Lila Downs
Cariñito lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2019
- Genre
- Cumbia
- Length
- 3:40
Lloro por quererte
I cry for loving you
Por amarte y por desearte
For loving you and for wanting you
Lloro por quererte
I cry for loving you
Por amarte y por desearte
For loving you and for wanting you
Ay, cariño
Oh, darling
Ay, mi vida
Oh, my life
Nunca, pero nunca
Never, oh never
Me abandones, cariñito
Don't leave me, my darling
Nunca, pero nunca
Never, oh never
Me abandones, cariñito
Don't leave me, my darling
Lloro por quererte
I cry for loving you
Por amarte y por desearte
For loving you and for wanting you
Lloro por quererte
I cry for loving you
Por amarte y por desearte
For loving you and for wanting you
Ay, cariño
Oh, darling
Ay, mi vida
Oh, my life
Nunca, pero nunca
Never, oh never
Me abandones, cariñito
Do not abandon me, sweetheart
Nunca, pero nunca
Never, oh never
Me abandones, cariñito
Do not abandon me, sweetheart
Epa
Hey there
La panorámica del fortín
The view from the fort
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Key vocabulary
- panorámica
- panoramaC1
- abandones
- abandonB2
- lloro
- cryB1
- cariño
- affectionB1
- vida
- lifeA2
- quererte
- to love
- amarte
- love (to)
- desearte
- desire you
- nunca
- neverA1
- cariñito
- pet name
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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.