Quiero [English translation]

May I spend my life sifting through

your every thought and inclination.

May the freckles on your body erase and replace themselves

with sketches of every single kiss and embrace we’ve shared.

I am happy once again

because you’ve returned.

I realise now we were meant for each other.

Allow me to love you so much

that my tears end up wiping away yours.

May every sky above you cloud over,

their torrents of rain drowning you in my love.*

Let me kiss you so much,

leaving you breathless in the process,

and embrace you so strongly

that your bones can no longer hold themselves together.

…**


I want to get carried away,

chase you, court you,

love you day and night

and wear out my life,

tie you to my 24-inch waist,

tattoo you on my skin

and lose my common sense.

• Artist:Shakira
• Album:Pies descalzos (1995)