Mina
Moliendo café lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1962
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 2:58
Cuando la tarde languidece renacen las sombras
When the evening fades, the shadows are reborn
En la quietud, los cafetales vuelven a sentir
In the stillness, the coffee plants begin to feel again
Hecha tristón, canción de amor de la vieja molienda
Made sorrowful, a love song of the old grinding mill
Que en el letargo de la noche se escucha gemir
That in the lethargy of the night can be heard moaning
Cuando la tarde languidece renacen las sombras
When the evening fades, the shadows are reborn
En la quietud, los cafetales vuelven a sentir
In the stillness, the coffee plants begin to feel again
Hecha tristón, canción de amor de la vieja molienda
Made sorrowful, a love song of the old grinding mill
Que en el letargo de la noche se escucha gemir
That in the lethargy of the night can be heard moaning
Una pena de amor, una tristeza
A heartache of love, a sadness
Lleva alzando Manuel en su amargura
Manuel carries it high in his bitterness
Pasa incansable la noche moliendo café
The night passes tirelessly, grinding coffee
Cuando la tarde languidece renacen las sombras
When the afternoon wanes, the shadows are reborn
En la quietud, los cafetales vuelven a sentir
In the stillness, the coffee plants begin to feel again
Hecha tristón, canción de amor de la vieja molienda
Made sorrowful, a love song of the old grinding
Que en el letargo de la noche se escucha gemir
That in the lethargy of the night, one hears it moan
Cuando la tarde languidece renacen las sombras
When the afternoon wanes, the shadows are reborn
En la quietud, los cafetales vuelven a sentir
In the stillness, the coffee plants begin to feel again
Hecha tristón, canción de amor de la vieja molienda
Made sorrowful, a love song of the old grinding
Que en el letargo de la noche se escucha gemir
That in the lethargy of the night, one hears it moan
Cuando la tarde languidece renacen las sombras
When the afternoon wanes, the shadows are reborn
En la quietud, los cafetales vuelven a sentir
In the stillness, the coffee fields start to feel again
Hecha tristón, canción de amor de la vieja molienda
Made sorrowful, a love song of the old grinding
Que en el letargo de la noche se escucha gemir
That in the lethargy of the night can be heard groaning
Una pena de amor, una tristeza
A pain of love, a sadness
Lleva alzando Manuel en su amargura
Manuel lifts in his bitterness
Pasa incansable la noche moliendo café
The night tirelessly passes grinding coffee
Cuando la tarde languidece renacen las sombras
When the afternoon wanes, the shadows are reborn
En la quietud, los cafetales vuelven a sentir
In the stillness, the coffee fields start to feel again
Hecha tristón, canción de amor de la vieja molienda
Made sorrowful, a love song of the old grinding
Que en el letargo de la noche se escucha gemir
That in the lethargy of the night can be heard groaning
Key vocabulary
- cuando
- when
- tarde
- lateB2
- languidece
- languishes
- renacen
- are reborn
- las
- the
- sombras
- shadows
- en
- in
- quietud
- silence
- los
- the
- cafetales
- coffee
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About this song
Mina, Italian vocalist and performer, is known for Italian pop that incorporates R&B, bossa nova, jazz, and disco. She is recognized for her influential mid-century breakthrough and a sustained chart-topping career marked by major hits such as “Tintarella di Luna” and “Grande, Grande, Grande.”