Lila Downs
Dios nunca muere lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1994
- Genre
- Cumbia
- Length
- 4:55
Dime, quién eres, Dios mío
Tell me, who are you, my God
Que tanto me haces sufrir
That makes me suffer so much
Y mi corazón marchito
And my withered heart
Por ti llora sin cesar
Cries for you endlessly
Solo en ti tengo esperanza
Only in you do I have hope
Bien de mi vida, mi único amor
Good of my life, my only love
Porque en ti veo que se alcanza
Because in you I see that it's reached
La paz querida del corazón
The dear peace of the heart
Si a tus oídos
If to your ears
Llegan mis ruegos
My pleas reach
Mitiga el fuego
Soothe the fire
De mi pasión
Of my passion
Calma la pena
Calm the pain
Que me consume
That consumes me
Y da tu perfume
And give your fragrance
A mi corazón
To my heart
Dame, por Dios, tu amor
Give me, for God's sake, your love
Y no hagas sufrir a mi corazón
And don't make my heart suffer
Que te adora fiel
That adores you faithfully
Con loca pasión
With wild passion
No me hagas sufrir
Don't make me suffer
Tenme compasión, por Dios
Have compassion for me, for God's sake
Dime, quién eres, Dios mío
Tell me, who are you, my God
Que tanto me haces sufrir
That makes me suffer so much
Y mi corazón marchito
And my withered heart
Por ti llora sin cesar
Cries for you without end
Si a tus oídos
If my pleas
Llegan mis ruegos
Reach your ears
Mitiga el fuego
Soften the flames
De mi pasión
Of my passion
Calma la pena
Soothe the pain
Que me consume
That consumes me
Y da tu perfume
And give your fragrance
A mi corazón
To my heart
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Key vocabulary
- dime
- tell meB1
- bien
- wellA1
- haces
- doA1
- marchito
- witheredC2
- llora
- cries
- cesar
- ceaseC1
- esperanza
- hopeC2
- vida
- lifeA2
- porque
- because; for the reason thatB1
- oídos
- earsA2
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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.