Carlos Mejía Godoy
Aquel almendro de onde la Tere lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Advanced
- Length
- 4:46
Aquel almendro de onde la Tere
That almond tree where Tere is
es el testigo de mi niñez,
is the witness of my childhood,
bajo su fronda de ancha mesura
under its broad shady leaves
caí redondo de calentura
I fell head over heels from fever
por tu cariño María Inés.
for your love, María Inés.
Zapatos burros, pantalón chingo,
Donkey shoes, ragged pants,
miré la aurora de tu rubor,
I saw the dawn of your blush,
vi el fondo claro de tus pupilas
I saw the clear depth of your eyes
como dos pozas de aguas tranquilas,
like two pools of calm water,
donde mi infancia se sumergió.
where my childhood submerged.
Si me preguntas porqué tu nombre
If you ask me why your name
no lo podría nunca olvidar,
I could never forget it,
has de saber que lo llevo dentro
you should know I carry it inside
en el aroma de los almendros
in the scent of the almond trees
que hoy retoñaron en mi solar.
that today have blossomed in my backyard.
Hoy que pasé por la pulpería
Today when I passed by the corner store
la Tere Armijo me vio llorar,
Tere Armijo saw me cry,
en mis pestañas alborozadas
in my joyful eyelashes
quedó una lágrima rezagada
a leftover tear remained
de aquel ayer que no volverá.
from that yesterday that will not return.
Mirando al fondo de la casona
Looking deep into the mansion
mi pecho todo se estremeció,
my chest started to tremble all at once,
sentí de golpe toda mi infancia
I suddenly felt all my childhood
cuando llegaron con su fragancia
when the fragrance arrived
las hojas de aquel almendro en flor.
from the leaves of that flowering almond tree.
Si me preguntas...
If you ask me...
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Key vocabulary
- ayer
- yesterdayA1
- bajo
- lowA1
- claro
- clearA1
- dos
- twoA1
- flor
- flowerA1
- hoy
- todayA1
- maría
- MaryA1
- mis
- myA1
- nombre
- nameA1
- nunca
- neverA1
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About this song
Carlos Mejía Godoy is a Nicaraguan musician, composer, and singer-songwriter associated with testimonial song, also called nueva canción. He is one of the main representatives of the movement in Nicaragua.