La Tortura (English translation)

I can't get enough of this song. The lyrics are poetic and cutting and earnest and funny. The song is composed by Shakira and Luis Ochoa. The video is has a silly tribal thing going on, and isn't the most flattering choreography-wise, but you can't have everything. Here's the translation:

THE TORTURE (Shakira feat. Alejandro Sanz)

[Sanz:]
Oh my love
Keep your poetry
Keep your happiness for yourself

[Shakira:]
I’m not asking that every day be sunny
I’m not asking that there be a party every Friday
Nor do I ask you to come back begging forgiveness
If you’re crying with dry eyes and speaking of her

Oh my love, it hurts so much

[Sanz:]
Hurts so much

[Shakira:]
That you left without saying a word
My love, it was torture
Losing you…

[Sanz:]
I know I haven’t been a saint
But I can make it up to you

[Shakira:]
Man does not live on bread alone
And I don’t live on excuses

[Sanz:]
We only learn from our mistakes
And today I know my heart is yours

[Shakira:]
You better save that for yourself
Take that bone to some other dog and let’s say goodbye

I can’t ask winter to spare a rose bush
I can’t ask an elm tree to bear pears
I can’t ask the eternal of a mere mortal
And go about casting thousands of pearls before swine

[Sanz:]
Oh my love, it hurts so much, it hurts so much
That you no longer trust my promises

[Shakira:]
Oh my love

[Sanz:]
It’s a torture

[Shakira:]
Losing you

[Sanz:]
I know I haven’t been a saint
But I can make it up to you

[Shakira:]
Man does not live on bread alone
And I don’t live on excuses

[Sanz:]
We only learn from our mistakes
And today I know my heart is yours

[Shakira:]
You better save that for yourself
Take that bone to some other dog and let’s say goodbye

[Sanz:]
Don’t go, don’t go
Oh my love look, don’t get angry
From Monday to Friday you have my love
Give Saturday to me and you’ll be better off
Oh my love, don’t punish me anymore
Without you I have no peace
I’m just a repentant man
I’m the bird that returns to its nest

[Sanz:]
I know I haven’t been a saint
And I’m not made of stone

[Shakira:]
Man does not live on bread alone
And I don’t live on excuses

[Sanz:]
We only learn from our mistakes
And today I know my heart is yours

[Shakira:]
AAaaay... AAaaay... AAaaay Ay Ay
Everything that you have done to me
It was torture losing you
It hurts me so much that it is this way

Keep on crying, sorry
I...I'll no longer cry...for you