Guillermo Anderson
Memoria de la abuela lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2001
- Length
- 3:17
A todos estos muchachos
To all these boys,
Los crié yo solita
I raised them all by myself.
Decía mi abuela
My grandmother used to say,
Fueron los dias difíciles
Those were tough days,
Noches enteras a la luz de candela
Nights spent entirely by candlelight.
A pesar de lo muy duro
Despite how very hard it was,
que fueron los años
the years were tough,
el hambre no pudo
hunger couldn't enter
entrar a aquella casita
that little house.
el trabajo fue siempre
Work was always there.
su mejor escudo
her greatest shield
Con el viejo medidor
With the old measure
Nos podia contar yarda por yarda
He could recount yard by yard
Su vida y le costaba enhebrar la aguja de costurar
His life, and it was hard to thread the sewing needle
Sus propias heridas
His own wounds
SE ENTRETENIA CANTANDO
HE ENTERTAINED HIMSELF SINGING
CANCIONES TRISTE DE ANTAÑO
SAD SONGS OF OLDEN DAYS
Y EN SUS MANOS HACENDOSAS
AND IN HIS DILIGENT HANDS
SE DIBUJARON LOS AÑOS
THE YEARS WERE DRAWN
DESEMPOVABA LAS FOTOS
HE DUSTED OFF THE PHOTOS
DE FAMILIA EN LOS ESTANTES
FROM FAMILY ON THE SHELVES
Y NOS DECÍA, QUE GENTE,
AND SHE'D TELL US, WHAT PEOPLE,
MAS BUENA LA GENTE DE ANTES .
BETTER THAN THE PEOPLE OF OLD.
En los momentos difíciles
In difficult times
Siempre encendió a San Martín una vela
She always lit a candle for San Martín
Se estremecía escuchando
She would shudder listening
El alegre final De una radio novela
To the joyful ending of a radio drama.
La vida le fue quitando la vista
Life took away her sight
Y con ella el tiempo fue rudo
And with it, time was harsh.
Pero contra aquel orgullo de
But against that pride of
Vida y trabajo, el tiempo no pudo
Life and work, time couldn't handle it
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Key vocabulary
- años
- yearsA1
- aquella
- thatB1
- contar
- countB1
- duro
- hardB1
- dias
- days
- luz
- lightA2
- candela
- candleA2
- pudo
- couldB2
- mejor
- betterA2
- escudo
- shield
About this song
Guillermo Anderson was a Honduran singer-songwriter. He is known for lyrics that address ecology and social problems.