Lila Downs
Humito de copal lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2015
- Genre
- Cumbia
- Length
- 3:52
Dedicada a todas las compañeras
Dedicated to all the female friends
Y hermanos periodistas
And journalist brothers
En la línea del fuego
In the line of fire
Estoy tan decepcionada
I am so disappointed
Y es que no te creo más
And I just don't believe you anymore
Si ya me lo prometiste
If you already promised me
Yo quiero la verdad
I want the truth
Humito, humito
Smoke, smoke
Humito de copal
Copal smoke
Humito, humito
Smoke, smoke
Yo quiero la verdad
I want the truth
Y van pasando las horas
And the hours keep passing by
Y es que no puedo respirar
And I just can't breathe
Te causas mucho desvelo
You cause me so much sleeplessness
Parece que penando estás
It seems like you're suffering
Humito, humito
Smoke, smoke
Humito de copal
Smoke of copal
Humito, humito
Smoke, smoke
Yo quiero la verdad
I want the truth
Llevan tus palabras (palabras)
Your words carry (words)
Palabras con alas (palabras)
Words with wings (words)
Mensajes de viento (palabras)
Messages from the wind (words)
Que mueven montañas (palabras)
That move mountains (words)
Llevan tus palabras
Carry your words
Palabras con alas (palabras)
Words with wings (words)
Tus pensamientos (palabras)
Your thoughts (words)
Que mueven montañas
That move mountains
Búscalo, búscalo
Search for it, search for it
Yo quiero la verdad
I want the truth
La verdad está enterrada
The truth is buried
Y rascaremos hasta encontrarla
And we will scratch until we find it
Ah
Ah
Soy la voz del que desapareció
I am the voice of the one who vanished
Soy la mujer que por su vida peleó
I am the woman who fought for her life
Soy la estudiante que cambia la regla
I am the student who changes the rule
Soy la normalista que se manifiesta
I am the normalista who protests
Soy Chatina, soy Mazateca
I am Chatina, I am Mazateca
Soy el testimonio de la naturaleza
I am the testimony of nature
Digo la palabra que llora la tierra
I speak the word that makes the earth cry
Palabras que me desencadenan
Words that unleash me
Estoy tan decepcionada
I am so disappointed
Y es que no te creo más
And it's that I can't believe you anymore
Si ya me lo prometiste
If you already promised me
Yo quiero la verdad
I want the truth
Humito, humito
Little smoke, little smoke
Humito de copal
Smoke of copal
Humito, humito
Little smoke, little smoke
Yo quiero la verdad
I want the truth
Y van pasando las horas
And the hours go by
Y es que no puedo respirar
And it's that I can't breathe
Te causas mucho desvelo
You cause me so much sleeplessness
Parece que penando estás
It seems like you're suffering
Humito, humito
Little smoke, little smoke
Humito de copal
Smoke of copal
Humito, humito
Little smoke, little smoke
Yo quiero la verdad
I want the truth
Llevan tus palabras (palabras)
Your words carry (words)
Palabras con alas (palabras)
Words with wings (words)
Mensajes de viento (palabras)
Messages of wind (words)
Que mueven montañas (palabras)
That move mountains (words)
Llevan tus palabras
Your words carry
Palabras con alas (palabras)
Words with wings (words)
Tus pensamientos (palabras)
Your thoughts (words)
Que mueven montañas
That move mountains
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Words
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Words
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Palabras
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Key vocabulary
- quiero
- wantA1
- tierra
- earthA1
- viento
- windA1
- ya
- alreadyA2
- palabra
- wordB1
- dedicada
- dedicated
- compañeras
- companions
- fuego
- fireB2
- respirar
- breatheB1
- desvelo
- sleeplessness
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.