Nelly Furtado – No Hay Igual

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  Translation:LOL! These lyrics are all wrong. It's not HUELE mi cuerpo, it's DUELE mi cuerpo, which means my body hurts for you. and it's not a slutty song. The literal translation is way off. She's basically saying 'I want you and only you, there is no other that's why i'm waiting, my body hurts for you there is no other,' in the chorus

  Flag iamgeeon July 11, 2012   Link

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  General Comment:I think during the chorus, a more accurate approximation might be:
  
  "I only want you
  Nothing's the same
  I hope that my body smells like you after you've loved me
  I want nothing else
  It's not the same."
  
  I think what's throwing a lot of people off is that the sentence construction is so drastically different than it would be in English. It really doesn't translate at all into a manner that fits the rhythm and meter of the chorus.

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  General Comment:I think during the chorus, a more accurate approximation might be:
  
  "I only want you
  Nothing's the same
  I hope that my body smells like you after you've loved me
  I want nothing else
  It's not the same."
  
  I think what's throwing a lot of people off is that the sentence construction is so drastically different than it would be in English. It really doesn't translate at all into a manner that fits the rhythm and meter of the chorus.

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  General Comment:I only want you
  Nothing else is the same
  I wait for you
  Smell my body
  You enchant me
  Time passes
  I want no one else
  There's no equal
  
  Repeat
  
  There's no equal (What will we do?)
  There's no equal (What will we do?)
  There's no equal
  
  Repeat
  
  What it is?
  Come and see it!
  Come and get rid of my pain
  I'm crazy for you, and I know your smell
  
  What it is?
  Thanks, mister
  When I'm with you, I feel really hot
  I'm going crazy with love for you
  And I understand your value
  
  I only want you
  Nothing else is the same
  I wait for you
  Smell my body
  You enchant me
  Time passes
  I want no one else
  There's no equal
  
  Repeat
  
  There's no equal (What will we do?)
  There's no equal (What will we do?)
  There's no equal
  
  Repeat
  
  You can kill the hunger I have
  (something dirty which I will NOT translate for you Caroline)
  (What it is?)
  But no delays. Every day my body cries.
  How many things I want with this man
  I want what I want, I want it now.
  
  I only want you
  Nothing else is the same
  I wait for you
  Smell my body
  You enchant me
  Time passes
  I want no one else
  There's no equal
  
  Repeat
  
  There's no equal (What will we do?)
  There's no equal (What will we do?)
  There's no equal
  
  Repeat
  
  You lift me up when you sing my name
  
  You life me up when you sing my name
  
  Oh how handsome, he's my man, I'm ready
  
  Oh what a boy, I need him, your sound
  
  
  I only want you
  Nothing else is the same
  I wait for you
  Smell my body
  You enchant me
  Time passes
  I want no one else
  There's no equal
  
  Repeat
  
  There's no equal (What will we do?)
  There's no equal (What will we do?)
  There's no equal
  
  Repeat

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  General Comment:I have absolutly no idea what she is saying, but I love this song!
  It makes me want to dance everytime I hear it.

  Flag iheartyoubabyon September 08, 2007   Link

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  General Comment:She sings real fast in the song, so it does get difficult to translate for a non-natice speaker. Flippedforyou is out of line and outright wrong. She is not a slut. She is describing how no one can compare to her man. No hay igual means there is no equal. El hambre que tengo tienes que matar refers to the hunger that she has that is kills. For your education man is "hombre" She is pasionate about her man and the song is wonderful, nowhere near shallow as you so callously attribute this brilliant musician's lyrics.

  Flag Jammer631on March 03, 2007   Link

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  General Comment:there are a couple of little problems with the posted lyrics:
  1) mi copa otro día tienes que llenar -- I'm pretty sure she's actually seeing "mi copa vecia tienes que llenar" ("you need to fill my empty cup")
  2) quiero que yo quiero, yo lo quiero ahora--here, I think she says "quiero lo que quiero, y lo quiero ahora" ("I want what I want, and I want it right now")
  3) there's a missing verse:
  Me levantas cuando cantas a mi nombre
  Me levantas cuando cantas a mi nombre
  Ay cariño, es mi chico, tengo listo
  Ay cariño, necesito tu sonido
  (you lift me up when you sing my name
  you lift me up when you sing my name
  oh my darling, I'm ready
  oh my darling, I need your sound).
  
  The lyrics to this song are simple and sexually charged, but I don't think they're shallow. They're just to-the-point, sexy, and flirtatious. Not Shakespeare, but they match pace and tone of the great, percussive music.

  Flag anjuon February 13, 2007   Link

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  General Comment:okay, she really says the same thing over and over, and it is all sexual....she kinda sounds like a slut.. Seems she's talking to the man she has an affair with.. here is the translation, put to it;s most basic form, not that Nelly used a very complicated form anyway....
  LYRICS...
  
  Smell my body, when you treat me the time goes on
  i dont want another, there's not the same
  no no no no there's not the same
  there's not the same
  there's not the same
  no no no no there's not the same
  come here and finish with my pain, im crazy for your love
  please come with me
  i already know your smell
  when i am with you i feel warm and understan ur pain
  you need to kill the man that i have
  my little empty you need to fill, tell me u wont leave me ever
  when you treat me time goes on, i odnt want another there's not the same......
  
  and thats practically all the lyrics, the rest is just like- oh oh boy, i need your love, i want it now, fill me up (in only a sexual way)...
  
  yeah- very basic, shallow lyrics...

  Flag flippedforyouon January 16, 2007   Link

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  General Comment:From what I understand of Spanish, I'll put the English part in brackets. I've heard different lyrics though, so I'll post those as well:
  
  Quiero tesoro, no hay algo mismo
  Por eso espero, duele mi cuerpo
  Tu me encantas, el tiempo pasa
  No quiero otro, no hay igual!
  
  No hay igual (Que hacemos?)
  No hay igual (Que hacemos?)
  No-No-No-No No hay igual
  
  (What it is?)
  Ven y mira lo!
  Venga y nunca va con mi dolor
  Loco para ti por favour, y ya conozco tu olor
  (What it is?)
  Mucho gusto senor
  Cuando estoy contigo siento tanto calor.
  Me pongo loco con tu amor
  Y ya entiendo tu valor
  
  El hambre que tengo tienes que matar
  Mi copa decia tienes que llenar
  Pues noches ojos tienes que capar
  Dime que nunca me vas dejar (What it is?)
  Pero no demoras. Cada dia mi cuerpo llora
  Cuantas cosas quiero esa senor
  Quiero que yo quiero, y lo quiero ahora. (What it is?)
  
  Ni levantas cuando cantas a mi nombre (oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
  Ni levantas cuando cantas a mi nombre (oh-oh-ohhhh)
  Ay que lindo, es mi chico tengo listo (oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
  Ay que nino, necesito, tu sonido (ah-ah-ah-ah-ahhhh)
  
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  I want a treasure, there’s nothing equal
  For that I’m waiting, my body hurts
  I really like you [Well, literally, you are enchanting to me], my body hurts
  I don’t want another, there is no one the same
  There is no one the same (What do we do?)
  There is no one the same (What do we do?)
  
  (What it is?) Come and look at it!
  You come and never leave with my pain.
  (What it is?) I am crazy for you, please, and I already know your scent
  (What it is?) My pleasure, sir
  When I am with you, I feel so much heat.
  I go crazy with your love
  And I already understand your (honor?)
  
  The hunger that I have, you have to kill.
  My cup says you have to fill
  (well?) night eyes you have to cap
  Tell me that you are not going to leave me (behind) (What it is?)
  How many things, I want that man.
  I want what I want, and I want it now (What it is?)
  
  
  Don’t get up when you sing my name (oh-oh-oh-oh)
  Don’t get up when you sing my name (oh-oh-ohhh)
  Ay, how cute is my guy, (??) (oh-oh-oh-oh)
  Ay, that boy, I need, your (?? Sound? Song??) (ah-ah-ah-ahhh) ]**
  
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  Any fluent speakers of Spanish feel free to jump in and correct all my mistakes please :)

  Flag FutbolChicaon June 06, 2006   Link

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  General Comment:I love this song. I really wish I knew what she was singing tho!

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