La Tortura

Album: Fijacion Oral Vol. 1 (2005)
Charted: 23
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  • Ay, padrita mía guárdate la poesía
    Guárdate la alegría pa' ti

    (Dame, dámelo, oh-ah)

    No pido que todos los días sean de sol
    No pido que todos los viernes
    Sean de fiesta
    Y tampoco te pido que vuelvas rogando perdón
    Si lloras con los ojos secos
    Y hablando de ella

    Ay, amor, me duele tanto
    Me duele tanto
    Que te fueras sin decir a donde
    Ay, amor
    Fue una tortura
    Perderte

    Yo sé que no he sido un santo
    Pero lo puedo arreglar, amor
    No solo de pan vive el hombre
    Y no de excusas vivo yo
    Solo de errores se aprende
    Y hoy sé que es tuyo mi corazón
    Mejor te guardas todo eso
    A otro perro con ese hueso y nos decimos adios

    (Esto es otra vez, esto es otra vez, no)
    (Esto es otra vez, esto es otra vez, no)

    No puedo pedir que el invierno perdone a un rosal
    No puedo pedir a los olmos que entreguen peras
    No puedo pedirle lo eterno a un simple mortal
    Y andar arrojando a los cerdos miles de perlas

    Ay, amor, me duele tanto
    Me duele tanto
    Que no creas más en mis promesas
    Ay, amor
    Es una tortura
    Perderte

    Yo sé que no he sido un santo
    Pero lo puedo arreglar, amor
    No solo de pan vive el hombre
    Y no de excusas vivo yo
    Solo de errores se aprende
    Y hoy sé que es tuyo mi corazón
    Mejor te guardas todo eso
    A otro perro con ese hueso y nos decimos adios

    (Dame, dámelo, oh-ah)

    No te bajes, no te bajes
    Oye negrita mira, no te rajes
    De lunes a viernes tienes mi amor
    Déjame el sábado a mí, que es mejor
    Oye mi negra no me castigues más
    Porque allá afuera sin ti, no tengo paz
    Yo solo soy un hombre arrepentido
    Soy como el ave que vuelve a su nido

    Yo sé que no he sido un santo
    Y es que no estoy hecho de cartón
    No solo de pan vive el hombre
    Y no de excusas vivo yo
    Solo de errores se aprende
    Y hoy se que es tuyo mi corazón

    Ay, ay, ayayay
    Ay, todo lo que he hecho por ti
    Fue una tortura perderte
    Y me duele tanto que sea así
    Sigue llorando perdón, yo
    Yo no voy
    A llorar por ti Writer/s: Luis Fernando Ochoa, Shakira Mebarak
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 8

  • Monica from West Hartford, Ctthis is more than just a song about a guy wanting his girl back....he's also reasoning why his cheating ways should be accepted by her....that's she is his main woman, but that he NEEDS variety.....and why can she understand that?
  • Sebastian from Providence, RiThe song is about somebody that suffers because his/her lover left and is like a torture for her/him.
  • Kasey from Farmington, MoI love it even though i have no idea what it says!
  • Nikkita from Panama, OtherLatin singer Alejandro Sanz, had also performed duets with Destiny's Child and The Corrs.
  • Sebastian from Providence, Riindeed, "The Torture".
  • Janetta from Davenport, Iai love this song and my bff can speak spanish and he made me guess what title ment and i didnt know so i guessed the torture
  • Brooke from Jasper, InI am a stupid american that is in love with shakira i don't care what language her music is in i still LOVE IT !!!!!!! Her lyrics are inspiring and touching. She is my rolemodel!
  • Jim from Oxnard, CaI've seen too many American publications refer to this song as "La Torta." There's a huge difference between "torture" and a "cake."
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