social issues | March 16, 2026

Shakira Que Me Quedes Tú Lyrics English Translation

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In the song "Que Me Quedes Tu" by Shakira, the singer expresses her desire for her loved one to remain with her, even if the world around them is crumbling. She wishes for all the news channels to be ruined, smiles to become outdated, and all sunsets to be extinguished. She also wishes for all doctrines and duties to be abolished, all action movies to end, and all pleasures in the world to be destroyed. Despite all of this, she still wants her loved one to stay with her, and for them to have their embrace and the kiss they invent each day. She expresses her dependence on them, and that if they stay with her, she will still have life.

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Let the news channels be ruined

With how much I hate television

Let smiles become outdated

And all sunsets extinguish

Let doctrines and duties be suppressed

Let the action movies end

Let the pleasures in the world be destroyed

And let one last song be written today

Chorus 1

But may you remain with me

And may your embrace remain with me

And the kiss that you invent every day

And may I remain here after sunset

Forever your melancholy

Because I already know, yes, that I depend on you

And if you remain with me

Life remains with me

Verse 2

Let all the neighbors disappear

And consume the leftovers of my innocence

Let friends go one by one

And shoot down my piece of conscience

Let words be consumed on lips

Let them contaminate all the water on the planet

Or may philanthropists and wise men resign

And may even the last poet die today

Chorus 2

But may you remain with me

And may your embrace remain with me

And the kiss that you invent every day

And may I remain here after sunset

Forever your melancholy

Because I already know, yes, that I depend on you

And if you remain with me

Life remains with me

Chorus 3

But may you remain with me

And may your embrace remain with me

And the kiss that you invent every day

And may I remain here after sunset

Forever your melancholy

Because I already know, yes, that I depend on you

And if you remain with me

Life remains with me

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