Suerte (Whenever, Wherever) Shakira Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'Suerte (Whenever, Wherever)' means 'Luck (Whenever, Wherever)' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Shakira' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Original Lyrics: Suerte que en el sur hayas nacido

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Aligned Translation: Lucky that you were born in the South

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Original Lyrics: Y que burlemos las distancias

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Aligned Translation: And that we circumvent the distances

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Original Lyrics: Suerte que es haberte conocido

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Aligned Translation: Lucky it is to have met you

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Original Lyrics: Y por ti amar tierras extrañas

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Aligned Translation: And for you to love strange lands

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Original Lyrics: Yo puedo escalar los Andes solo

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Aligned Translation: I can climb the Andes alone

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Original Lyrics: Por ir a contar tus lunares

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Aligned Translation: For going to count your moles

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Original Lyrics: Contigo celebro y sufro todo

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Aligned Translation: With you I celebrate and suffer everything

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Original Lyrics: Mis alegrías y mis males

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Aligned Translation: My joys and my woes

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Original Lyrics: Le-ro-lo-le-lo-le

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Aligned Translation: Le-ro-lo-le-lo-le

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Original Lyrics: Le-ro-lo-le-lo-le

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Aligned Translation: Le-ro-lo-le-lo-le

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Original Lyrics: Sabes que estoy a tus pies

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Aligned Translation: You know I'm at your feet

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Original Lyrics: Contigo, mi vida

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Aligned Translation: With you, my life

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Original Lyrics: Quiero vivir la vida

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Aligned Translation: I want to live life

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Original Lyrics: Y lo que me queda de vida

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Aligned Translation: And what's left of my life

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Original Lyrics: Quiero vivir contigo

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Aligned Translation: I want to live with you

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Original Lyrics: Contigo, mi vida

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Aligned Translation: With you, my life

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Original Lyrics: Quiero vivir la vida

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Aligned Translation: I want to live life

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Original Lyrics: Y lo que me queda de vida

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Aligned Translation: And what's left of my life

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Original Lyrics: Quiero vivir contigo

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Aligned Translation: I want to live with you

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Original Lyrics: Suerte que es tener labios sinceros

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Aligned Translation: Lucky it is to have sincere lips

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Original Lyrics: Para besarte con más ganas

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Aligned Translation: To kiss you with more desire

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Original Lyrics: Suerte que mis pechos sean pequeños

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Aligned Translation: Lucky that my breasts are small

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Original Lyrics: Y no los confundas con montañas

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Aligned Translation: And you do not confuse them with mountains

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Original Lyrics: Suerte que heredé las piernas firmes

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Aligned Translation: Lucky I inherited the firm legs

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Original Lyrics: Para correr si un día hace falta

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Aligned Translation: To run if one day it takes

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Original Lyrics: Y estos dos ojos que me dicen

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Aligned Translation: And these two eyes that tell me

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Original Lyrics: Que han de llorar cuando te vayas

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Aligned Translation: That they have to cry when you leave

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Original Lyrics: Le-ro-lo-le-lo-le

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Aligned Translation: Le-ro-lo-le-lo-le

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Original Lyrics: Le-ro-lo-le-lo-le

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Original Lyrics: Sabes que estoy a tus pies

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Aligned Translation: You know I'm at your feet

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Original Lyrics: Contigo, mi vida

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Aligned Translation: With you, my life

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Original Lyrics: Quiero vivir la vida

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Aligned Translation: I want to live life

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Original Lyrics: Y lo que me queda de vida

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Aligned Translation: And what's left of my life

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Original Lyrics: Quiero vivir contigo

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Aligned Translation: I want to live with you

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Original Lyrics: Contigo, mi vida

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Aligned Translation: With you, my life

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Original Lyrics: Quiero vivir la vida

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Aligned Translation: I want to live life

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Original Lyrics: Y lo que me queda de vida

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Aligned Translation: And what's left of my life

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Original Lyrics: Quiero vivir contigo

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Aligned Translation: I want to live with you

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Original Lyrics: Le-ro-lo-le-lo-le

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Aligned Translation: Le-ro-lo-le-lo-le

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Original Lyrics: Le-ro-lo-le-lo-le

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Aligned Translation: Le-ro-lo-le-lo-le

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Original Lyrics: Sabes que estoy a tus pies

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Aligned Translation: You know I'm at your feet

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Original Lyrics: Le-ro-lo-le-lo-le-lo-lo

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Aligned Translation: Le-ro-lo-le-lo-le-lo-lo

Free Translation: Le-ro-lo-le-lo-le-lo-lo

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Original Lyrics: Y la felicidad

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Aligned Translation: And happiness

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Original Lyrics: Tiene tu

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Aligned Translation: Has your

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Original Lyrics: Nombre y tu piel

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Aligned Translation: Name and your skin

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Original Lyrics: Contigo, mi vida

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Aligned Translation: With you, my life

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Original Lyrics: Quiero vivir la vida

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Aligned Translation: I want to live life

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Original Lyrics: Y lo que me queda de vida

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Aligned Translation: And what's left of my life

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Original Lyrics: Quiero vivir contigo

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Aligned Translation: I want to live with you

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Original Lyrics: Ya sabes mi vida

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Aligned Translation: You know my life

Free Translation: You know my life

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Original Lyrics: Estoy hasta el cuello por ti

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Aligned Translation: I'm up to my neck for you

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Original Lyrics: Si sientes algo así

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Aligned Translation: If you feel something like that

Free Translation: If you feel something like that

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Original Lyrics: Quiero que te quedes junto a mí

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Aligned Translation: I want you to stay next to me

Free Translation: I want you to stay next to me

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Original Lyrics: Contigo, mi vida

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Aligned Translation: With you, my life

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Original Lyrics: Quiero vivir la vida

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Aligned Translation: I want to live life

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Original Lyrics: Y lo que me queda de vida

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Aligned Translation: And what's left of my life

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Original Lyrics: Quiero vivir contigo

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Aligned Translation: I want to live with you

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Original Lyrics: Ya sabes mi vida

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Aligned Translation: You know my life

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Original Lyrics: Estoy hasta el cuello por ti

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Aligned Translation: I'm up to my neck for you

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Original Lyrics: Si sientes algo así

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Aligned Translation: If you feel something like that

Free Translation: If you feel something like that

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Original Lyrics: Quiero que te quedes junto a mí

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Aligned Translation: I want you to stay next to me

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Review

Shakira Suerte lyrics meaning

Suerte is a song interpreted by the Colombian Latin pop singer Shakira. The song was released in August 2001 by the discography seal Epic Records and it was the first single Shakira intended to reach English-speaking countries. The English version is called “Whenever, wherever” and you can check it at this link. However, the translation for Suerte isn’t how the song is called in English, the real translation for the song in Spanish is “luck, luck” as the lyrics and most parts of the song speak about luck and being lucky. The lyrics in the English version of the song are quite different from those in the Spanish version, as they needed to change certain words to make the lyrics rhyme with the music yet the meaning can be similar to the one for the lyrics in Spanish.

The lyrics for Suerte speak about how lucky certain events are described in the song. She starts by saying how lucky his lover is to be born in the south because of that they can circumvent distances, Shakira has learned to love strange lands thanks to traveling, she can climb the Andes by herself just to meet her boyfriend. She is lucky to have firm legs so she can run whenever she needs it, and she is lucky to have small breasts so that her boyfriend wouldn’t confuse her breast with mountains. The rest of the lyrics are simple and speak about Shakira wanting to spend her life with that special person she loves the most.

The video clip for the song was using a blue screen to simulate the background which is presented as wonders of nature, at the beginning of the video we see Shakira getting out of the sea and dancing in different beautiful yet strange places in nature, the video is quite simple but thanks to Shakira dances and her hips movements the clip was a success on TV channels like MTV.

Suerte is a wonderful song for those who want to learn Spanish. Even if the Spanish and English versions differ a little in their lyrics, the meaning is very similar so you can compare the words for both lyrics to better understand the Spanish words. Shakira’s voice is soft and easy to comprehend in both Spanish and English versions so give it a try and practice your Spanish with this wonderful track

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Average Ratings

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

Many words used are not in common daily usage.RAE

Suerte (Whenever, Wherever) has 109 BPM (beats per minute)

References

RAE Based on a median word frequency of 10060 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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