obtener un sí to obtain a 'yes'

ay, ay, como muero por ti
oh, how i die for you
como poder olvidarte
how can i forget you
basta que me enamores
you only need to win my heart
o que me mandes flores
or to send me flowers
para obtener un sí
to obtain a 'yes'

ya tengo ojeras de tanto mirarte
i've already got dark circles from staring you too much
y lo peor es que aún me queden tantas ganas de...
and the worst part is that i still long to ...
esperarte
wait for you
hasta que entiendas que
until you understand that
te quiero porque eres claro, claro
i love you because you are as real as
como la planta de mis pies
the soles of my feet
como el amor después de hecho
love after making it
como tu voz y tu piel
your voice and your skin

I've finally got my hands on a copy of Shakira's latest album — the first part of her « Fijación Oral / Oral Fixation » double album. In a move that arguably the first in the music industry, she is planning to release a truly bilingual double-album. The first part (a.k.a. the Spanish part), « Fijación Oral Volumen 1» was released last week and it's a truly latin release with all the credits and prints of the album in Spanish. November will see the release of the other half — the English part — of the album, aptly titled: « Oral Fixation Volume II ».

I'm so glad that not only has she returned to her musical style before « Laundry Service » happened, she has obviously grown as a musician: proven by
the unbelievably rich collection of genres in the album. The album showcases Shakira's versatility from eighties latinpop à la Sentidos Opuestos (Las De La Intuición) to the devil-may-care style of Julieta Venegas (En Tus Pupilas) to Bebel Gilberto's bossanova (Obtener Un Sí) to classic rock ñ in a duet with Alejandro Sanz (La Tortura) to pure classic Shakira (Escondite Inglés). Fijación Oral will definitely keep you fixated on your cd player for as long as the cd is playing. If you had some interest in learning Spanish before, you'll definitely take that SPAN101 post-haste as soon as you manage to part yourself with your discman.

« Obtener un sí » is definitely the albums best cut. Although it doesn't have the in-your-face quality of « La tortura » or the catchy hook of « Las de la intuición », the airy-ness of this almost brazilian bossanova song will grow on you. Plus with the mercury hovering around 30C/80F, I can't think of better music to lounge around in the sun with.