Song detail
3.0 · 2013
Marc Anthony
Difficulty
Advanced
Challenging — very repetitive, and vocabulary-dense.
Vocabulary
37/100
Grammar
85/100
Puerto Rico
Marc Anthony's crisply-articulated delivery is typical of Puerto Rican salsa vocals, where words are enunciated sharply to cut through a brass-driven rhythm section. The lyrics carry the classic Caribbean contraction 'pa'lante' (from 'para adelante'), and use everyday interjections like '¡sigue!' as a rallying cry — both staples of conversational Puerto Rican Spanish.
Curated from the words that matter most
to listen to, to hear out
"Me gusta escuchar música en la vida."
I like to listen to music in life.
to feel
"Puedo sentir dolor en mi corazón."
I can feel pain in my heart.
destiny, fate
"El destino es mi camino en la vida."
Destiny is my path in life.
to stop, halt
"Debo parar de sufrir y seguir."
I must stop suffering and continue.
silence
"El silencio llega después de la lluvia."
Silence arrives after the rain.
to dance
"Voy a bailar y reír con gente."
I am going to dance and laugh with people.
to cry, to weep
"A veces llorar es parte de vivir."
Sometimes crying is part of living.
to forget
"No puedo olvidar mi herida del pasado."
I cannot forget my wound from the past.