Buena Vista Social Club
La Bayamesa lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1997
- Genre
- Son Cubano
- Length
- 2:55
Lleva, en su alma, la bayamesa
She carries, in her soul, the Bayamesa
Tristes recuerdos de tradiciones
Sad memories of traditions
Cuando contempla sus verdes llanos
When she gazes at her green plains
Lágrimas vierte por sus pasiones
She sheds tears for her passions
Sí, lleva, en su alma, la bayamesa
Yes, she carries, in her soul, the Bayamesa
Tristes recuerdos de tradiciones
Sad memories of traditions
Cuando contempla sus verdes llanos
When she gazes at her green plains
Lágrimas vierte por sus pasiones
She sheds tears for her passions
Si, ella es sencilla, le brinda al hombre
Yes, she is simple, she offers the man
Virtudes todas y el corazón
All her virtues and her heart
Pero si siente, de la Patria, el grito
But if he feels, the cry of the Homeland
Pero si siente, de la Patria, el grito
But if he feels, the cry of the Homeland
Todo lo deja, todo lo quema
He leaves everything, he burns everything
Ese es su lema, su religión
That is his motto, his religion
Ese es su lema (ese es su lema, su religión)
That is his motto (that is his motto, his religion)
Su religión
His religion
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Key vocabulary
- alma
- soulB2
- bayamesa
- cowhorn
- brinda
- offers
- contempla
- contemplates
- corazón
- heartB1
- cuando
- whenB1
- deja
- leaveB2
- ese
- thatA1
- grito
- shoutB1
- hombre
- manA1
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About this song
Producer Ry Cooder originally intended to record Malian musicians and Cuban locals, but the Africans were unable to obtain visas, so he made an album of Cuban son instead.