Lila Downs
Cambias mi mundo lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2026
- Genre
- Cumbia
- Length
- 4:51
La noche que pinta cumbia
The night that paints cumbia
Está solita conmigo
Is alone with me
Tengo mi cuerpo (Yeah)
I have my body (Yeah)
Lleno de cumbia (Yeah, yeah)
Full of cumbia (Yeah, yeah)
Mi mente revuelta te busca por el altavoz
My restless mind seeks you through the loudspeaker
Encomiendo mi patria, este puño en alto
I commend my homeland, this fist held high
Es una ráfaga y el fusil que me levantó
It's a burst and the rifle that lifted me up
¡Snow White!
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Ya no te escondas, ojos de caudilla (Yeah)
Don't hide anymore, eyes of a leader (Yeah)
En esa libreta esta causa se multiplicó
In that notebook this cause multiplied
Eres más fuerte (Fuerte) de lo que pensabas (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
You are stronger (Stronger) than you thought (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Cuando tú te empeñas puedes creer y te libero
When you set your mind, you can believe and I set you free
Eres fuerte
You are strong
En tu cabello flotan las palabras
In your hair, the words float
Viajo contigo, bailo contigo para llegar
I travel with you, I dance with you to arrive
Si yo soy tú misma
If I am you yourself
Cambias mi mundo en un segundo
You change my world in a second
Cambias mi mundo en un segundo y libre vas
You change my world in a second and you go free
Cambias mi mundo en un segundo
You change my world in a second
Cambias mi mundo en un segundo y libre vas
You change my world in a second and you fly free
Tengo mi ritmo, yo ando bien acomodá'
I've got my rhythm, I'm feeling good and settled
Traigo en el alma la cultura de mi apá (¡Snow White!)
I've got the spirit of my daddy in my soul (¡Snow White!)
Y cuando salgo yo a la calle aquí se sabe que
And when I step out on the street, everyone knows that
Llegué para rumbear (Que llegué para rumbear)
I came here to party (I came here to party)
Soy signo de la libertad (Signo de la libertad)
I am a symbol of freedom (A symbol of freedom)
No me importa la sociedad (No me importa la sociedad)
I don't care about society (I don't care about society)
Porque soy fuerte, yo en mi mente traigo suerte
Because I'm strong, I've got luck in my mind
Mi energía te va a cambiar
My energy is going to change you
Tengo mi cuerpo lleno de cumbia
I've got my body full of cumbia
Ya no suena en mi patria la misma canción
The same song no longer plays in my homeland
Sigue el sendero de tu alma claro
Follow the path of your clear soul
Tu fusil de palabras, el pensamiento te liberó
Your rifle of words, thought set you free
Cambias mi mundo
You change my world
Cambias mi mundo en un segundo
You change my world in a second
Cambias mi mundo en un segundo y libre vas
You change my world in a second and you go free
Cambias mi mundo en un segundo
You change my world in a second
Cambias mi mundo en un segundo y libre vas
You change my world in a second and you go free
¡Snow White!
No tires todo con obediencia
Don't throw everything away with obedience
Leal a ti, mujer
Faithful to you, woman
Tu independencia vale más (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Your independence is worth more (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Recuerda quién puede más (Cambias mi mundo)
Remember who has the power (You change my world)
Solo tú conoces tu verdad (En un segundo y libre vas)
Only you know your truth (In a second you’re free and gone)
Cambias mi mundo en un segundo
You change my world in a second
Cambias mi mundo y libre vas (Cambias mi mundo)
You change my world and you’re free to go (You change my world)
Eres fuerte (No me importa la sociedad)
You’re strong (I don’t care about society)
Recuerda la niña (Cambias mi mundo)
Remember the girl (You change my world)
Soy signo de la libertad (Lleva adentro)
I am a sign of freedom (Carry it inside)
Siempre mujer (Cambias mi mundo)
Always a woman (You change my world)
Y libre vas para llegar
And free you go to arrive
Si yo soy tú misma
If I am you yourself
Viajo contigo en un segundo
I travel with you in a second
Eres fuerte y libre vas
You are strong and free you go
Y libre vas
And free you go
Y libre vas
And free you go
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Key vocabulary
- pinta
- appearanceC1
- busca
- seekC2
- encomiendo
- entrust
- ráfaga
- gustC1
- caudilla
- leader
- multiplicó
- multiplied
- empeñas
- you stake
- libero
- I free
- flotan
- float
- bailo
- dance
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About this song
Lila Downs is a Mexican-born singer-songwriter and performer. She makes Indigenous Mexican-rooted music that blends North American jazz and Latin American folk, and is known for albums such as Ofrenda and for receiving Grammy and Latin Grammy awards.