Lila Downs
Fuiste feliz lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2023
- Genre
- Cumbia
- Length
- 3:06
Tiene' mucha palabra pa liberarte
You have a lot to say to set yourself free
Volar, irte muy lejos, muy lejos de aquí
To fly, to go far away, far away from here
Tiene' mucho arte para inspirarte
You have so much art to inspire you
Dibujar el color que te mueve más a ti (oi, oi)
To paint the colors that move you the most (oi, oi)
De todo te quejas (¡ay!)
You complain about everything (oh!)
Y todo criticas (eso es)
And you criticize everything (that's right)
Y luego no haces (¿qué no haces?)
And then you do nothing (what do you not do?)
Nada, nada
Nothing, nothing
No cuidas tu cuadra (obvio que no cuidas)
You don't take care of your block (obviously you don't care)
Y no participas (¿y de quién es la culpa?)
And you don't participate (and whose fault is that?)
¿De quién es la culpa? (¡ja!)
Whose fault is it? (Ha!)
Malvada, malvada
Wicked, wicked
Si tienes toda esa montaña que te da tu fuerza
If you have that whole mountain that gives you your strength
Desde tu interior que seas constante, respira, respira (respira)
From your inner self, be persistent, breathe, breathe (breathe)
Fuiste feliz, pero no lo sabías
You were happy, but you didn't know it
Como cuando crees que algún día vendrá la felicidad
Like when you think that one day happiness will come
Si ya llegaste a tu destino y no te diste cuenta
If you've already arrived at your destination and didn't realize it
Fuiste feliz por toda tu inocencia
You were happy for all your innocence
Porque la piedra de cruz
Because the cross stone
Que alimenta mi sueño
That fuels my dream
Esa rayita de luz
That little ray of light
Que ya no tengo miedo
That I no longer fear
Porque la piedra de cruz
Because the stone of the cross
Que alimenta mi sueño
That feeds my dream
Esa rayita de luz (esa de luz)
That little ray of light (that light)
Que ya no tengo miedo
That I no longer fear
Todo eso estaba bien
All of that was fine
Tenías tu trabajo
You had your job
Tu familia también
Your family too
El alma de dos cabezas
The soul of two heads
El sol y la luna, cada día tu fortuna
The sun and the moon, each day your fortune
El padre, la madre que te bendicen
The father, the mother who bless you
Porque la piedra de cruz
Because the stone of the cross
Que alimenta mi sueño
That feeds my dream
Esa rayita de luz
That little ray of light
Que ya no tengo miedo
That I no longer fear
Porque la piedra de cruz
Because the stone of the cross
Que alimenta mi sueño
That feeds my dream
Esa rayita de luz
That little ray of light
Que ya no tengo miedo
That I no longer fear
¡Ay!
Oh!
Ah (escúchalo)
Ah (listen to it)
Ay, la-la-ra-lai
Oh, la-la-ra-lai
Ay, lai-lai-lai-la
Oh, lai-lai-lai-la
Ay, la-rai-lai-la
Oh, la-rai-lai-la
Ja, ja
Ha, ha
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Key vocabulary
- desde
- fromA2
- respira
- breathe
- alimenta
- feeds
- rayita
- dash
- alma
- soulB2
- cada
- eachB2
- la-la-ra-lai
- chant
- lai-lai-lai-la
- chant
- la-rai-lai-la
- chant
- lejos
- farA1
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.