Shakira - Ojos Asi Lyrics

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ayer conoci un cielo sin sol
y un hombre sin suelo
un santo en prision
y una cancion triste sin dueno

ya he ya he ya la he
y conoci tus ojos negros
ya he ya he ya la he
y ahora si que no
puedo vivir sin ellos yo

le pido al cielo solo un deseo
que en tus ojos yo pueda vivir
he recorrido ya el mundo entero
y una cosa te vengo a decir
viaje de Bahrein hasta Beirut
fui desde el Norte hasta el polo sur
y no encontre ojos asi
como los que tienes tu

rabboussamai fikarrajaii
fi ainaiha aralhayati
ati ilaika min haza lkaaouni
arjouka labbi labbi nidai
viaje de Bahrein hasta Beirut
fui desde el Norte hasta el polo sur
y no encontre ojos asi
como los que tienes tu

ayer vi pasar una mujer
debajo de su camello
un rio de sal un barco
abandonado en el desierto

ya he ya he ya la he
y vi pasar tus ojos negros
ya he ya he ya la he
y ahora si que no
puedo vivir sin ellos yo

le pido al cielo solo un deseo
que en tus ojos yo pueda vivir
he recorrido ya el mundo entero
y una cosa te vengo a decir
viaje de Bahrein hasta Beirut
fui desde el Norte hasta el polo sur
y no encontre ojos asi
como los que tienes tu

le pido al cielo solo un deseo
que en tus ojos yo pueda vivir
he recorrido ya el mundo entero
y una cosa te vengo a decir
viaje de Bahrein hasta Beirut
fui desde el Norte hasta el polo sur
y no encontre ojos asi
como los que tienes tu

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Song details

"Ojos Así" (English: Eyes Like That) is a song by Shakira, released as the fifth single from the album Dónde Están los Ladrones? on July 24, 1999. Today "Ojos Asi" is Shakira's fifth most successful song of her career. In 2001, Shakira re-recorded the song in English as "Eyes Like Yours" for her debut English album Laundry Service.

The song contains interludes of Arabic chants (contrary to popular belief, these were not written and sung by famous Egyptian singer Amr Diab). It is based in the Phrygian dominant scale to help lend to the song's famous Arabian feel.

"Ojos Así" became extremely popular in Latin American countries and has become Shakira's biggest hit in Spanish, since "Estoy Aquí".

Ojos Así's "Single Version", used for singles that had the song, contains a somewhat different introduction from the original version, replacing the three notes of accordion with one note on the violin. The Single Version also has a slightly altered arrangement. There are several other official remixes of the song, including the lengthy "Thunder Mix" and extra-Arabian "Mirage Mix". Other official remixes include the popular Meme remixes and the Desert Dub. Various other unofficial remixes also exist.

Shakira completely re-worked the song for her MTV Unplugged in 1999. This new version of the song, the finale of the concert, was much quieter than the original version and its remixes, and it included an extended dance break with drums. Since then, most performances of the song have been similar, though for the Tour of the Mongoose (2002–2003) and Oral Fixation Tour's (2006–2007) versions, a violin has been played over the drums during the dancing break.

The Oral Fixation Tour's version (an encore after the main setlist) also has a pre-song intro, which is a popular Arabian tune called Enta Omri, by famous Egyptian singer Om Kalthoum. Shakira danced to Enta Omri with a purple veil (this intro is thus known as the "Veil Dance"). Enta Omri would then become Ojos Asi with a bang as Shakira would throw the veil up into the air and spin off-stage as Ojos Asi's first intro played.

Contrary to the Oral Fixation Tour's soft pre-song intro, the Tour of the Mongoose's pre-song introduction, which was also the introduction to the concert itself, was fast instrumental rock based on "Welcome to the Jungle". The rock would then quiet down to a violin, which would lead into Ojos Así itself.

In 2001, before any of the tour versions, an English language version of the song, entitled "Eyes Like Yours" appeared on Shakira's hit album Laundry Service. "Eyes Like Yours"'s instrumentation is the same as Ojos Asi's. The only difference is what language the songs are in. The rough, yet literal (in most places) translation of Ojos Así was written by Shakira and Gloria Estefan, and was most likely recorded as far back as in 1998.

The music video for "Ojos Así" features Shakira performing the song for a crowd. In the background is a giant neon eye, which shoots out sparks and catches fire toward the end of the video. There are also clips of Shakira belly dancing in front of a dark purple background. In these clips, there are snakes painted down her arms and red lines painted on her head. The video uses the "Single Mix" version of the song and also features an Arabic string instrument with a bowl under the head, and a Danelectro Longhorn electric bass guitar. The video won the International Viewer's Choice Award (North) at the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards, while it was also nominated for the same award in the South category.

Shakira won a Latin Grammy Award in the category of Best Female Pop Vocal Performance with "Ojos Así" in 2000.

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