La Bicicleta Lyrics in English
Verse 1
I will do nothing
Digging in the wounds of the past
I'm not going to lose
I don't want to be a guy from the other side
In your way, uncomplicated
On a bike that takes you everywhere
A desperate vallenato
Chorus 1
A little letter that I keep where I wrote to you
That I dream of you and that I love you so much
That for a while, my heart is
Beating for you, beating for you
The one that I keep where I wrote to you
That I dream of you and that I love you so much
That for a while, my heart is
Beating for you, beating for you
Verse 2
I can be happy
Walking relaxed among people
I want you like this
And I like you because you're different
In my way, disheveled
On a bike that takes me everywhere
A desperate vallenato
Chorus 2
A little letter that I keep where I wrote to you
That I dream of you and that I love you so much
That for a while, my heart is
Beating for you, beating for you
The one that I keep where I wrote to you
That I dream of you and that I love you so much
That for a while, my heart is
Beating for you, beating for you
Verse 3
She is the favorite, the one who sings in the area
She moves her hips like a boat on the waves
She has bare feet like a child who is adored
And her long hair is a sun that you crave
She likes to be told that she's the girl, the girl
She likes to be watched when she dances alone
She likes more the home, that the hours don't pass
She likes Barranquilla, she likes Barcelona
Bridge 1
Take, take me on your bicycle
Listen to me, Carlos, take me on your bicycle
I want us to travel that area together
From Santa Marta to La Arenosa
Bridge 2
Take, take me on your bicycle
So that we play bola-'e-trapo there in flip-flops
Because if some day you show Pique the Tayrona
After he won't want to go to Barcelona
Prechorus
In my way, uncomplicated
On a bike that takes me everywhere
A desperate vallenato
Chorus 3
A little letter that I keep where I wrote to you
That I dream of you and that I love you so much
That for a while, my heart is
Beating for you, beating for you
The one that I keep where I wrote to you
That I dream of you and that I love you so much
That for a while, my heart is
Beating for you, beating for you
Outro 1
Take, take me on your bicycle
Listen to me, Carlos, take me on your bicycle
Because if some day you show Pique the Tayrona
After he won't want to go to Barcelona
Outro 2
Take, take me on your bicycle
Listen to me, Carlos, take me on your bicycle
Because if you show my Pique the Tayrona
After he won't want to go to Barcelona
La Bicicleta Song Meaning
In Shakira's song "La Bicicleta", she encourages her love interest to take her away on a bike ride, away from the troubles of the past. She expresses her admiration for him, describing him as "diferente" and "despelucado". She also sings of her love for her hometown of Barranquilla and Barcelona, and encourages her love interest to show her the beauty of the Tayrona region. The song is a vallenato-style love song, with a catchy chorus of "Lleva, llévame en tu bicicleta" ("Take, take me on your bike").
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