culture | March 16, 2026

Shakira La Tortura Lyrics English Translation

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La Tortura by Shakira is a song about the pain of losing a loved one and the regret of not being able to make things right. The lyrics express the singer's longing for the person they have lost, and the regret of not being able to make things right. The song also speaks to the idea that mistakes can be learned from, and that love is more than just words. The singer acknowledges that they have not been a saint, but they are willing to make things right. The chorus of the song emphasizes the pain of losing the person and the regret of not being able to make things right.

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Oh my girl, keep the poetry

Keep the joy for you

I don't ask that all days be sunny

I don't ask that all Fridays be a party

Nor do I ask you to come back begging for forgiveness

If you cry with dry eyes and talking about her

Bridge 1

Oh, love, it hurts so much

It hurts so much

That you left without saying where

Oh, love, it was torture to lose you

Chorus 1

I know that I haven't been a saint

But I can fix it love

Not only of bread the man lives

And not from excuses I live

Only from mistakes one learns

And today I know that my heart is yours

You better keep everything

That to another dog with that bone and we say goodbye

This is again this is again

This is again this is again no

Verse 2

I can't ask the winter to forgive a rosebush

I can't ask the elms to deliver pears

I can't ask for the eternal a mere mortal

And throwing at the pigs thousands of pearls

Bridge 2

Oh, love, it hurts so much

It hurts so much

That you don't believe anymore in my promises

Oh, love, it's torture to lose you

Chorus 2

I know that I haven't been a saint

But I can fix it love

Not only of bread the man lives

And not from excuses I live

Only from mistakes one learns

And today I know that my heart is yours

You better keep everything

That to another dog with that bone and we say goodbye

Verse 3

Don't stop, don't stop

Hey girl look, don't give up

From Monday to Friday you have my love

Leave the Saturday to me that is better

Hey my girl, don't punish me anymore

Because out there without you I have no peace

I'm just a very regretful man

I'm like the bird that returns to its nest

Chorus 3

I know that I haven't been a saint

It's that I'm not made of cardboard

Not only of bread the man lives

And not from excuses I live

Only from mistakes one learns

And today I know that my heart is yours

Outro

Oh everything that I've done for you

It was torture to lose you

It hurts so much that it's like this

Keep crying forgiveness

I'm not going to cry today for you

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