Lila Downs
Conjuro lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2023
- Genre
- Cumbia
- Length
- 3:06
Ya sabes que no quiero verte
You know I don't want to see you
Lo habíamos dejado claro tantas veces
We had made it clear so many times
Estar así de cerca ya no nos conviene
Being this close no longer suits us
Cada quien está bien con lo que tiene
Each one is fine with what they have
Tu nombre es un conjuro del pasado
Your name is a spell from the past
Por eso trato de no mencionarlo
That's why I try not to mention it
Nos fuimos, cada uno por su lado
We left, each one on their own path
Y aun así seguimos enredados
And yet we are still tangled up
Me gusta imaginar que, poco a poco, pierdo el miedo
I like to imagine that, little by little, I lose the fear
Y que de pronto llegas y me besas, y me atrevo
And that suddenly you come and kiss me, and I dare
Cuando me ves, siento temblar la tierra
When you see me, I feel the earth tremble
Y ya estoy lista pa empezar la guerra
And I'm already ready to start the war
Cuando te vas, el alma se me quiebra
When you leave, my soul shatters
Parece que tú quieres que me muera
It seems like you want me to die
Y cada noche rezo
And every night I pray
Para que ya te olvide o pa que me des un beso
So that I forget you already or so you give me a kiss
Y tal vez sea el vino
And maybe it's the wine
O una trampa del destino
Or a trap of fate
O soy yo que ya alucino
Or am I the one who's already hallucinating
Por quererte aquí, conmigo
For wanting you here, with me
Me derrito como cera
I melt like wax
Derramándose en la mesa
Spilling onto the table
Me miras a los ojos
You look into my eyes
No lo niegues, te das cuenta
Don't deny it, you realize
Tu nombre es un conjuro del pasado
Your name is a spell from the past
Por eso trato de no mencionarlo
That's why I try not to mention it
Nos fuimos, cada uno por su lado
We left, each one on our own
Y aun así seguimos enredados
And yet we're still entangled
Me gusta imaginar que, poco a poco, pierdo el miedo
I like to imagine that, little by little, I lose my fear
Y que de pronto llegas y me besas, y me atrevo
And suddenly you arrive and kiss me, and I dare to
Cuando me ves, siento temblar la tierra
When you see me, I feel the earth tremble
Y ya estoy lista pa empezar la guerra
And I'm ready to start the war
Cuando te vas, el alma se me quiebra
When you leave, my soul breaks
Parece que tú quieres que me muera
It seems like you want me to die
Y cada noche rezo
And every night I pray
Para que ya te olvide o pa que me des un beso
So that I can forget you, or for you to give me a kiss
Y cada noche rezo
And every night I pray
Para que ya te olvide o pa que me des un beso
So that I can forget you, or for you to give me a kiss
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Key vocabulary
- alma
- soulB2
- beso
- kissB1
- como
- likeB1
- conviene
- suits
- conjuro
- conjurationB1
- trato
- dealC1
- mencionarlo
- mention
- lado
- sideA1
- aun
- stillC1
- enredados
- entangled
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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.