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"Y Si Fuera Ella"

An analysis of "Y Si fuera Ella,"  by Alejandro Sanz, and covered by Jonghyun of Shinee

About The Genres

Latin-Pop

Combines elements of Latin American music with mainstream pop music. It is characterized by catchy melodies, upbeat rhythms, and lyrics in Spanish or Portuguese.

Latin pop has its roots in the 1950s and 1960s, but was popularized in the 1990s with artists like Ricky Martin, Shakira, and Enrique Iglesias.

  • Emphasis on rhythm and percussion.

  • themes of love, romance, and heartbreak

  •  incorporates elements of traditional Latin music genres such as salsa, merengue, and reggaeton

Korean Pop

Combines elements of Korean Trot music with various Western musical influences. Typically focuses on the choreography and other visual aspects of the performance.

K-pop emerged in the 1990s and reached regional and global recognition in the early 2000s and 2010s

  • includes upbeat pop, dance music, and ballads

  • Lyrical themes include love, self-empowerment, fantasy, and social issues.

  • Incorporates elements of traditional Korean music (like Gugak and Trot), pop, hip-hop, RnB, EDM, Latin music, etc.

Song Background

Alejandro Sanz
  • Genre: Latin Pop

  • Released as a demo in 1996, and then again in 1997 on Sanz's "Mas" Album

  • The "Mas" album was a collection of romantic ballads that were heavily inspired by the rhythms found in  flamenco, pop, and tropical music.​

  • 209,100,558 plays on Spotify*

Shinee (Jonghyun)

  • Genre: K-pop

  • Released in 2008 on "The SHINee WORLD" mini album

  • Rewrite of the original, made to sound the same even though the lyrics were technically different.

  • 25,248,532 plays on Spotify*

*As of November 2025

Form

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Important Lyrics

Misty Forest Silhouette

1

The duality you feel when the person you love both loves, and hates you.

Ella me peina el alma y me la enreda
Va conmigo, pero no sé dónde va

Mi rival, mi compañera
Que está tan dentro de mi vida y a la vez está tan fuera

2

Even though she treats him badly, she is still the only constant in his life.

Ella se hace fría y se hace eterna
Un suspiro en la tormenta, la que tantas veces le cambió la voz
Gente que va y que viene, y siempre es ella
Que me miente y me lo niega
Que me olvida y me recuerda

3

He begs her to stay, because without her, he is nothing.

제발, 버리지 마 버리지 마
살고 싶지 않아 어찌하나
너 없는 날 어찌하나
아예, 모른 채 살 것을
이렇게 미치도록 슬플 줄이야

My
Interpretation

A story of overwhelming and painful love.

Y Si Fuera Ella is a song that follows a man as he tries to navigate a difficult relationship. The woman in this relationship is simultaneously leading him on and blocking him out. She is both his partner and his rival, somehow always present, but never actually there.

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