Song guide

Duele El Corazon

Enrique Iglesias

Duele El Corazon by Enrique Iglesias, line by line: what the lyrics mean, 33 expressions explained and 413 words translated with their grammar. Learn Spanish from the song, free.

62 lines translated 413 words explained 33 expressions

Lyrics with English translation, line by line

Each line as sung, what it means, and — where it needs one — why it's said that way.

  1. Solo en tu boca yo quiero acabar

    I only want to finish in your mouth

    The verb acabar has a double meaning in this song: its literal sense is 'to finish / to end', but in colloquial Latin American Spanish it is also a vulgar slang term for sexual climax. The song plays on both meanings throughout.

  2. Todos esos besos que te quiero dar

    All those kisses I want to give you

  3. A mí no me importa que duermas con él

    I don't mind that you sleep with him

  4. Porque sé que sueñas con poderme ver

    Because I know you dream of being able to see me

  5. Mujer, ¿qué vas a hacer?

    Woman, what are you going to do?

  6. Decídete pa' ver

    Make up your mind and see

    pa' ver is a colloquial Caribbean Spanish filler phrase that loosely means 'let's see' or 'go ahead and see'. It does not mean 'watch it' literally — it is more of an encouragement to act or decide.

  7. Si te quedas o te vas

    Whether you stay or you go

  8. Si no, no me busques más

    If not, don't come looking for me anymore

  9. Si te vas, yo también me voy

    If you leave, I'll leave too

  10. Si me das, yo también te doy mi amor

    If you give to me, I'll give you my love too

  11. Bailamos hasta las diez

    We dance until ten

    bailamos hasta las diez sets up the song's central metaphor: dancing together until ten o'clock (feet hurting from joy) versus the heartache caused by the other man. The contrast between physical joy and emotional pain is the song's core theme.

  12. Hasta que duelan los pies

    Until our feet hurt

  13. Si te vas, yo también me voy

    If you leave, I'll leave too

  14. Si me das, yo también te doy mi amor

    If you give to me, I'll give you my love too

  15. Bailamos hasta las diez

    We dance until ten

  16. Hasta que duelan los pies

    Until our feet hurt

  17. Con él te duele el corazón

    With him your heart aches

    The contrast 'with him your heart aches / with me your feet ache' is the central poetic conceit of the song: emotional pain (heartbreak) versus physical pain from dancing with joy. Aching feet from dancing is presented as the better kind of pain.

  18. Y conmigo te duelen los pies

    And with me your feet ache

  19. Con él te duele el corazón

    With him your heart aches

  20. Y conmigo te duelen los pies

    And with me your feet ache

  21. Solo con un beso yo te haría acabar

    With just one kiss I could make you finish

  22. Ese sufrimiento que te hace llorar

    That suffering that makes you cry

  23. A mí no me importa que vivas con él

    I don't mind that you live with him

  24. Porque sé que mueres con poderme ver

    Because I know you're dying to be able to see me

  25. Mujer qué vas a hacer

    Woman, what are you going to do?

  26. Decídete pa' ver

    Make up your mind and see

  27. Si te quedas o te vas

    Whether you stay or you go

  28. Si no, no me busques más

    If not, don't come looking for me anymore

  29. Si te vas, yo también me voy

    If you leave, I'll leave too

  30. Si me das, yo también te doy mi amor

    If you give to me, I'll give you my love too

  31. Bailamos hasta las diez

    We dance until ten

  32. Hasta que duelan los pies

    Until our feet hurt

  33. Si te vas, yo también me voy

    If you leave, I'll leave too

  34. Si me das, yo también te doy mi amor

    If you give to me, I'll give you my love too

  35. Bailamos hasta las diez

    We dance until ten

  36. Hasta que duelan los pies

    Until our feet hurt

  37. Con él te duele el corazón

    With him your heart aches

  38. Y conmigo te duelen los pies (Yeah)

    And with me your feet ache (Yeah)

  39. Con él te duele el corazón

    With him your heart aches

  40. Y conmigo te duelen los pies (Doble)

    And with me your feet ache (Doble)

    Doble in the parenthetical is a production direction or ad-lib calling for a 'double' — likely a vocal double or a repeat of the section, common in reggaeton and Latin urban music production.

  41. ¿Quién es el que te quita el frío? (Tú sabes que soy yo)

    Who is it that warms you up? (You know it's me)

  42. Te vas conmigo, rumbeamos, con él lloras casi un río

    You come with me, we party, but with him you cry almost a river

    rumbear is a verb derived from rumba, the Afro-Cuban music and dance genre. In Latin American colloquial speech it broadly means 'to party / to go out dancing'. It reflects the song's roots in Caribbean musical culture.

  43. Tal vez te da dinero y tiene poderío

    Maybe he gives you money and has power

  44. Pero no te llena, tu corazón sigue vacío (Sí)

    But he doesn't fulfill you; your heart is still empty (Yes)

  45. Pero conmigo rompe la carretera

    But with me the road opens up

    rompe la carretera is a colloquial expression in Latin urban music meaning 'to tear up the road / to go all out'. It evokes freedom, speed, and breaking loose — the road 'breaks' under the force of their energy together.

  46. Bandolera, si en tu vida hay algo que no sirve, ¡sácalo pa' fuera!

    Bandolera, if there's anything in your life that's no good, throw it out!

    Bandolera literally means 'bandit woman / outlaw woman' (from bandolero = bandit). In Latin urban music it is used as a term of empowerment for a bold, independent, fearless woman — similar to how 'bad girl' is used as a compliment in English-language pop.

  47. A ti nadie te frena, la superguerrera (Vamo' pa' encima)

    No one can stop you, super warrior (Let's go for it)

    superguerrera means 'super warrior woman'. guerrera (warrior, fem.) is a common empowerment term in Latin pop and reggaeton, used to praise a woman's strength and resilience.

  48. Yo sé que tú eres una fiera, dale, ¡sácalo pa' fuera!

    I know you're a fierce one — come on, let it all out!

    dale is a ubiquitous interjection in Caribbean Spanish (especially Cuban and Puerto Rican) meaning 'come on / go ahead / let's go'. It was popularized globally by DJ Khaled's catchphrase but has deep roots in everyday Caribbean speech.

  49. Si te vas, yo también me voy

    If you leave, I'll leave too

  50. Si me das, yo también te doy mi amor

    If you give to me, I'll give you my love too

  51. Bailamos hasta las diez (Yeah)

    We dance until ten (Yeah)

  52. Hasta que duelan los pies

    Until our feet hurt

  53. Si te vas, yo también me voy

    If you leave, I'll leave too

  54. Si me das, yo también te doy mi amor

    If you give to me, I'll give you my love too

  55. Bailamos hasta las diez (Sí)

    We dance until ten (Yes)

  56. Hasta que duelan los pies (Come on)

    Until our feet hurt (Come on)

  57. Con él te duele el corazón

    With him your heart aches

  58. Y conmigo te duelen los pies

    And with me your feet ache

  59. Con él te duele el corazón

    With him your heart aches

  60. Y conmigo te duelen los pies

    And with me your feet ache

  61. Solo con un beso yo quiero acabar

    With just one kiss I want to end it

  62. Ese sufrimiento que te hace llorar

    That suffering that makes you cry

Expressions and idioms in “Duele El Corazon”

The lines that don't mean what the dictionary says.

Solo en tu boca only in your mouth
In Spanish, body-part possession is often expressed with a possessive adjective (tu boca = your mouth) rather than the definite article used in some other Romance languages. The word solo here functions as an adverb meaning 'only', not the adjective 'alone'.
quiero acabar I want to finish / I want to end
querer + infinitive is a standard construction meaning 'to want to do something'. Here querer (to want) is conjugated in the 1st person singular present, followed directly by the infinitive acabar.
te quiero dar I want to give you
querer + infinitive expresses 'to want to do something'. The object pronoun te (you/to you) is placed before the conjugated verb quiero rather than attached to the infinitive dar — both positions are grammatically valid in Spanish.
A mí no me importa I don't care / it doesn't matter to me
importar works like the English verb 'to matter' — the grammatical subject is the thing that matters, and the person who cares is expressed as an indirect object (me). The prepositional phrase a mí adds emphasis to the indirect object. This is the same structure as gustar.
que duermas con él that you sleep with him
After expressions of emotion or indifference (like no me importa), Spanish requires the subjunctive in the subordinate clause. That is why duermas (subjunctive) is used instead of the indicative duermes.
poderme ver to be able to see me
poder + infinitive means 'to be able to do something'. The object pronoun me can be attached to the infinitive (poderme ver) or placed before the conjugated verb. Here it is fused with poder as a single word.
sueñas con poderme ver you dream of being able to see me
soñar con + infinitive means 'to dream of doing something'. Spanish uses con where English uses 'of' or 'about'. The clitic me is attached to the infinitive poder, meaning 'to be able to see me'.
vas a hacer you are going to do
ir a + infinitive is the standard periphrastic future in Spanish, equivalent to the English 'going to' construction. It expresses near-future intention or action.
Decídete pa' ver Make up your mind and see
decidirse (reflexive) means 'to make up one's mind / to decide'. The reflexive clitic te is attached to the imperative form. pa' is a colloquial shortening of para, very common in Latin American Spanish and reggaeton lyrics.
te vas you leave / you go away
irse (reflexive) means 'to leave / to go away'. The plain verb ir means simply 'to go'. Adding the reflexive pronoun te shifts the meaning to departing from a place, which is why te vas is used here rather than vas alone.
te quedas you stay
quedarse (reflexive) means 'to stay / to remain'. The plain verb quedar without the reflexive pronoun means 'to be left over' or 'to arrange to meet someone'. The reflexive te changes the meaning entirely.
no me busques más don't look for me anymore
buscar + object pronoun means 'to look for someone'. The subjunctive busques is used here because it follows a negative imperative (no + subjunctive = negative command). más in this context means 'anymore' rather than 'more'.
me voy I leave / I'm going
irse (reflexive) means 'to leave / to go away'. me voy is the 1st person singular present of irse, expressing departure. Compare with voy alone (I go/I'm going somewhere) — the reflexive adds the sense of leaving a place.
te doy mi amor I give you my love
dar + indirect object pronoun te (to you) + direct object mi amor. Spanish places both object pronouns before the conjugated verb. The indirect object (te) always comes before the direct object.
Si me das If you give me (something)
dar + indirect object pronoun: me is the indirect object (to me). The object being given is left implicit in the song — the listener understands it as affection or love from context. This ellipsis (dropping the direct object) is common in song lyrics.
hasta las diez until ten (o'clock)
In Spanish, clock times use the definite article: las diez = ten o'clock (literally 'the ten'). The feminine plural article las is used because it agrees with the implied noun las horas (the hours). hasta means 'until'.
Hasta que duelan los pies Until our feet hurt
hasta que + subjunctive expresses 'until something happens'. Because the event (feet hurting) is presented as a future goal or limit, the subjunctive duelan is required. doler works like gustar — the feet are the grammatical subject, and the person whose feet hurt is the indirect object.
te duele el corazón your heart aches
doler (to hurt/ache) works exactly like gustar: the thing that hurts is the grammatical subject (el corazón), and the person experiencing the pain is the indirect object (te). So literally: 'the heart hurts to you'. This is a key Spanish grammar pattern.
te duelen los pies your feet hurt
Same doler + indirect object pattern as te duele el corazón, but now the subject is plural (los pies = the feet), so the verb agrees in the plural: duelen. The indirect object te (to you) stays the same.
te haría acabar I would make you finish
hacer + infinitive is a causative construction meaning 'to make someone do something'. haría is the conditional of hacer (I would make/do). te is the indirect object (you). The conditional expresses a hypothetical: 'with just one kiss, I could make you...'
te hace llorar makes you cry
hacer + infinitive is the causative construction: 'to make someone do something'. te is the object (you), hace is 3rd person singular present of hacer, and llorar is the infinitive. The subject (ese sufrimiento) causes the action.
que vivas con él that you live with him
After no me importa (I don't care), the subordinate clause requires the subjunctive. vivas is the 2nd person singular present subjunctive of vivir. Compare with line 2 where duermas (subjunctive of dormir) follows the same pattern.
mueres con poderme ver you're dying to be able to see me
morir con + infinitive is an idiomatic expression meaning 'to be dying to do something' — expressing intense desire. It is a hyperbolic intensifier, parallel to the English 'I'm dying to see you'. Compare with line 3 where sueñas con is used for a milder longing.
te quita el frío warms you up / takes away your cold
quitar + indirect object te + noun el frío: literally 'removes the cold from you'. This is a fixed idiomatic expression for warming someone up emotionally or physically. quitar (to remove/take away) governs the indirect object pronoun te.
Te vas conmigo You come with me / You go with me
irse (reflexive) + conmigo: te vas = you leave/go. conmigo is the prepositional form of 'with me' — Spanish fuses con + mí into the single word conmigo. Similarly, contigo = with you, consigo = with him/her/themselves.
lloras casi un río you cry almost a river
This is a hyperbolic idiom: llorar un río (to cry a river) expresses crying a great deal. casi (almost) softens the hyperbole slightly. The same image exists in English ('cry a river'), making it a useful cross-linguistic comparison.
tal vez maybe / perhaps
tal vez is a fixed adverbial phrase meaning 'maybe / perhaps'. It can be followed by either the indicative or the subjunctive in Spanish — with the indicative expressing more certainty, and the subjunctive expressing more doubt.
sigue vacío is still empty / keeps being empty
seguir + adjective/participle means 'to keep on being' or 'to still be'. It is a periphrastic construction expressing continuity of a state. Here: 'your heart is still empty'. Compare with seguir + gerund (sigue llorando = keeps crying).
sácalo pa' fuera throw it out / get rid of it
sacar pa' fuera is a colloquial, emphatic expression meaning 'to throw something out / to get rid of it'. pa' fuera is a redundant directional phrase (para afuera = to the outside) very common in Caribbean Spanish and reggaeton. The redundancy adds emphasis.
no sirve is no good / doesn't work / is useless
servir (to serve/to be useful) in the negative — no sirve — is a common idiomatic way to say something is useless or no good. It is not about serving food; it means 'it doesn't work / it's of no use'.
A ti nadie te frena Nobody can stop you
The construction a ti ... te is a double-marking of the 2nd person object, very common in Spanish for emphasis. a ti is the prepositional form (emphatic), and te is the clitic object pronoun before the verb. Together they stress 'YOU specifically'.
Vamo' pa' encima Let's go for it / Let's go all out
Vamo' is a colloquial shortening of vamos (let's go), common in Caribbean Spanish. pa' encima (literally 'for on top') is a colloquial expression meaning 'let's go all out / let's go for it'. It conveys enthusiasm and forward momentum.
eres una fiera you are a fierce one / you are a wild one
una fiera literally means 'a wild beast / a fierce animal', but used figuratively it means someone who is fierce, passionate, or unstoppable. It is a compliment in this context, praising the woman's strength and intensity.

Vocabulary to learn from “Duele El Corazon”

The words the song uses most.

Verbs in the song, and the form being sung

Present tense for each; the highlighted row is the one you'll hear.

ir you go / you are going

sung: vas irregular
ir — present tense
yo voy
tú vas
él / ella / usted va
nosotros vamos
vosotros vais
ellos / ustedes van

doler ache / hurt

sung: duelan irregular
doler — present tense
yo duelo
tú dueles
él / ella / usted duele
nosotros dolemos
vosotros doléis
ellos / ustedes duelen

dar to give

sung: das irregular
dar — present tense
yo doy
tú das
él / ella / usted da
nosotros damos
vosotros dais
ellos / ustedes dan

bailar we dance / we danced

sung: bailamos
bailar — present tense
yo bailo
tú bailas
él / ella / usted baila
nosotros bailamos
vosotros bailáis
ellos / ustedes bailan

hacer to do / to make

sung: haría irregular
hacer — present tense
yo hago
tú haces
él / ella / usted hace
nosotros hacemos
vosotros hacéis
ellos / ustedes hacen

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