Everybody needs an anchor
Everybody needs an anchor
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23
Shakira
Learn 23 by Shakira with lyrics, line-by-line translation, and interactive vocabulary practice.
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About this song
23 by Shakira is a great song to learn Spanish through music. This page breaks down 56 lines with a clear, line-by-line translation, plus 7 key words such as something, knew, believe. Singing along is one of the fastest ways to pick up natural pronunciation and make new phrases stick — far more memorable than plain word lists. Tap any line to open interactive mode and practice the vocabulary until you own it.
Lyrics and Translation
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A little something that makes you stay
A little something that makes you stay
An incentive, someone to fight for
An incentive, someone to fight for
'Cause no one really needs so much space
'Cause no one really needs so much space
A couple years ago I was lonely
A couple years ago I was lonely
I used to think that there was no God
I used to think that there was no God
But then you looked at me with your blue eyes
But then you looked at me with your blue eyes
And my agnosticism turned into dust
And my agnosticism turned into dust
How well you know me
How well you know me
That I don't care if the rest don't
That I don't care if the rest don't
It doesn't matter to me, no, oh
It doesn't matter to me, no, oh
As long as you love me
As long as you love me
As long as we still have each other
As long as we still have each other
I knew we had something
I knew we had something
From the moment I met you
From the moment I met you
And I knew we had something
And I knew we had something
No one thought it could be true
No one thought it could be true
Hey, do you believe?
Hey, do you believe?
Do you believe in destiny?
Do you believe in destiny?
'Cause I do as I did then
'Cause I do as I did then
When you were only 23
When you were only 23
God knows that I'm a good dancer
God knows that I'm a good dancer
My feet can move to the music he plays
My feet can move to the music he plays
But there were times I asked for an answer
But there were times I asked for an answer
When he was acting in mysterious ways
When he was acting in mysterious ways
And there were nights that I stayed up crying
And there were nights that I stayed up crying
'Cause I was certain that things wouldn't change
'Cause I was certain that things wouldn't change
But then you came, and I saw you smiling
But then you came, and I saw you smiling
Just like an angel, so beautifully strange
Just like an angel, so beautifully strange
And then you touched me
And then you touched me
It's like you were made for me, oh
It's like you were made for me, oh
Like it was all meant to be, oh
Like it was all meant to be, oh
And I was sure that you would love me
And I was sure that you would love me
And that we'd always have each other
And that we'd always have each other
I knew we had something
I knew we had something
From the moment I met you
From the moment I met you
And I knew we had something
And I knew we had something
No one thought it could be true
No one thought it could be true
Hey, do you believe?
Hey, do you believe?
Do you believe in destiny?
Do you believe in destiny?
'Cause I do as I did then
'Cause I do as I did then
When you were only 23
When you were only 23
Always thought that I was fine, but I was wrong
Always thought that I was fine, but I was wrong
It was you, that one piece I was missing
It was you, that one piece I was missing
And I could do without you, but it'd be no fun
And I could do without you, but it'd be no fun
I found you, and life was suddenly easy
I found you, and life was suddenly easy
There ain't no worries now
There ain't no worries now
There ain't no feeling down
There ain't no feeling down
I knew we had something
I knew we had something
From the moment I met you
From the moment I met you
Song Vocabulary
Key words from this song. Practice them in Langooo to remember them faster.
something
something
knew
knew
believe
believe
thought
thought
moment
moment
true
true
destiny
destiny