let's stop already the foolishness

We leave - already - of - stupid things

We've been fighting for a couple of months

And I've already told you many times

I try to start a conversation

But you don't give me even a bit of your attention

You always want to do what you want

You want - always - to do - it - that - you - it gives - the - desire

But you want to fix everything in bed

Chorus 1

But don't think that, babe

I like it

Me gusta translates directly as 'it pleases me'

When I have you as God brought you into the world, naked

Where did so much evil and so much sexiness come from?

From - where - came out - so much - evil - and - so much - greatness

I like it

What you tell me, but I know that they're excuses

There's no doubt

You say that you love me but I feel that you use me

Verse 2

And it's that the problems are resolved in the bed

And - it's - that - in - the - bed - are resolved - the - problems

But perfect love only is seen in novels

And when I talk to another, you complain to me

But you alone are who pushes me away

You don't measure your words and you hurt me

And if you leave me and you go, it's because you want to

It's not fair anymore that you sweeten my ear

So that in the end you don't fulfil anything with me

Chorus 2

But don't think that, babe

I like it

When I have you as God brought you into the world, naked

Where did so much evil and so much sexiness come from?

Ricura technically comes from the word rich, meaning rich or great. It can also mean sweetness or sexiness

I like it

What you tell me, but I know that they're excuses

There's no doubt

You say that you love me but I feel that you use me

Verse 3

Before you filled the house with roses

And now it just lives full of your things

You wore perfume when I went to visit you

And now you don't even buy a razor to shave

You took me to dinner, then to cinema and to dance

You bought me so much that your card was going to explode

Tarjeta means a debit card / credit card. This is useful vocabulary for tourist visits

And now you spend time on the street

And here with me you forget the details

Outro

I never want to lose you

Do your part, my love

Let's talk about it for both of us

I never want to lose you

Do your part, my love

Let's talk about it for both of us

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Carlos Enrique Ortiz Rivera, Daniel Echavarria Oviedo, Emmanuel Gazmey Santiago, Joan Antonio Gonzales Marrero, Shakira Isabel Gazmey Ripoll, Edgar Ivan Barrera, Ian Lewis

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endulces — you sweeten / you sweet-talk

The word endulces comes from the verb endulzar, which means 'to sweeten'. It's a beautiful word that's used here in a very specific and interesting way.

In the song, Shakira sings "Ya no es justo que me endulces el oído", which literally translates to 'It's not fair that you sweeten my ear'. This popular idiom means 'to sweet-talk' someone or tell them what they want to hear, perfectly capturing the song's theme of empty promises.

Colombian superstar Shakira teams up with Anuel AA to air out a relationship that has hit a very relatable, messy slump. Instead of sugarcoating the romance, the song jumps right into the bickering. Shakira calls out how the effort has completely tanked over time: "Antes me llenabas la casa de rosas / Y ahora solo vive llena de tus cosas" ("Before you filled my house with roses / And now it only lives full of your things"). She even calls him out for letting himself go, noting "ahora ni compras la cuchilla pa' afeitarte" ("now you don't even buy the razor to shave"). The sparks in the bedroom are still undeniably there, but everyday life is getting on her last nerve.

Anuel plays the counterpart who tries to bypass the heavy emotional talks and head straight under the covers, admitting he loves her "como Dios te trajo al mundo, desnuda" ("as God brought you into the world, naked"). Shakira sees right through it, bluntly singing that "el amor perfecto solo se ve en novelas" ("perfect love is only seen in soap operas"). It is a fun, honest back-and-forth about two people who genuinely do not want to lose each other, but desperately need to fix the everyday communication before their romance runs entirely on empty excuses.

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