Aaaaaoouuuuuuuuuuuu!
Shakira provides my life with so much entertainment. Not only do I dig her music, but I like the fact that she does songs in English AND Spanish. I amuse myself with translating her Spanish songs and comparing them against her English versions and see how much they differ or are the same. It's good practice for my Spanish!
Anyway, so I did a comparison of "She Wolf" and "Loba". Mostly for my own benefit, but feel free to see how the songs are different. :)
English
My translation from Spanish.
Or they best I can figure she's trying to say. :P
Spanish
S.O.S. she's in disguise
S.O.S. she's in disguise
There's a she-wolf in disguise
Coming out, coming out, coming out
Stealthily moving
Stealthily moving
This she-wolf is special
Look at her, walking, walking
Sigilosa al pasar
Sigilosa al pasar
Esa loba es especial
Mirala, caminar caminar
A domesticated girl, that's all you ask of me
Darling it is no joke, this is lycanthropy
The moon's awake now, with eyes wide open
My body's craving, so feed he hungry
Who hasn't wanted a wolf goddess
In the heat of a romantic night
My howls are the calling
I want a tame wolf
Quién no ha querido a una diosa licántropa
En el ardor de una noche romantica
Mis aullidos son el llamado
Yo quiero un lobo domesticado
I've been devoting myself to you Monday to Monday and Friday to Friday
Not getting enough retribution or decent incentive to keep me at it
I'm starting to feel just a little abused like a coffee machine in an office
So I'm gonna go somewhere cozy to get me a lover and tell you about it.
At last I've found a sure remedy that erases all faults
Not thinking of staying at your side watching TV and listening to you apologize
Life has given me a fierce hunger and you hardly give me caramels
I'm taking my legs and my youth somewhere else even though the jealousy kills you
Por fin he encontrado un remedio infalible que borre del todo la culpa
No pienso quedarme a tu lado mirando la tele y oyendo disculpas
la vida me ha dado un hambre voráz y tu apenas me das caramelos
Me voy con mis piernas y mi juventúd por ahí aunque te maten los celos
There's a she wolf in your closet
Open up and set her free
There's a self wolf in your closet
Let it out so it can breathe
A she wolf in the closet
She has ways of getting free
Let her get away
Before she lays down to sleep
Una loba en el armario
Tiene ganas de salir
Deja que se coma el barrio
Antes de irte a dormir
Sitting across the bar, staring right at her prey
It's going well so far, she's gonna get her way
Noctural creatures are not so prudent
The moon's my teacher and I'm her student
I have magnetic spiked heels LOL, what!?
To leave the frantic crowd
The moon is round as a fruit
It doesn't give advice nor listen to it
Tengo tacones de aguja magnetica
Para dejar a la manada frenetica
La luna llena como una fruta
No da consejos ni los escucha
To locate the single men I've got on me a special radar
And the fire department hotline in case I get in trouble later
Not looking for cute little divos or rich city that just want to enjoy
But having a very good time and behave very bad in the arms or a boy
I brought with me a special radar to find the single guys
In case I get myself in trouble, I also brought the number of the fire department
I don't want pretty boys or drama kings or rich boys
But to have a very good time and to behave very bad in the arms of some gentleman
Llevo conmigo un radar especial para localizar solteros
Si acaso me meto en aprietos tambien llevo el número de los bomberos
ni tipos muy lindos ni divos ni niños ricos yo se lo que quiero
pasarla muy bien y portarme muy mal en los brazos de algún caballero
verse
Hey! This part isn't in the English version!
When it's almost one, the she wolf in heat salutes the moon
Doubtful to walk the streets or enter a bar to test her fortune
But she's already sitting at a table and setting her sights on her next prey
Poor unsuspecting guys that weren't expecting one of these
Cuando son casi la una la loba en celo saluda a la luna
Duda si andar por la calle o entrar en un bar a probar fortuna
Ya está sentada en su mesa y pone la mira en su proxima presa
Pobre del desprevenido que no se esperaba una de esas
Outro
Anyway, so I did a comparison of "She Wolf" and "Loba". Mostly for my own benefit, but feel free to see how the songs are different. :)
English
My translation from Spanish.
Or they best I can figure she's trying to say. :P
Spanish
S.O.S. she's in disguise
S.O.S. she's in disguise
There's a she-wolf in disguise
Coming out, coming out, coming out
Stealthily moving
Stealthily moving
This she-wolf is special
Look at her, walking, walking
Sigilosa al pasar
Sigilosa al pasar
Esa loba es especial
Mirala, caminar caminar
A domesticated girl, that's all you ask of me
Darling it is no joke, this is lycanthropy
The moon's awake now, with eyes wide open
My body's craving, so feed he hungry
Who hasn't wanted a wolf goddess
In the heat of a romantic night
My howls are the calling
I want a tame wolf
Quién no ha querido a una diosa licántropa
En el ardor de una noche romantica
Mis aullidos son el llamado
Yo quiero un lobo domesticado
I've been devoting myself to you Monday to Monday and Friday to Friday
Not getting enough retribution or decent incentive to keep me at it
I'm starting to feel just a little abused like a coffee machine in an office
So I'm gonna go somewhere cozy to get me a lover and tell you about it.
At last I've found a sure remedy that erases all faults
Not thinking of staying at your side watching TV and listening to you apologize
Life has given me a fierce hunger and you hardly give me caramels
I'm taking my legs and my youth somewhere else even though the jealousy kills you
Por fin he encontrado un remedio infalible que borre del todo la culpa
No pienso quedarme a tu lado mirando la tele y oyendo disculpas
la vida me ha dado un hambre voráz y tu apenas me das caramelos
Me voy con mis piernas y mi juventúd por ahí aunque te maten los celos
There's a she wolf in your closet
Open up and set her free
There's a self wolf in your closet
Let it out so it can breathe
A she wolf in the closet
She has ways of getting free
Let her get away
Before she lays down to sleep
Una loba en el armario
Tiene ganas de salir
Deja que se coma el barrio
Antes de irte a dormir
Sitting across the bar, staring right at her prey
It's going well so far, she's gonna get her way
Noctural creatures are not so prudent
The moon's my teacher and I'm her student
I have magnetic spiked heels LOL, what!?
To leave the frantic crowd
The moon is round as a fruit
It doesn't give advice nor listen to it
Tengo tacones de aguja magnetica
Para dejar a la manada frenetica
La luna llena como una fruta
No da consejos ni los escucha
To locate the single men I've got on me a special radar
And the fire department hotline in case I get in trouble later
Not looking for cute little divos or rich city that just want to enjoy
But having a very good time and behave very bad in the arms or a boy
I brought with me a special radar to find the single guys
In case I get myself in trouble, I also brought the number of the fire department
I don't want pretty boys or drama kings or rich boys
But to have a very good time and to behave very bad in the arms of some gentleman
Llevo conmigo un radar especial para localizar solteros
Si acaso me meto en aprietos tambien llevo el número de los bomberos
ni tipos muy lindos ni divos ni niños ricos yo se lo que quiero
pasarla muy bien y portarme muy mal en los brazos de algún caballero
verse
Hey! This part isn't in the English version!
When it's almost one, the she wolf in heat salutes the moon
Doubtful to walk the streets or enter a bar to test her fortune
But she's already sitting at a table and setting her sights on her next prey
Poor unsuspecting guys that weren't expecting one of these
Cuando son casi la una la loba en celo saluda a la luna
Duda si andar por la calle o entrar en un bar a probar fortuna
Ya está sentada en su mesa y pone la mira en su proxima presa
Pobre del desprevenido que no se esperaba una de esas
Outro