La Tortura ft. Alejandro Sanz Shakira Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'La Tortura ft. Alejandro Sanz' means 'The Torture ft. Alejandro Sanz' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Shakira' human translated here by a native speaker.

Cloudlingo Script Video

Press play to see a visual representation of the lyrics. Please subscribe to the YouTube channel by clicking the CloudLingo Icon top left in the video, and Like each video you watch on the site, this really helps me grow the site.

Use the Controls in the player to turn on Captions for original language and translation.

Highlight current lyric line when video playing

Lyrics and Translations

'La Tortura ft. Alejandro Sanz' human translated and annotated. Look for notes about interesting vocabulary, language constructions, idioms, changes to transcribed words, grammar rules and general info that our members have discovered

Song is in Spanish which is has full support in the Cloudlingo system. Use the controls below to turn on and off different views of the lyrics and their translations.

Display: Lyrics Word by Word Translations Aligned Translations Free Translations

Test: Typing Test; click in the text boxes on each line and start typing the words! Speech Test; click the links and then say the words!

Lingo Script Icons

Line 1

Original Lyrics: Ay, payita mía, guárdate la poesía

Typing Test: , ,

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Interjection		Adjective		Verb	Pronoun	Determiner	Noun
ay		mío		guarda	tú	la	poesía
Expresses pain, sorrow, or surprise.		predicative or after the noun mine, my.		transitive to save (to store for future use)	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	the	poetry
				2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb guardar
Ay	,	mine payita	,	save	you	the	poetry
³ “Payita” is the diminutive of the word “Paya” Since Alejandro Sanz is a singer from Spain, we can get the definition starting from there. In Spain a “Paya (for girl)” or “Payo (for men)” is a word used by gypsies to identify non-gypsy people, it can be considered a pejorative word, however recently in Spain, the word “Payo, Payita” is used just to name a girl or a boy. Being said that, when Alejandro Sanz says in the song “Payita” is saying “girl, cute girl” to Shakira.

Aligned Translation: Ay, my payita, save the poetry

Free Translation: Ay, my payita, keep the poetry

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 2

Original Lyrics: Guárdate la alegría pa' ti

Typing Test: '

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Verb	Pronoun	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Pronoun
guarda	tú	la	alegría	para ⁵	ti
transitive to save (to store for future use)	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	the	joy, happiness	for, to, in one's opinion, as far as one is concerned (expressing an opinion, perception or perspective)	you, thee (declined form of tú used as the object of a preposition)
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb guardar
Save	you	the	joy	for	you
^5,6 “Pa'” is the contraction for the word “Para” – “To, for”

Aligned Translation: Save the joy for yourself

Free Translation: Keep the joy for yourself

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 3

Original Lyrics: No pido que todos los días sean de sol

Typing Test:

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Adverb	Verb	Conjunction	Adjective	Determiner	Noun	Verb	Preposition	Noun
no	pido	que	todo	los	días	sean	de	sol
not	to ask for something	that	all, every	the	plural of día	to be (essentially or identified as).	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	sun
	1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb pedir					3rd Person Plural Imperative Affirmative of the verb ser
I do not	ask	that	all	the	days	be	of	sun

Aligned Translation: I don't ask that every day be sunny

Free Translation: I don't ask that every day be sunny

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 4

Original Lyrics: No pido que todos los viernes sean de fiesta

Typing Test:

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Adverb	Verb	Conjunction	Adjective	Determiner	Noun	Verb	Preposition	Noun
no	pido	que	todo	los	viernes	sean	de	fiesta
not	to ask for something	that	all, every	the	Friday	to be (essentially or identified as).	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	party
	1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb pedir					3rd Person Plural Imperative Affirmative of the verb ser
I do not	ask	that	all	the	Friday	be	of	party

Aligned Translation: I don't ask that every Friday be a holiday

Free Translation: I don't ask that every Friday be of party

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 5

Original Lyrics: Y tampoco te pido que vuelvas rogando perdón

Typing Test:

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Conjunction	Adverb	Pronoun	Verb	Preposition	Verb	Verb	Noun
y	tampoco	tú	pido	que	vuelvas	rogando	perdón
and	neither; nor; also not	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	to ask for something	to	to come back, go back	to beg, entreat, implore, pray	pardon
			1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb pedir		2nd Person Singular Imperative Negative of the verb volver	Simple Gerund of the verb rogar
And	I also		do not ask you	to	come back	begging for	forgiveness

Aligned Translation: And I also don't ask you to come back begging for forgiveness

Free Translation: And I also don't ask you to come back begging for forgiveness

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 6

Original Lyrics: Si lloras con los ojos secos y hablando de ella

Typing Test:

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Conjunction	Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Adjective	Conjunction	Verb	Preposition	Pronoun
si	lloras	con	los	ojo	seco	y	hablando	de	ella
if	intransitive to cry, to weep	with	the	eye	dry	and	intransitive to talk; to speak; to communicate using words	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	she, her (used subjectively and after prepositions)
	2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb llorar						Simple Gerund of the verb hablar
If	you cry	with	the	eyes	dry	and	talking	of	her

Aligned Translation: If you cry with dry eyes and talking about her

Free Translation: If you cry with dry eyes and talking about her

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 7

Original Lyrics: Ay, amor, me duele tanto

Typing Test: , ,

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Interjection		Noun			Adjective
ay		amor			tanto
Expresses pain, sorrow, or surprise.		love			so much, as much, that much

Ay	,	my love	,	It hurts	so much

Aligned Translation: Ay, my love, it hurts so much

Free Translation: Ay, my love, it hurts so much

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 8

Original Lyrics: Me duele tanto

Typing Test:

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Pronoun	Verb	Adjective
mí	duele	tanto
me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	transitive to hurt; to ache	so much, as much, that much
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb doler
	It hurts me	so much

Aligned Translation: It hurts me so much

Free Translation: It hurts me so much

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 9

Original Lyrics: Que te fueras sin decir a dónde

Typing Test:

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Preposition	Verb	Preposition	Noun
que	tú	fueras	sin	decir	a	dónde
that	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	reflexive to go away, to leave, to be off (see irse)	without	to say, to tell	to	where
		2nd Person Singular Subjunctive Imperfect Ra of the verb ir		Infinitive
That	you	left	without	telling	to	where

Aligned Translation: That you left without saying where

Free Translation: That you left without saying where

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 10

Original Lyrics: Ay, amor, fue una tortura perderte

Typing Test: , ,

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Interjection		Noun		Verb	Determiner	Noun	Verb	Pronoun
ay		amor		fue	un	tortura	perder	tú
Expresses pain, sorrow, or surprise.		love		to be (essentially or identified as).	a	torture (intentional causing of somebody experiencing agony)	to lose	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).
				3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb ser			Infinitive
Ay	,	love	,	it was	a	torture	losing	you

Aligned Translation: Ay, my love, it was torture to lose you

Free Translation: Ay, my love, it was a torture losing you

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 11

Original Lyrics: Yo sé que no he sido un santo

Typing Test:

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Pronoun	Verb	Conjunction	Adverb	Verb	Verb	Determiner	Noun
yo	sé	que	no	he	sido	un	santo
(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	to know (a fact)	that	not	auxiliary verb taking past participle to build various perfect tenses to have	to be (essentially or identified as).	a	saint
	1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb saber			1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb haber	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb ser
I	know	that		I have not	been	a	saint

Aligned Translation: I know I haven't been a saint

Free Translation: I know I haven't been a saint

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 12

Original Lyrics: Pero lo puedo arreglar, amor

Typing Test: ,

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Verb		Noun
pero	lo	puedo	arreglar		amor
but	(impersonal neuter pronoun) (clitic form of ello); it, that	to be able, can	to fix, to repair		love
		1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb poder	Infinitive
But		I can	fix it	,	love

Aligned Translation: But I can fix it, my love

Free Translation: But I can fix it, my love

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 13

Original Lyrics: No sólo de pan vive el hombre

Typing Test:

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Adverb	Adverb	Preposition	Noun	Verb	Determiner	Noun
no	solo	de	pan	vive	el	hombre
not	only, solely, just	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	bread	intransitive to live; to be alive	Masculine singular definite article; the.	man, (all humans collectively); mankind, humankind.
				3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb vivir
Not	only	of	bread	live	the	man

Aligned Translation: Man does not live on bread alone

Free Translation: Man does not live on bread alone

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 14

Original Lyrics: Y no de excusas vivo yo

Typing Test:

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Conjunction	Adverb	Preposition	Verb	Verb	Pronoun
y	no	de	excusas	vivo	yo
and	not	of, from (indicating cause)	transitive to excuse	intransitive to live; to be alive	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.
			2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb excusar	1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb vivir
And	not	from	excuses		I live

Aligned Translation: And I don't live on excuses

Free Translation: And I don't live on excuses

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 15

Original Lyrics: Sólo de errores se aprende

Typing Test:

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Adverb	Preposition	Noun	Verb
solo	de	error	aprende
only, solely, just	of, from (indicating cause)	error	transitive:intransitive to learn (to acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something)
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb aprender
Only	from	mistakes	you learn

Aligned Translation: It is only from mistakes that you learn

Free Translation: It is only from mistakes that you learn

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 16

Original Lyrics: Y hoy sé que es tuyo mi corazón

Typing Test:

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Conjunction	Adverb	Verb	Conjunction	Verb	Pronoun	Adjective	Noun
y	hoy	sé	que	es	tuyo	mío	corazón
and	today	to know (a fact)	that	to be (essentially or identified as).	yours	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	anatomy heart (organ of the body)
		1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb saber		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
And	today	I know	that	is	yours	my	heart

Aligned Translation: And today I know that my heart is yours

Free Translation: And today I know that my heart is yours

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 17

Original Lyrics: Mejor te guardas todo eso

Typing Test:

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Adjective	Pronoun	Verb	Adjective	Pronoun
mejor	tú	guardas	todo	eso
better	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	transitive to save (to store for future use)	all, every	Neuter singlar of ése; that
		2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb guardar
	you better	save	all	that

Aligned Translation: You better keep all that to yourself

Free Translation: You better keep all that to yourself

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 18

Original Lyrics: A otro perro con ese

Typing Test: ,

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Preposition	Adjective	Noun	Preposition	Adjective	Noun		Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Noun
a ¹	otro ²	perro ³	con ⁴	ese ⁵	hueso ⁶		y	nosotros	decimos	adiós
to	other, another	dog (animal)	with	demonstrative that	anatomy bone		and	we (masculine plural)	to say, to tell	farewell; goodbye
									1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb decir
To	another	dog	with	that	bone	,	and	we	say	goodbye
^1,2,3,4,5,6 “A otro perrro con ese hueso” is a funny Spanish popular saying and it can be translated as “To another dog with that bone” the meaning of this sentence is when you know someone is lying to you or is trying to trick you making you believe something but you know beforehand that what the person is saying is a lie. For example, you are in a conversation with a vendor and he is trying to offer you a product that you already know is bad, the vendor describes fake characteristics of the product but because you know the product is bad you say to him “A otro perro con ese hueso” to let him know he is lying. The English equivalent for this common saying is “Tell it to the Marines”

Aligned Translation: To another dog with that bone, and we say goodbye

Free Translation: To another dog with that bone, and we say goodbye

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 19

Original Lyrics: No puedo pedir que el invierno perdone a un rosal

Typing Test:

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Adverb	Verb	Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Verb	Determiner	Noun
no	puedo	pedir	que	el	invierno	perdone	un	rosal
not	to be able, can	to ask for something	to	Masculine singular definite article; the.	winter	transitive to pardon, excuse, forgive	a	rose (shrub)
	1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb poder	Infinitive				3rd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative of the verb perdonar
	I can not	ask	to	the	winter	to forgive	a	rose

Aligned Translation: I can't ask winter to forgive a rose bush

Free Translation: I can't ask winter to forgive a rose bush

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 20

Original Lyrics: No puedo pedir a los olmos que entreguen peras

Typing Test:

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Adverb	Verb	Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Verb	Noun
no	puedo	pedir	a	los	olmo	que	entreguen	pera
not	to be able, can	to ask for something	to	the	elm	to	transitive to deliver; hand over	pear
	1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb poder	Infinitive					3rd Person Plural Imperative Affirmative of the verb entregar
	I can not	ask	to	the	elms	to	deliver	pears

Aligned Translation: I can't ask the elms to deliver pears

Free Translation: I can't ask the elms to deliver pears

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 21

Original Lyrics: No puedo pedirle lo eterno a un simple mortal

Typing Test:

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Adverb	Verb	Verb	Determiner	Adjective	Preposition	Determiner	Adjective	Adjective
no	puedo	pedir	lo	eterno	a	un	simple	mortal
not	to be able, can	to ask for something	(neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives); the	eternal	to	a	before the noun mere, ordinary	mortal
	1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb poder	Infinitive
	I can not	ask	the	eternal	to	a	mere	mortal

Aligned Translation: I can't ask for the eternal from a mere mortal

Free Translation: I can't ask for the eternal to a mere mortal

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 22

Original Lyrics: Y andar arrojando a los cerdos miles de perlas

Typing Test:

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Conjunction	Verb	Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Noun	Preposition	Noun
y	andar	arrojando	a	los	cerdo	miles	de	perla
and	with gerund to go round doing something (describing interrupted, frequent activity)	transitive to throw, to hurl, to toss, to fling (cause an object to move rapidly through the air)	to	the	pig	thousands, Plural of mil	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	pearl
	Infinitive	Simple Gerund of the verb arrojar
And	going around	throwing	to	the	pigs	thousands	of	pearls

Aligned Translation: And go around throwing thousands of pearls at the pigs

Free Translation: And go around throwing thousands of pearls at the pigs

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 23

Original Lyrics: Ay, amor, me duele tanto

Typing Test: , ,

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Interjection		Noun			Adjective
ay		amor			tanto
Expresses pain, sorrow, or surprise.		love			so much, as much, that much

Ay	,	my love	,	It hurts	so much

Aligned Translation: Ay, my love, it hurts so much

Free Translation: Ay, my love, it hurts so much

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 24

Original Lyrics: Me duele tanto

Typing Test:

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Pronoun	Verb	Adjective
mí	duele	tanto
me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	transitive to hurt; to ache	so much, as much, that much
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb doler
	It hurts me	so much

Aligned Translation: It hurts me so much

Free Translation: It hurts me so much

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 25

Original Lyrics: Que no creas más en mis promesas

Typing Test:

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Conjunction	Adverb	Verb	Adjective	Preposition	Adjective	Noun
que	no	creas	más	en	mi	promesa
that	not	transitive to believe	more, any more	in, at, on	before the noun Apocopic form of mío, my	promise
		2nd Person Singular Imperative Negative of the verb creer
That	you do not	believe	anymore	in	my	promises

Aligned Translation: That you don't believe in my promises anymore

Free Translation: That you don't believe in my promises anymore

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 26

Original Lyrics: Ay, amor, es una tortura perderte

Typing Test: , ,

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Interjection		Noun		Verb	Determiner	Noun	Verb	Pronoun
ay		amor		es	un	tortura	perder	tú
Expresses pain, sorrow, or surprise.		love		to be (essentially or identified as).	a	torture (intentional causing of somebody experiencing agony)	to lose	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).
				3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser			Infinitive
Ay	,	love	,	it is	a	torture	losing	you

Aligned Translation: Ay, my love, it's torture to lose you

Free Translation: Ay, my love, it's a torture losing you

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 27

Original Lyrics: Yo sé que no he sido un santo

Typing Test:

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Pronoun	Verb	Conjunction	Adverb	Verb	Verb	Determiner	Noun
yo	sé	que	no	he	sido	un	santo
(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	to know (a fact)	that	not	auxiliary verb taking past participle to build various perfect tenses to have	to be (essentially or identified as).	a	saint
	1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb saber			1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb haber	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb ser
I	know	that		I have not	been	a	saint

Aligned Translation: I know I haven't been a saint

Free Translation: I know I haven't been a saint

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 28

Original Lyrics: Pero lo puedo arreglar, amor

Typing Test: ,

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Verb		Noun
pero	lo	puedo	arreglar		amor
but	(impersonal neuter pronoun) (clitic form of ello); it, that	to be able, can	to fix, to repair		love
		1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb poder	Infinitive
But		I can	fix it	,	love

Aligned Translation: But I can fix it, my love

Free Translation: But I can fix it, my love

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 29

Original Lyrics: No sólo de pan vive el hombre

Typing Test:

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Adverb	Adverb	Preposition	Noun	Verb	Determiner	Noun
no	solo	de	pan	vive	el	hombre
not	only, solely, just	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	bread	intransitive to live; to be alive	Masculine singular definite article; the.	man, (all humans collectively); mankind, humankind.
				3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb vivir
Not	only	of	bread	live	the	man

Aligned Translation: Man does not live on bread alone

Free Translation: Man does not live on bread alone

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 30

Original Lyrics: Y no de excusas vivo yo

Typing Test:

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Conjunction	Adverb	Preposition	Verb	Verb	Pronoun
y	no	de	excusas	vivo	yo
and	not	of, from (indicating cause)	transitive to excuse	intransitive to live; to be alive	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.
			2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb excusar	1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb vivir
And	not	from	excuses		I live

Aligned Translation: And I don't live on excuses

Free Translation: And I don't live on excuses

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 31

Original Lyrics: Sólo de errores se aprende

Typing Test:

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Adverb	Preposition	Noun	Verb
solo	de	error	aprende
only, solely, just	of, from (indicating cause)	error	transitive:intransitive to learn (to acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something)
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb aprender
Only	from	mistakes	you learn

Aligned Translation: It is only from mistakes that you learn

Free Translation: It is only from mistakes that you learn

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 32

Original Lyrics: Y hoy sé que es tuyo mi corazón

Typing Test:

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Conjunction	Adverb	Verb	Conjunction	Verb	Pronoun	Adjective	Noun
y	hoy	sé	que	es	tuyo	mío	corazón
and	today	to know (a fact)	that	to be (essentially or identified as).	yours	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	anatomy heart (organ of the body)
		1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb saber		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
And	today	I know	that	is	yours	my	heart

Aligned Translation: And today I know that my heart is yours

Free Translation: And today I know that my heart is yours

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 33

Original Lyrics: Mejor te guardas todo eso

Typing Test:

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Adjective	Pronoun	Verb	Adjective	Pronoun
mejor	tú	guardas	todo	eso
better	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	transitive to save (to store for future use)	all, every	Neuter singlar of ése; that
		2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb guardar
	you better	save	all	that

Aligned Translation: You better keep all that to yourself

Free Translation: You better keep all that to yourself

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 34

Original Lyrics: A otro perro con ese

Typing Test: ,

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Preposition	Adjective	Noun	Preposition	Adjective	Noun		Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Noun
a ¹	otro ²	perro ³	con ⁴	ese ⁵	hueso ⁶		y	nosotros	decimos	adiós
to	other, another	dog (animal)	with	demonstrative that	anatomy bone		and	we (masculine plural)	to say, to tell	farewell; goodbye
									1st Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb decir
To	another	dog	with	that	bone	,	and	we	say	goodbye
^1,2,3,4,5,6 “A otro perrro con ese hueso” is a funny Spanish popular saying and it can be translated as “To another dog with that bone” the meaning of this sentence is when you know someone is lying to you or is trying to trick you making you believe something but you know beforehand that what the person is saying is a lie. For example, you are in a conversation with a vendor and he is trying to offer you a product that you already know is bad, the vendor describes fake characteristics of the product but because you know the product is bad you say to him “A otro perro con ese hueso” to let him know he is lying. The English equivalent for this common saying is “Tell it to the Marines”

Aligned Translation: To another dog with that bone, and we say goodbye

Free Translation: To another dog with that bone, and we say goodbye

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 35

Original Lyrics: No te bajes, no te bajes

Typing Test: ,

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Adverb	Verb		Adverb	Verb
no	bajes		no	bajes
not	to get off, to get down, to climb down, to step down, to get out (e.g., of/from a platform or vehicle)		not	to get off, to get down, to climb down, to step down, to get out (e.g., of/from a platform or vehicle)
	2nd Person Singular Imperative Negative of the verb bajar			2nd Person Singular Imperative Negative of the verb bajar
Do not	get off	,	do not	get off

Aligned Translation: Don't get off don't get off

Free Translation: Don't get off don't get off

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 36

Original Lyrics: Oye, negrita, mira, no te rajes

Typing Test: , , ,

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Interjection		Noun		Verb		Adverb	Pronoun	Verb
oye		negrita		mira		no	tú	rajes ⁹
(exclamation) hey		slang black woman, black girl		transitive to look at (to try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes)		not	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	reflexive:colloquial to back down, chicken out
				2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb mirar				2nd Person Singular Imperative Negative of the verb rajar
Hey	,	black girl	,	look	,	do not		chicken out
⁹ “Rajes, rajarse” is a word that can have different meanings depending on the context, for example, if one of your shirts “se rajo” you are saying that your shirt was torn or ripped, however, if you are with a group of friends and one of them has to do something but he is afraid of doing it, you can say that he “se rajo” because he chickens out.

Aligned Translation: Hey, black girl, look don't crack

Free Translation: Hey, black girl, look don't crack

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 37

Original Lyrics: De lunes a viernes tienes mi amor

Typing Test:

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Preposition	Noun	Preposition	Noun	Verb	Adjective	Noun
de	lunes	a	viernes	tienes	mío	amor
from (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)	Monday	to	Friday	transitive to have, possess (literally)	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	love
				2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb tener
From	Monday	to	Friday	you have	my	love

Aligned Translation: From Monday to Friday you have my love

Free Translation: From Monday to Friday you have my love

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 38

Original Lyrics: Déjame el sábado a mí, que es mejor

Typing Test: ,

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Verb	Pronoun	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Pronoun		Pronoun	Verb	Adjective
deja	mí	el	sábado	a	mí		que	es	mejor
transitive to leave, to keep (to allow to continue)	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	Saturday	to	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)		that; which	to be (essentially or identified as).	better
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb dejar								3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
Leave		the	Saturday	to	me	,	which	is	better

Aligned Translation: Leave Saturday to me, which is better

Free Translation: Leave Saturday to me, which is better

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 39

Original Lyrics: Oye, mi negra, no me castigues más

Typing Test: , ,

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Interjection		Adjective	Noun		Adverb	Pronoun	Verb	Adjective
oye		mío	negra		no	mí	castigues	más
(exclamation) hey		predicative or after the noun mine, my.	black woman, negress		not	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	to punish, to castigate (to cause to suffer for crime or misconduct)	more, any more
							2nd Person Singular Imperative Negative of the verb castigar
Hey	,	my	black girl	,	do not		punish me	more

Aligned Translation: Hey, black girl, don't punish me anymore

Free Translation: Hey, my black girl, don't punish me anymore

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 40

Original Lyrics: Porque allá afuera sin ti, no tengo paz

Typing Test: ,

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Conjunction	Adverb	Adverb	Preposition	Pronoun		Adverb	Verb	Noun
porque	allá	afuera	sin	ti		no	tengo	paz
because	there, over there, thither, yonder (in a direction away from the speaker and the listener)	out, outside	without	you, thee (declined form of tú used as the object of a preposition)		not	transitive to have, possess (literally)	peace
							1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb tener
Because		out there	without	you	,	I do not	have	peace

Aligned Translation: Because out there without you, I have no peace

Free Translation: Because out there without you, I have no peace

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 41

Original Lyrics: Yo sólo soy un hombre arrepentido

Typing Test:

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Pronoun	Adverb	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Adjective
yo	solo	soy	un	hombre	arrepentido
(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	only, solely, just	to be (essentially or identified as).	a	man, (adult male human)	repentant
		1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
		I am only	a		repentant man

Aligned Translation: I'm just a repentant man

Free Translation: I'm just a repentant man

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 42

Original Lyrics: Soy como el ave que vuelve a su nido

Typing Test:

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Verb	Preposition	Determiner	Noun	Conjunction	Verb	Preposition	Adjective	Noun
soy	como	el	ave	que	vuelve	a	suyo	nido
to be (essentially or identified as).	like (similar to, reminiscent of)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	bird	that	to come back, go back	to	His, hers, its, to her.	nest
1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser					3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb volver
I am	like	the	bird	that	returns	to	its	nest

Aligned Translation: I am like the bird that returns to its nest

Free Translation: I am like the bird that returns to its nest

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 43

Original Lyrics: Yo sé que no he sido un santo

Typing Test:

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Pronoun	Verb	Conjunction	Adverb	Verb	Verb	Determiner	Noun
yo	sé	que	no	he	sido	un	santo
(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	to know (a fact)	that	not	auxiliary verb taking past participle to build various perfect tenses to have	to be (essentially or identified as).	a	saint
	1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb saber			1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb haber	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb ser
I	know	that		I have not	been	a	saint

Aligned Translation: I know I haven't been a saint

Free Translation: I know I haven't been a saint

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 44

Original Lyrics: Y es que no estoy hecho de cartón

Typing Test:

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Conjunction	Verb	Conjunction	Adverb	Verb	Adjective	Preposition	Noun
y	es	que	no	estoy	hecho	de	cartón
and	to be (essentially or identified as).	that	not	to be (have a (transient) location in space). Compare ser, quedar.	made	of (expressing composition, substance)	cardboard, paperboard
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser			1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb estar
And	is	that		I am not	made	of	cardboard

Aligned Translation: And I'm not made of cardboard

Free Translation: And I'm not made of cardboard

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 45

Original Lyrics: No sólo de pan vive el hombre

Typing Test:

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Adverb	Adverb	Preposition	Noun	Verb	Determiner	Noun
no	solo	de	pan	vive	el	hombre
not	only, solely, just	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	bread	intransitive to live; to be alive	Masculine singular definite article; the.	man, (all humans collectively); mankind, humankind.
				3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb vivir
Not	only	of	bread	live	the	man

Aligned Translation: Man does not live on bread alone

Free Translation: Man does not live on bread alone

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 46

Original Lyrics: Y no de excusas vivo yo

Typing Test:

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Conjunction	Adverb	Preposition	Verb	Verb	Pronoun
y	no	de	excusas	vivo	yo
and	not	of, from (indicating cause)	transitive to excuse	intransitive to live; to be alive	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.
			2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb excusar	1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb vivir
And	not	from	excuses		I live

Aligned Translation: And I don't live on excuses

Free Translation: And I don't live on excuses

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 47

Original Lyrics: Sólo de errores se aprende

Typing Test:

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Adverb	Preposition	Noun	Verb
solo	de	error	aprende
only, solely, just	of, from (indicating cause)	error	transitive:intransitive to learn (to acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something)
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb aprender
Only	from	mistakes	you learn

Aligned Translation: It is only from mistakes that you learn

Free Translation: It is only from mistakes that you learn

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 48

Original Lyrics: Y hoy sé que es tuyo mi corazón

Typing Test:

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Conjunction	Adverb	Verb	Conjunction	Verb	Pronoun	Adjective	Noun
y	hoy	sé	que	es	tuyo	mío	corazón
and	today	to know (a fact)	that	to be (essentially or identified as).	yours	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	anatomy heart (organ of the body)
		1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb saber		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
And	today	I know	that	is	yours	my	heart

Aligned Translation: And today I know that my heart is yours

Free Translation: And today I know that my heart is yours

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 49

Original Lyrics: Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay

Typing Test: , , , ,

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:





Ay	,	ay	,	ay	,	ay	,	ay

Aligned Translation: Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay

Free Translation: Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 50

Original Lyrics: Ay, todo lo que he hecho por ti

Typing Test: ,

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Interjection		Pronoun	Pronoun	Verb	Verb	Preposition	Pronoun
ay		todo	que	he	hecho	por	ti
Expresses pain, sorrow, or surprise.		everything	that; whom	auxiliary verb taking past participle to build various perfect tenses to have	to do	for, for the sake of, on behalf of (indicating doing something for someone's benefit)	you, thee (declined form of tú used as the object of a preposition)
				1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb haber	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb hacer
Ay	,	everything	that	I have	done	for	you

Aligned Translation: Ay, everything I've done for you

Free Translation: Ay, everything I've done for you

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 51

Original Lyrics: Fue una tortura perderte

Typing Test:

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Verb	Determiner	Noun	Verb	Pronoun
fue	un	tortura	perder	tú
to be (essentially or identified as).	a	torture (intentional causing of somebody experiencing agony)	to lose	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).
3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb ser			Infinitive
It was	a	torture	to lose	you

Aligned Translation: It was torture to lose you

Free Translation: It was a torture losing you

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 52

Original Lyrics: Y me duele tanto que sea así

Typing Test:

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Adjective	Conjunction	Verb	Adverb
y	mí	duele	tanto	que	sea	así
and	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	transitive to hurt; to ache	so much, as much, that much	that	to be (essentially or identified as).	like this; like that; as such; thus; so; thereby; this way, that way
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb doler			3rd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative of the verb ser
And		it hurts me	so much	that	It is	this

Aligned Translation: And it hurts me so much that it's like this

Free Translation: And it hurts me so much that it's like this

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 53

Original Lyrics: Sigue llorando perdón

Typing Test:

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Verb	Verb	Noun
sigue	llorando	perdón
to continue (on); to keep, to keep on (can be combined with the gerund to indicate that someone or something continues doing something)	intransitive to cry, to weep	pardon
2nd Person Singular Imperative Affirmative Tuteo of the verb seguir	Simple Gerund of the verb llorar
Keep	crying	pardon

Aligned Translation: Keep crying sorry

Free Translation: Keep crying sorry

Lingo Script Icons:

Line 54

Original Lyrics: Yo, yo no voy a llorar por ti

Typing Test: ,

Voice Test:

Word By Word Lyrics:

Pronoun		Pronoun	Adverb	Verb	Preposition	Verb	Preposition	Pronoun
yo		yo	no	voy	a	llorar	por	ti
(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.		(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	not	auxiliary (with a followed by the infinitive) to be going to (near future), to go	to	intransitive to cry, to weep	for, for the sake of, on behalf of (indicating doing something for someone's benefit)	you, thee (declined form of tú used as the object of a preposition)
				1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ir		Infinitive
I	,	I am	not	going	to	cry	for	you

Aligned Translation: I, I'm not gonna cry for you

Free Translation: I, I'm not gonna cry for you

Lingo Script Icons:

Review

When you are learning Spanish one of the most important things to pay attention to is pronunciation. In “La tortura” – “The torture” by Shakira and Alejandro Sanz will make your hearing sharper since Shakira’s and Alejandro Sanz's voices have a special tone that could result difficult to understand for those that aren’t Spanish natives.

“La tortura” is a song that was released in 2005 and received good reviews overall, “La tortura” is one of Shakira's most sold singles with more than 12 million copies sold around the world. The song headed in its time the top positions in music in Spain and even the king Juan Carlos praised the song and had a meeting with Shakira and Alejandro Sanz.

The lyrics and the video clip have an erotic and sensual touch that makes the song even more catchy as we can see Shakira dancing and moving her hips as only she can. The lyrics tell us the story of two lovers, Alejandro Sanz and Shakira, they live in the same apartment building, and Alejandro Sanz watches through his window Shakira who is also looking at him. The song starts and then we realize that both of them were lovers, that Alejandro Sanz declared his love to her, but he has a girlfriend resting on his bed. When Shakira knew the truth she ended the relationship and she suffered a pain that she defined as torture, however, she preferred to be alone than with someone who lied to her.

In this song, you will find some colloquial slang and some Spanish contraction that can difficult your understanding of the song but don’t worry as they aren’t much and too much difficult. As we mentioned before, the difficult part for a Spanish learner in this song is trying to follow the unique voices of these artists, besides that this song is ideal for practicing pronunciation and writing.

Submitted by user: ANITA

Average Ratings

Most people find the song lyrics easy to understand lyrics, lyrics sung fast and it has hard to remember verbs and nouns

Many words used are not in common daily usage.^RAE

La Tortura ft. Alejandro Sanz has 100 BPM (beats per minute)

References

^RAE Based on a median word frequency of 72322 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

Next Steps

Remember we are learning new languages on cloudlingo.com, and often when learning you have to make guesses as to meaning or sense. If you see anything wrong on this page then please sign up and join the community, and you'll be able to let us know.

If you sign up and join it will get rid of all the ads on the page too!