Here are two of latin music's frontrunners with their chart topper El perdón
The song is about a girl that Nicky lost due to his high-paced lifestyle involving a lot of travelling. The song’s music video was filmed in Medellín, Colombia, where Nicky honed his sound after years of legal struggles and substance abuse
KEY VOCAB
Estoy sufriendo I am suffering
Tu despedida Your farewell
En la soledad In loneliness
Te estaba buscando I was looking for you
Pedir perdón To ask for forgiveness
Verse 1
Dime si es verdad Me dijeron que te estás casando Tú no sabes lo que estoy sufriendo Esto te lo tengo que decir Cuéntame Tu despedida para mí fue dura Será que te llevó a la luna Y yo no supe hacerlo así
Tell me if it's true They told me you are getting married You don't know much I'm suffering I have to tell you this Tell me Your farewell was hard for me He must have taken you to the moon And I didn't know hot to make it so
Nicky Jam, born in Massachusetts, moved with his family (Dominican mother and Puerto Rican father) to Puerto Rico in 1992, speaking no Spanish
Chorus
Te estaba buscando Por la calle gritando Esto me está matando oh no Te estaba buscando Por las calles gritando Como un loco tomando oh Es que yo sin ti y tú sin mí Dime quién puede ser feliz Esto no me gusta Esto no me gusta Es que yo sin ti y tú sin mí Dime quién puede ser feliz Esto no me gusta Esto no me gusta
I was looking for you Shouting in the street This is killing me, oh no I was looking for you Shouting in the streets Drinking like crazy, oh If I am without you and you are without me Tell me who can be happy I don't like this I don't like this If I am without you and you are without me Tell me who can be happy I don't like this I don't like this
Enrique Iglesias, doing a rare feature, is married to Russian tennis player, Anna Kournikova (who also stars in his Escape music video)
Verse 2
Yo sin ti, no aguanto más Por eso vengo a decirte lo que siento Estoy sufriendo en la soledad oh Y aunque tu padre no aprobó esta relación Yo sigo insistiendo a pedir perdón Lo único que importa está en tu corazón
Me without you, I couldn't stand that That's why I have come to tell you how I feel I'm suffering in loneliness And although your father didn't approve this relationship I still insist on asking for forgiveness The only thing that matters is in your heart
Verse 3
Yo te juré a ti este eterno amor Y ahora otro te da calor Cuando en las noches tienes frío, oh Yo sé que él te parece mejor Pero yo estoy en tu corazón Y por eso pido perdón
I swore this eternal love to you And now someone else is keeping you warm When you are cold at night, oh oh oh I know you think he is better But I am in your heart So I ask for your forgiveness
