“Bonita” (Pretty Woman) by Juanes and Sebastián Yatra, English translation

“Pretty Woman”
Album: Más Futuro Que Pasado (More Future Than Past), 2019
Style: Pop love song about falling in love by accident after meeting a girl at a party. Lots of references to Colombian culture.
Country: Colombia
Listen: YouTube

Lyrics Translation:

No quería enamorarme
Y me fui de fiesta con mis amigos,
No pensé que encontrarte era mi destino.

I didn’t want to fall in love
And I went partying with my friends,
Didn’t think that finding you was my destiny.

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“Veneno” (Poison) by Juanes, English translation of lyrics

“Poison” Lyrics Translation
Album: Vida cotidiana (Daily life), 2023
Style: Pop/rock about dealing with toxic people, being over it, and not letting their poison affect you anymore.
Country: Colombia
Listen: YouTube

Translation:

Antes de irte,
Te dije lo que sentía
Y lo entendiste mal.

Before you left,
I told you how I felt
And you took it wrong.

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“Ahi Le Va” (There It Goes) by Juanes, English translation and meaning

“There It Goes” Song Lyrics
Album: Fíjate Bien (Pay Attention), 2000
Style: Rock song about embracing your life, valuing your time on Earth, and working towards your own goals. Your time here is limited, so make the most of it. Happy New Year!
Country: Colombia
Listen: YouTube

Lyrics Translation:

Chorus:
———————————————–
No le huyas más al tiempo
Que la vida es una sola.
No le saques más a el cuerpo
Que la vida se te agota.

Do not continue fleeing time
Because you only have one life.
Do not continue sapping your body
Because your life wears out.

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“Cecilia” by Juanes ft. Juan Luis Guerra, English translation

“Cecilia” Lyrics
Album: Vida Cotidiana (Daily Life), 2023
Style: Tropical pop. Peace and love song, singing to Cecilia that they shouldn’t fight and that they should dance instead.
Country: Colombia, Dominican Republic
Listen: YouTube

Lyrics Translation:

Cuando hablamos y peleamos,
No vamos a ningún lado.
Nos lastimamos
Y más y más

Y más y más nos apartamos.

When we talk and fight,
We don’t go anywhere.
We hurt each other
And more and more
And more and more we distance ourselves.

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“Gotas de Agua Dulce” (Drops of Freshwater) by Juanes, English translation

“Drops of Sweet Water” or “Drops of Freshwater”
Album: La Vida… es un Ratico (Life… Is a Moment), 2007
Style: Pop/rock, love song about a person being a breath of fresh air and important for life, like freshwater, like rays of sunshine. This would be a good wedding song.
Country: Colombia
Listen: YouTube

Lyrics Translation:

Hace mucho tiempo no me enamoraba
De unos ojos tan bonitos,
Comunes de lozano brillo.

It has been a long time since I fell in love
With a pair of eyes so beautiful,
So ordinary, with healthy brightness.

Era lo que menos en mi plan estaba
Aunque te admito que a veces soñaba
Con la belleza de tu mirada.

It was what was least in my plans
Though I admit to you that sometimes I dreamed
With the beauty of your gaze.

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“Besos En Guerra” (Kisses in War) by Morat & Juanes, English translation

“Kisses in War”
Album: Balas Perdidas (Lost Bullets), 2018
Style: Latin rock about love
Country: Colombia
Listen: YouTube

Lyrics Translation:

¿Quién te dijo esa mentira?
Que eras fácil de olvidar.
No hagas caso a tus amigos,
Solo son testigos de la otra mitad.

Who told you that lie?
That you were easy to forget.
Don’t listen to your friends,
They’re just witnesses for the other side.

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“Amárrame” (Tie Me Up) by Mon Laferte ft. Juanes, English translation

“Tie Me Up”
Album: La Trenza (The Braid), 2017
Style: Pop about the push and pull power play of a BDSM romance.
Country: Mexico
Listen: YouTube

Lyrics Translation:

Ay, quiéreme de a poco
Pero que no me dé cuenta y que nadie sepa.
Ven y cuídame
Pero que parezca que me estás haciendo daño.
Amárrame
.

Ay, love me little by little
But make it so I don’t figure it out and no one knows.
Come and take care of me
But make it seem that you are harming me.
Tie me up.

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“La Unica” (The Only One) by Juanes, English translation

“The Only One” Lyrics
AlbumUn Día Normal (A Normal Day), 2002
Style: Rock, love song, sweet. Juanes sings about his irreplaceable, incomparable lover. It is a sweet love song from an old album.
Country: Colombia
Listen: YouTube

Lyrics Translation:

Yo te quiero a ti.
Yo no quiero a nadie más.
Porque eres tú la que me hace suspirar.

I love you. [*querer (verb) = to love; to want]
I want no one else.
Because it is you who makes me sigh.

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“Desde Que Despierto” (Since I Wake Up) by Juanes, English translation

“From the Moment I Wake Up” or “Since I Wake Up”
Album: Un Día Normal (A Normal Day), 2002
Style: Pop, love song
Country: Colombia

Lyrics Translation:

Mira que mis ojos ven mejor si tú eres la luz
Y mi espera no es eterna si tú eres el final.

Look how my eyes see better if you are the light
And my wait is not eternal if you are the end.

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“Destino” (Destiny) by Juanes, English translation

“Destiny”
AlbumFíjate Bien (Pay Attention), 2000
Style: Pop/rock. This album won “Best Rock Solo Vocal Album” and “Best New Artist” at the 2001 Latin Grammy Awards.
Country: Colombia

Lyrics Translation:

Estoy buscando una forma de ver
Detrás de los espejos del alma,
Más adentro donde está la luz
Que quema, pero que no mata.

I am searching for a way of seeing
Behind the mirrors of the soul,
Deeper inside where there’s the light
That burns, but does not kill.

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“Nada” by Juanes, English translation of lyrics

“Nothing”
Album: Fíjate Bien (Pay Attention), 2000
Style: Pop/rock, declaration of apathy, slow tempo
Country: Colombia
Listen: YouTube

Translation:

Ya no tengo sufrimiento.
Ya no tengo quién me mienta.
Ya no tengo a quién contarle
Lo que tengo en mi cabeza.

I no longer suffer.
I no longer have someone to lie to me.
I no longer have someone to talk about
What goes on in my head.

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“Tres” (Three) by Juanes, English translation

“Three”
AlbumLa Vida Es… Un Ratico (Life Is… A Brief Moment), 2007
Style: Pop, love song about waiting for someone.
Country: Colombia
Listen: YouTube

Lyrics Translation:

Yo no pienso que me pueda de ti olvidar.
Yo no pienso que mi corazón resista un día más.
Yo no soy lo que tú quieras que sea este amor.
Sólo soy la puerta abierta que te da mi corazón.

I do not think that I can forget about you.
I do not think that my heart will stand another day.
I am not what you want this love to be.
I am only the open door that gives my heart to you.

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