Listen to “Escapar” (Escape) by Enrique Iglesias

A popular and fun way to improve your Spanish can be achieved effortlessly through listening to songs in Spanish.

To get the most out of this activity, read the lyrics whilst listening to the song.

Aunque corras, no puedes escapar / Although you run, you can’t escape 
Ves, tú y yo /  See, you and I
es así / it’s like that
sube y baja / up and down
pero un día al fin / but one day in the end
sin querer / accidentally
nos va bien / we’ll be ok
cuando uno ha dicho se acabó / when one says it’s over
una voz / a voice
dice no / says no
y se queda. / and it remains.

[Estribillo:] / [Chorus:]

Si decides dejarme / If you decide to leave me
no te voy a suplicar / I’m not going to beg you
allá tú si más tarde / you will see later
aunque corras, te escondas / although you run, you hide
no puedes escapar / you can’t escape
aunque corras, te escondas, no puedes escapar. / although you run, you hide, you can’t escape.
Hoy si te vas / Today if you leave
ya verás / you’ll see
que no es tan fácil olvidar / it’s not so easy to forget
sale bien / it goes well
sale mal / it goes bad
como sea, pero es tan real / however, but it is so real
que al final / that in the end
lo demás / the rest
no te importa / doesn’t matter

[Estribillo:] / [Chorus:]

Correrás, / You’ll run,
te esconderás, / you’ll hide
pero no te escaparás. (x2) / but you won’t escape. (x2)
Hoy una voz / Today a voice
dice no / says no
y se queda. / and it stays the same.
Corre y dime adiós. / Run and say to me goodbye.

[Estribillo:] (x2) / [Chorus:] (x2)

You can run, You can run, You can run …..
You can run, You can run, You can run …..
Correrás, nunca vas a escapar, / You’ll run, you’ll never escape,
Correrás, correrás, nunca vas a escapar.
You’ll run, you’ll run, you’re never going to escape.
You can run, You can run.  
You can run, You can run. 
Aunque corras, no puedes escapar.
Although you run, you can’t escape.

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