July 10, 2025
Today, I was listening to a Shakira song that reminded me of a funny moment. It was when I listened to songs without understanding the meaning, because I was innocent and a kid, five or six years old.
The song's name is If you go (Si te vas) and a part of this says "all new brooms always sweep well, but later you will see their bristles worn."
The funny part is that in Spanish, "bristles" is translated as "cerdas", and "cerdas" is a word that have many meanings, for example, "female pigs". So, as a child, I didn't understand the metaphor.
I didn't understand why Shakira was making a relation between pigs and brooms, but because I was a huge Shakira fan, I accepted her mistake, I believed in her and her words. 😂🤣
A Funny Memory
Today, I was listening to a Shakira song that reminded me of a funny moment.
It was from when I listened to songs without understanding the meaning, because I was an innocent and a kid, five or six years old.
I think the construction of an adjective plus a noun would usually be more natural if the noun and adjective were connected. Another possible example:
The plant was yellow and a flower.
versus
The plant was a yellow flower.
I don't know why, but "from when" or "back when" or "from back when" are all used to talk about something that occurred in the past but has present importance
The song's name is "If yYou gGo (Si te vas)" and a part of this says, "aAll new brooms always sweep well, but later you will see their bristles worn."
just punctuation and title capitalization
The funny part is that in Spanish, "bristles" is translated as "cerdas", and "cerdas" is a word that haves many meanings, for example, "female pigs".
"has" or also "could have"
So, as a child, I didn't understand the metaphor.
I didn't understand why Shakira was making a relation between pigs and brooms, but because I was a huge Shakira fan, I accepted her mistake, because I believed in her and her words.
alternatively, the original sentence could replace the last comma with a semicolon
The last clause is independent, so it needs a conjunction or some modification (or just a semicolon)
😂🤣
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Clear writing and easy-to-follow explanation of the event/memory.
The song's name is If you go (Si te vas) and a part of ithis says "all new brooms always sweep well, but later you will see their bristles worn."
The funny part is that in Spanish, "bristles" is translated as "cerdas", and "cerdas" is a word that haves many meanings, for example, "female pigs".
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Funny story! I'd love to read more - how do you interpret the play on the word cerda? Why do you think Shakira included it?
A Funny Memory
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😂🤣
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I've had similar experiences when learning English and Japanese 😆
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