Ojos Así Lyrics in English by Shakira

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Verse 1

Yesterday I met a sky without sun

And a man without land

A saint in prison

And a sad song without an owner

And I met your black eyes

And now yes

That I can't live without them

Chorus 1

I ask the sky for only one wish

That in your eyes I can live

I've traveled already the entire world

And one thing I come to tell you

I traveled from Bahrain until Beirut

And from the North to the South Pole

I didn't find eyes like this

Like the ones that you have

Lord of heaven, hope is in you

(Arabic)

In her eyes, I see life

(Arabic)

I come to You from this world

(Arabic)

Please, my Lord, answer my call

(Arabic)

Chorus 1

I traveled from Bahrain until Beirut

I went from the North to the South Pole

I didn't find eyes like this

Like the ones that you have

Verse 2

Yesterday I saw a woman pass by

Underneath her camel

A river of salt

And a ship abandoned in the desert

And I saw your black eyes pass by

And now yes

That I can't live without them

Chorus 2

I ask the sky for only one wish

That in your eyes I can live

I've traveled already the entire world

And one thing I come to tell you

I traveled from Bahrain until Beirut

And from the North to the South Pole

I didn't find eyes like this

Like the ones that you have

Lord of heaven, hope is in you

(Arabic)

In her eyes, I see life

(Arabic)

I come to You from this world

(Arabic)

Please, my Lord, answer my call

(Arabic)

Chorus 2

I traveled from Bahrain until Beirut

And from the North to the South Pole

I didn't find eyes like this

Like the ones that you have

Lord of heaven, hope is in you

(Arabic)

In her eyes, I see life

(Arabic)

I come to You from this world

(Arabic)

Please, my Lord, answer my call

(Arabic)

From Bahrain to Beirut

(Arabic)

Chorus 2

And from the North to the South Pole

I didn't find eyes like this

Like the ones that you have

Chorus 3

I ask the sky for only one wish

That in your eyes I can live

I've traveled already the entire world

And one thing I come to tell you

I traveled from Bahrain until Beirut

And from the north to the south pole

I didn't find eyes like this

Like the ones that you have

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Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, Pablo Flores, Javier Garza

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barco abandonado — abandoned ship

Barco abandonado literally translates to "abandoned ship". It's a haunting and visually powerful phrase that you won't find in just any pop song.

In "Ojos Así," Shakira paints a series of surreal pictures, and this is one of the most striking: "un barco abandonado en el desierto" (an abandoned ship in the desert). This poetic, almost dreamlike image perfectly captures the song's unique, mystical atmosphere and makes it truly unforgettable.

Colombian superstar Shakira takes you on a globe-trotting journey in this pop track, driven entirely by an obsession with one person's gaze. The verses stack up strange, surreal scenes: she spots "un cielo sin sol" (a sunless sky), "un santo en prisión" (a saint in prison), and even "un barco abandonado en el desierto" (an abandoned ship in the desert). Yet out of all these impossible sights, nothing grips her quite like meeting "tus ojos negros" (your black eyes). Once she sees them, everything else fades, leaving her with just one absolute demand: "ahora sí / Que no puedo vivir sin ellos yo" (now indeed, I cannot live without them).

The chorus turns that obsession into an epic travel log. Shakira claims she has searched the entire planet, singing "Viajé de Baréin hasta Beirut / Y desde el norte hasta el Polo Sur" (I traveled from Bahrain to Beirut / And from the north to the South Pole). She names actual Middle Eastern locations—Bahrain, the island nation in the Persian Gulf, and Beirut, the capital of Lebanon—alongside Arabic chants praying to find life in those eyes. Her point is clear and delightfully dramatic: you can circle the globe from burning deserts to polar ice, but nobody has eyes like the person she loves.

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