Carlos Mejía Godoy
Madre nicaragüense lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Length
- 5:27
Te quitaron lo más preciado de tu vida
They took away the most precious thing from your life
Ese hermoso fruto de tu vientre
That beautiful fruit of your womb
Pero no podrán quitarte el orgullo
But they won't be able to take away your pride
De ser madre bandálica nicaragüense
Of being a fierce Nicaraguan mother
Hasta ayer esta canción era promesa
Until yesterday this song was a promise
Que hoy te entrego solidario en estos versos
That today I give you in solidarity in these verses
Este canto de amor a tu entereza de leona
This song of love to your strength as a lioness
De madre y mujer de carne y hueso
Of mother and woman of flesh and bone
Sos la bandálica madre nicaragüense
You are the fierce Nicaraguan mother
La tallacana, la más pencona, madre y mujer
The tallacana, the most resilient, mother and woman
Las que parieron a los muchachos que un 19
The ones who gave birth to the boys on a 19
"Que se rinda tu madre", respondieron como Leonel
"Let your mother surrender," they responded like Leonel
Sos la bandálica madre nicaragüense
You are the fierce Nicaraguan mother
La tallacana, la más pencona, madre y mujer
The tough one, the most stubborn, mother and woman
Las que parieron a los muchachos que un 19
The ones who gave birth to the boys on a 19
"Que se rinda tu madre", respondieron como Leonel
"Let your mother surrender," they responded like Leonel
Nadie puede impedir, madre coraje
No one can stop you, brave mother
Que en los tranques y plantones estés presente
From being present in the blockades and sit-ins
Nadie puede arrebatarte ese derecho
No one can take away that right from you
De bandálica mujer nicaragüense
Of fierce Nicaraguan woman
Y tus lágrimas serán como aguemayo
And your tears will be like aguamayo
Cuando mires los chilotes floreciendo
When you see the chilotes blooming
En el día de las madres yo te canto esta canción
On Mother's Day I sing you this song
En el nombre del futuro y de mi pueblo
In the name of the future and my people
Sos la bandálica madre nicaragüense
You are the vibrant Nicaraguan mother
La tallacana, la más pencona, madre y mujer
The tallacana, the most valiant, mother and woman
Las que parieron a los muchachos que un 19
The ones who gave birth to the boys on the 19th
"Que se rinda tu madre", respondieron como Leonel
"Let your mother surrender," they responded like Leonel
Sos la bandálica madre nicaragüense
You are the vibrant Nicaraguan mother
La tallacana, la más pencona, madre y mujer
The tallacana, the most valiant, mother and woman
Las que parieron a los muchachos que un 19
The ones who gave birth to the boys on the nineteenth
"Que se rinda tu madre", respondieron como Leonel
"Let your mother surrender," they replied like Leonel
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Key vocabulary
- quitaron
- removed
- más
- moreA1
- preciado
- valued
- vida
- lifeA2
- fruto
- fruitB2
- nicaragüense
- NicaraguanA2
- solidario
- solidaryB2
- estos
- theseA1
- versos
- versesB2
- este
- thisA1
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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.