"Antología" by Shakira, English translation of lyrics

[cairaguas]

"Anthology"
Album: Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos (Bare Feet, White Dreams), 1995
Style: Ballad
Country: Colombia
Listen: YouTube

[Full translation moved to songlations.com]

Translation:

Para amarte
Necesito una razón
Y es difícil creer
Que no exista una más
Que este amor To love you

Comments

[anonymous]

thank you for clearing up the "a pesar de" phrase,,I looked at several other translations,,and knowing some basic verbs in spanish,,I couldn't put into english what I felt it meant,, eg giving respect to the weight of what they say,, the balance analogy was great.

, it kills me to see how,,trying to make phrases "fit" proper ingles,, you lose so much of the feeling and sentiment.,, junto a ti ,,I like "close to you" even if it doesnt fit the way we might say it in english. Woven a thread that is still within in me,,,.. I love it.
This is a beautiful song, as are so many by Ms S. Thanks for your input,,,

[cairaguas]

Thanks! I am glad that you liked my explanation and analogy. It was one of those things that I hadn't thought about explaining until I sat down to translate it. :-)