Carlos Vives
El testamento lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1994
- Genre
- Latin Pop, Cumbia
- Length
- 5:45
Oye, morenita, te vas a quedar muy sola
Hey, dark-skinned girl, you're going to be very alone
Porque anoche dijo el radio
Because last night the radio said
Que abrieron el Liceo
That they opened the Liceo
Oye, morenita, te vas a quedar muy sola
Hey, dark-skinned girl, you're going to be very alone
Porque anoche dijo el radio
Because last night the radio said
Que abrieron el Liceo
That they opened the Liceo
Como es estudiante ya se va a Escalona
As a student, she's off to Escalona
Pero de recuerdo te deja un paseo
But as a keepsake, she leaves you a stroll
Como es estudiante ya se va a Escalona
As a student, she's off to Escalona
Pero de recuerdo te deja un paseo
But as a keepsake, she leaves you a stroll
Ay, que te habla de aquel inmenso amor
Oh, that speaks of that immense love
Que llevo dentro del corazón
That I carry deep in my heart
Ay, que dice todo lo que yo siento
Oh, that says everything I feel
Y que es pura nostalgia y sentimiento
And it's pure nostalgia and emotion
Ay, cantado con el lenguaje grato
Oh, sung with the sweet language
Que tiene la tierra 'e Pedro Castro
Of the land 'e Pedro Castro
Ay, cantado con el lenguaje grato
Oh, sung with the sweet language
Que tiene la tierra 'e Pedro Castro
Of the land 'e Pedro Castro
¡Óyelo, Pedro!
Hear it, Pedro!
Adiós, morenita, me voy por la madrugada
Goodbye, dark-skinned girl, I'm leaving at dawn
No quiero que me llores porque me da dolor
I don't want you to cry for me because it hurts me
Adiós, morenita, me voy por la madrugada
Goodbye, dark-skinned girl, I'm leaving at dawn
No quiero que me llores porque me da dolor
I don't want you to cry for me because it hurts me
Paso por Valencia, cojo la sabana
I pass by Valencia, I grab the blanket
Caracolicito y luego a Fundación
Caracolicito and then to Fundación
Paso por Valencia, cojo la sabana
I pass by Valencia, I grab the blanket
Caracolicito y luego a Fundación
Caracolicito and then to Fundación
Y entonces me tengo que meter
And then I have to get in
En un diablo al que llaman tren
On a devil they call train
Ay, que sale, por toa la zona pasa
Oh, that leaves and passes through the whole area
Y de tarde se mete a Santa Marta
And in the afternoon, it heads to Santa Marta
Ay, que sale y por toa la zona pasa
Oh, that leaves and passes through the whole area
Y de tarde, se mete a Santa Marta
And in the afternoon, it heads to Santa Marta
Ay, que sale y por toa la zona pasa
Oh, that leaves and passes through the whole area
Y de tarde, se mete a Santa Marta
And in the afternoon, it heads to Santa Marta
Y a ti te pusieron ese nombre sin razón
And they gave you that name without reason
Porque ese no es el nombre pa una mujer bonita
Because that's not a name for a beautiful woman
Y a ti te pusieron ese nombre sin razón
And they gave you that name without reason
Porque ese no es el nombre pa una mujer bonita
Because that's not a name for a beautiful woman
Yo te hubiera puesto Mortificación
I would have named you Mortification
Tormento divino, pero no Bebita
Divine torment, but not Bebita
Yo te hubiera puesto Mortificación
I would have named you Mortification
Tormento divino, pero no Bebita
Divine torment, but not Bebita
Y al cielo yo le hubiera pedido tu nombre
And to heaven, I would have asked for your name
Pa que fuera el más lindo
So that it would be the most beautiful
Y a un ángel yo le hubiera robado tu nombre
And to an angel, I would have stolen your name
Pa que fuera el más raro
So that it would be the rarest
Y al cielo yo le hubiera pedido tu nombre
And to heaven, I would have asked for your name
Pa que fuera el más lindo
So that it would be the most beautiful
Y a un ángel yo le hubiera robado tu nombre
And to an angel, I would have stolen your name
Pa que fuera el más raro
So that it would be the rarest
Aquí te dejo mi testamento
Here I leave you my will
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Key vocabulary
- adiós
- goodbyeA1
- amor
- loveB1
- cielo
- skyA2
- deja
- leaveB2
- dejo
- leaveB2
- dice
- saysB2
- dijo
- saidB1
- dolor
- painA2
- abrieron
- opened
- bebita
- babyB1
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About this song
Colombian singer who brought vallenato into the pop mainstream by mixing it with rock and Caribbean rhythms.