Hip hip hooray for Shakira at Madison Square Garden

Shakira's hips don't lie, that's for sure. But with her recent single, "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)," the belly-dancing, shimmying Colombian superstar proved she can make a difference while making people dance. "Waka Waka," the official 2010 World Cup theme song, is also at the center of her "Let's all dance for 1Goal," Shakira's contribution to the 1Goal Education for All worldwide campaign.

It's not the first time Shakira has fostered learning. In that 2006 hit of hers, "Hips Don't Lie," her partner-in-song Wyclef Jean put it this way: "She make a man want to speak Spanish." So, before you head out to her show at Madison Square Garden Tuesday night, take a quick Spanish lesson with Shakira. Here are some songs she performed last week in Montreal, and their English translations:

"Pienso En Ti," off her 1996 debut album, "Pies Descalzos": It means "I think of you." ("Pies Descalzos" = "bare feet")

"Te Dejo Madrid," off her 2001 album, "Laundry Service": It means "I leave you Madrid."

"Si Te Vas," off her '98 album "Dónde Están los Ladrones?": It means "if you go." ("Dónde Están los Ladrones?" = Where are the thieves?)

"Ciega, Sordomuda," off "Ladrones": It means "blind, deaf-mute."

"Sale el Sol," also the title of her upcoming album: It means "the sun comes out."

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"Las de la Intuicion," from 2005's "Fijación Oral, Vol. 1": It means "the intuitive ones," and they are women. ("Fijación Oral" = "oral fixation")

"Ojos Asi," from "Ladrones": It means "eyes like that."

WHO Shakira

WHEN | WHERE 8 p.m. Tuesday night, Madison Square Garden

INFO $9.50-$149.50; 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com