Lila Downs
Dos botellas de mezcal lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2019
- Genre
- Cumbia
- Length
- 3:28
Grapiche
Tobalá
Guarín, Madrecuixe y Alacrán
Guarín, Madrecuixe, and Alacrán
Cuando me muera
When I die
Cómo te agradecería
How I would thank you
Que pusieras en mi tumba
For putting on my grave
Dos botellas de mezcal
Two bottles of mezcal
Porque sé
Because I know
Que de morirme de una cruda
That if I die from a hangover
Sabes bien que es culpa tuya
You know well it's your fault
Por no poderte olvidar
For not being able to forget you
Todas las noches
Every night
Cuando agarro la botella
When I grab the bottle
Yo te miro dentro de ella
I see you inside it
Y me pongo a platicar
And I start to chat
Al rato siento
After a while I feel
Que me abrazas y me aprietas
That you hug me and hold me tight
Cual si fuera cosa cierta
As if it were true
Te amo, te amo y no es verdad
I love you, I love you and it's not true
Cuando al fin vuelvo
When I finally come back
De mis locos pensamientos
From my crazy thoughts
Empiezan mis sufrimientos
My suffering begins
Porque te busco y no estás
Because I search for you and you're not there
De mis ojos
From my eyes
Empieza a brotar el llanto
The tears start to bloom
Porque yo te quiero tanto
Because I love you so much
Y no te puedo olvidar
And I can't forget you
Todas las noches
Every night
Cuando agarro la botella
When I grab the bottle
Yo te miro dentro de ella
I see you inside it
Y me pongo a platicar
And I start to chat
Al rato siento
Later I feel
Que me abrazas y me aprietas
That you hug me and hold me tight
Cual si fuera cosa cierta
As if it were something real
Te amo, te amo y no es verdad
I love you, I love you and it's not true
Cuando al fin vuelvo
When I finally return
De mis locos pensamientos
From my crazy thoughts
Empiezan mis sufrimientos
My suffering begins
Porque te busco y no estás
Because I look for you and you're not there
De mis ojos
From my eyes
Empieza a brotar el llanto
The tears begin to flow
Porque yo te quiero tanto
Because I love you so much
Y no te puedo olvidar
And I can't forget you
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Key vocabulary
- grapiche
- grapeshot
- tobalá
- folk song
- guarín
- gold
- madrecuixe
- mother
- alacrán
- scorpionA1
- cuando
- whenB1
- muera
- dieB2
- pusieras
- you put
- botellas
- bottlesA2
- porque
- becauseB1
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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.