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Dime quién soy yo – Lila Downs

Lila Downs

Dime quién soy yo lyrics with English translation

Language
Spanish
Level
Intermediate
Released
2014
Genre
Cumbia
Length
4:26
  1. Toma un puño de arena fina

    Take a handful of fine sand

  2. Extiéndela por tu camino

    Spread it along your path

  3. Baja hasta el fondo de tu alma y comprenderás

    Go down to the depths of your soul and you'll understand

  4. Que en la vida solo manda el destino

    That in life, only fate commands

  5. Dime quién soy yo, la que manda, la que ordena

    Tell me, who am I, the one who leads, the one who decides

  6. La que lleva el timón, la que sufre las penas

    The one who steers the ship, the one who bears the sorrows

  7. Pero dime quién soy yo, la que canta cuando llora

    But tell me, who am I, the one who sings when she cries

  8. La que ríe en los momentos cuando la pena me ahoga

    The one who laughs in moments when grief drowns me

  9. Y acaríciame la cara

    And caress my face

  10. Que me ves llorando

    For you see me crying

  11. Y no sientes nada

    And you don't feel anything

  12. Y acaríciame la cara

    And caress my face

  13. Que me ves llorando

    Because you see me crying

  14. Y no sientes nada

    And you don't feel anything

  15. Le doy gracias a la vida porque tengo lo que quiero

    I give thanks to life because I have what I want

  16. Alguien que por suspira, aunque sea desde el cielo

    Someone who sighs for me, even if it's from the sky

  17. Y cicatriza las heridas que aparecen en mis sueños

    And heals the wounds that appear in my dreams

  18. Y a veces se pone triste, sabe que la echo de menos

    And sometimes she gets sad, she knows I miss her

  19. Y acaríciame la cara

    And caress my face

  20. Que me ves llorando

    Because you see me crying

  21. Y no sientes nada (nada, nada, nada, nada)

    And you feel nothing (nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing)

  22. Y acaríciame la cara

    And caress my face

  23. Que me ves llorando

    Because you see me crying

  24. Y no sientes nada

    And you feel nothing

  25. Y amando, a amar se aprende amando

    And loving, you learn to love through loving

  26. Y amando, y no aprendiste nada

    And loving, and you learned nothing

  27. Y amándote te di lo que tenía

    And loving you, I gave you all I had

  28. Y amando, y ya no tengo nada

    And loving, and I have nothing left

  29. Y acaríciame

    And caress me

  30. 'Íciame la cara (acaríciame)

    'Caress my face (caress me)

  31. Que me ves llorando (acaríciame)

    That you see me crying (touch me)

  32. Y no sientes nada (nada, nada, nada)

    And you don't feel anything (nothing, nothing, nothing)

  33. Y acarí-acaríciame la cara (acaríciame)

    And touch-touch my face (touch me)

  34. Que me ves llorando (acaríciame)

    That you see me crying (touch me)

  35. Y no sientes nada

    And you don't feel anything

  36. Y acarí-acaríciame la cara

    And touch-touch my face

  37. Que me ves llorando

    That you see me crying

  38. Y no sientes nada

    And you don't feel anything

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Key vocabulary

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extiéndela
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aunque
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cara
faceA1
solo
onlyA1
cielo
skyA2
desde
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hasta
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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.

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Dime quién soy yo

Toma un puño de arena fina

Take a handful of fine sand

Extiéndela por tu camino

Spread it along your path

Baja hasta el fondo de tu alma y comprenderás

Go down to the depths of your soul and you'll understand

Que en la vida solo manda el destino

That in life, only fate commands

Dime quién soy yo, la que manda, la que ordena

Tell me, who am I, the one who leads, the one who decides

La que lleva el timón, la que sufre las penas

The one who steers the ship, the one who bears the sorrows

Pero dime quién soy yo, la que canta cuando llora

But tell me, who am I, the one who sings when she cries

La que ríe en los momentos cuando la pena me ahoga

The one who laughs in moments when grief drowns me

Y acaríciame la cara

And caress my face

Que me ves llorando

For you see me crying

Y no sientes nada

And you don't feel anything

Y acaríciame la cara

And caress my face

Que me ves llorando

Because you see me crying

Y no sientes nada

And you don't feel anything

Le doy gracias a la vida porque tengo lo que quiero

I give thanks to life because I have what I want

Alguien que por suspira, aunque sea desde el cielo

Someone who sighs for me, even if it's from the sky

Y cicatriza las heridas que aparecen en mis sueños

And heals the wounds that appear in my dreams

Y a veces se pone triste, sabe que la echo de menos

And sometimes she gets sad, she knows I miss her

Y acaríciame la cara

And caress my face

Que me ves llorando

Because you see me crying

Y no sientes nada (nada, nada, nada, nada)

And you feel nothing (nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing)

Y acaríciame la cara

And caress my face

Que me ves llorando

Because you see me crying

Y no sientes nada

And you feel nothing

Y amando, a amar se aprende amando

And loving, you learn to love through loving

Y amando, y no aprendiste nada

And loving, and you learned nothing

Y amándote te di lo que tenía

And loving you, I gave you all I had

Y amando, y ya no tengo nada

And loving, and I have nothing left

Y acaríciame

And caress me

'Íciame la cara (acaríciame)

'Caress my face (caress me)

Que me ves llorando (acaríciame)

That you see me crying (touch me)

Y no sientes nada (nada, nada, nada)

And you don't feel anything (nothing, nothing, nothing)

Y acarí-acaríciame la cara (acaríciame)

And touch-touch my face (touch me)

Que me ves llorando (acaríciame)

That you see me crying (touch me)

Y no sientes nada

And you don't feel anything

Y acarí-acaríciame la cara

And touch-touch my face

Que me ves llorando

That you see me crying

Y no sientes nada

And you don't feel anything