Lila Downs
Cruz de olvido lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2011
- Genre
- Cumbia
- Length
- 4:48
Con el atardecer
With the sunset
me iré de aquí,
I'll be leaving this place,
me iré sin ti,
I'll go without you,
me alejaré de ti
I'll distance myself from you
con un dolor dentro de mí.
with a pain inside of me.
Te juro corazón
I swear, my heart,
que no es falta de amor
it's not a lack of love,
pero es mejor así,
but it's better this way,
un día comprenderás
one day you'll understand
que lo hice por tu bien,
that I did it for your own good,
que todo fue por ti.
that it was all for you.
La barca en que me iré
The boat that I will take
lleva una cruz de olvido,
carries a cross of forgetting,
lleva una cruz de amor
carries a cross of love
y en esa cruz sin ti
and on that cross without you
me moriré de hastío.
I will die of boredom.
La barca en que me iré
The boat that I will take
lleva una cruz de olvido,
carries a cross of forgetting,
lleva una cruz de amor
carries a cross of love
y en esa cruz sin ti
and on that cross without you
me moriré de hastío.
I will die of boredom.
Culpable no he de ser
I won't be the guilty one
de que por mí puedas llorar,
for you to cry over me,
mejor será partir,
it's better to part,
prefiero así que hacerte mal,
I'd rather this than cause you harm,
yo sé que sufriré,
I know I will suffer,
mi nave cruzará un mar de soledad.
my ship will sail through a sea of solitude.
Adiós, adiós mi amor,
Goodbye, goodbye my love,
recuerda que te amé,
remember that I loved you,
que siempre te amaré.
that I will always love you.
La barca en que me iré
The boat that I will sail away in
lleva una cruz de olvido,
carries a cross of forgetfulness,
lleva una cruz de amor
carries a cross of love
y en esa cruz sin ti
and on that cross without you
me moriré de hastío.
I will die of boredom.
La barca en que me iré
The boat that I will sail away in
lleva una cruz de olvido,
carries a cross of forgetfulness,
lleva una cruz de amor
carries a cross of love
y en esa cruz sin ti
and on that cross without you
me moriré...
I will die...
me moriré de hastío.
I'll die of boredom.
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Key vocabulary
- aquí
- hereA1
- alejaré
- I will move away
- dolor
- painA2
- dentro
- insideA2
- mí
- meA2
- corazón
- heartB1
- falta
- lackB1
- bien
- wellA1
- cruz
- crossA2
- mejor
- betterA2
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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.