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- In an interview with OprahMag.com's digital director Arianna Davis, Colombian singer Maluma explained the lyrics and meaning behind his new song "Amor de Mi Vida," and explained the story of the moving music video.
- During their chat, the singer also shared that he's quarantining with his dogs, mom, and sister in Medellín, Colombia, where he's been working out, cooking, and binge-watching shows like La Casa de Papel, a.k.a. Money Heist.
Social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic quarantine has been challenging for many of us—but if there's one thing that can lift all of our spirits, it's singer Maluma crooning a romantic love song that reminds us of the bigger picture.
This week, I had the honor of interviewing the Colombian superstar live on Oprah Magazine's Instagram to check in about what his quarantine has been like while he hunkers down at his home in Medellín, Colombia with his dogs, mom, and sister. (Yes, I admit it was hard to contain myself; the man is not only talented and gracious, but beautiful—and charming.) In addition to bingewatching Netflix shows like La Casa de Papel (a.k.a. Money Heist), Maluma's also just released a new song he wrote and recorded earlier this year, "Amor de Mi Vida." And luckily for us, he explained why he wrote the song—and the deeper meaning behind the ballad's moving lyrics.
"I'm single right now, but...of course I dream about...when I get old with someone and live different things," Maluma said. "I have a lot of dreams in my career: I wanna get a lot of Grammys, and I wanna keep doing stadiums around the world, and I wanna keep performing, but I also dream about having a family and getting old with someone. That's totally and definitely part of my dreams."
One life skill I'm always working on is getting better at my Spanish (with a mom who's Puerto Rican, it's a must on my to-do list!), and Maluma was game to give me and Oprah Mag's followers a mini-lesson by translating some of the lyrics to "Amor de Mi Vida."
"There is one line of the song that says, 'No te has ido de mi vida, vida mía, pero ya te extraño.' It means, 'You haven't left my life—you are my life—but I miss you already.' That's romantic."
For the music video, Maluma transformed himself into an elderly man reflecting back on his years spent with the love of his life. He says that it took almost five hours each day in makeup to turn him into a senior citizen for the visual, explaining that it was important for him to tell a different kind of story this time around.
"I wanted to do this video like that because I really wanted to touch hearts. I've been doing a lot of videos...we've done different kinds of videos, showing cars and this reggaeton vibe right, but now this is the total opposite. I just wanted it to feel more sentimental. I had the idea that I wanted to be this old man and having all this makeup. It was kind of difficult for me because it was almost five hours trying to get that on...in the mirror, I wasn't 26 anymore, I was 85, so I was very shocked."
You can watch my complete interview with Maluma above, and the full music video for "Amor de Mi Vida" below—but warning, you might want to have tissues nearby for this tearjerker:
And ahead, the complete lyrics to "Amor de Mi Vida," both in Spanish and translated to English.
"Amor de Mi Vida" lyrics in Spanish:
No te has ido de mi vida, vida mía, pero ya te extraño
¿Quién diría? Nadie lo creía y ya vamos pa' un año
De solo pensar en perderte
Las milésimas se vuelven horas
Contigo yo me voy a muerte
Y mucho más cuando estamos a solas
Cuando los años nos pesen y las piernas no caminan
Los ojos se nos cierren y la piel ya no se estire
Cuando lo único que pese sea lo que hicimos en vida
Y aunque nada de esto pase, woh-oh
Eres el amor de vida, woh-oh-oh
Eres el amor de mi vida
Yah-yah, dice
Me encanta verte desnudita
Eres la pintura más bonita
¿Tanta belleza quién la explica?
La ducha mojaíta'
Si salimos, fina exquisita
Y en los parches under no se quita
To' los planes cambiaron
Era perro y me amarraron
El corazón me robaron, justo y necesario
Me hace sentir millonario
Cuando los años nos pesen y las piernas no caminan
Los ojos se nos cierren y la piel ya no se estire
Cuando lo único que pese sea lo que hicimos en vida
Y aunque nada de esto pase, woh-oh
Eres el amor de vida
Siempre me he soñado una vida contigo
Más valen los hechos que lo prometido
Sin saber a dónde vayas te persigo, oh-oh
Y cuando falle la memoria y solo queden las fotografías
Que se me olvide todo, menos que tú eres mía
Cuando los años nos pesen y las piernas no caminan
Los ojos se nos cierren y la piel ya no se estire
Cuando lo único que pese sea lo que hicimos en vida
Y aunque nada de esto pase, woh-oh
Eres el amor de vida, woh-oh
Eres el amor de mi vida
"Amor de Mi Vida" or "Love of My Life" lyrics translated to English:
You haven't left my life, my life, but I already miss you
Who would've thought? Nobody would have believed, and now we are heading towards a year
Just thinking about losing you
Las thousandths become hours
With you I will die
And much further when we are alone
When our years get tough and our feet don't walk anymore
The eyes are closed and the skin is not young anymore
When the only thing that matters is what we have achieved in life
Even if none of that happens, wow
You are the love of life
You are the love of my life
Yeah, listen
I love to see you naked
You are like the most beautiful painting
Who could explain all that beauty?
The wet shower
If we go out, fine exquisite
And everything under, it doesn’t take off
All the plans could change
I was a dog that was tied
My heart is stolen, fair and necessary
I feel like a millionaire
When our years get tough and our feet don't walk anymore
The eyes are closed and the skin is not young anymore
When the only thing that matters is what we have achieved in life
Even if none of that happens, wow
You are the love of life
You are the love of my life
I've always dreamed of a life with you
Deeds are worth more than promised words
Without knowing where you are going I chased you, oh-oh
And when the memories fade and only the photographs remain
I will forget everything, except that you are mine
When our years get tough and our feet don't walk anymore
The eyes are closed and the skin is not young anymore
When the only thing that matters is what we have achieved in life
Even if none of that happens, wow
You are the love of life
You are the love of my life
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