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La campanera – Lila Downs

Lila Downs

La campanera lyrics with English translation

Language
Spanish
Level
Intermediate
Released
2019
Genre
Cumbia
Length
3:29
  1. Un saludo para Colombia

    A shout-out to Colombia

  2. En honor a Aniceto Molina

    In honor of Aniceto Molina

  3. Desde México

    From Mexico

  4. Yo soy la campanera

    I am the bell-ringer

  5. Soy de la Costa Sur de Oaxaca

    I am from the Southern Coast of Oaxaca

  6. Y en todo el mundo entero

    And all around the world

  7. Ando tocando mi cumbia sabrosa

    I'm out there playing my tasty cumbia

  8. Yo soy la campanera

    I am the bell-ringer

  9. Soy de la Sierra Sur de Oaxaca

    I am from the Southern Sierra of Oaxaca

  10. Y en todo el mundo entero

    And all around the world

  11. Ando tocando mi cumbia sabrosa

    I'm playing my delicious cumbia

  12. Y la gente baila con mi esmero

    And the people dance with my dedication

  13. Cuando oyen el trinar de mis notas

    When they hear the trill of my notes

  14. En el baile todos se alborotan

    In the dance, everyone gets excited

  15. Con mi ritmo alegre y cumbiambero

    With my cheerful and cumbia rhythm

  16. Si les toco un paseo vallenato

    If I play a vallenato stroll

  17. Me piden un verso chilenero

    They ask me for a chilean verse

  18. Con cariño y amor les complazco

    With love and affection, I please them

  19. Pa' que queden todos muy contentos

    So that everyone ends up very happy

  20. Y siempre voy pa'lante, como misionera

    And I always move forward, like a missionary

  21. Tocando la cumbia

    Playing the cumbia

  22. Tocando vallenato y verso chilenero

    Playing vallenato and Chilean verse

  23. Por el mundo entero

    Around the whole world

  24. Y siempre voy pa'lante, como misionera

    And I always move forward, like a missionary

  25. Tocando la cumbia

    Playing the cumbia

  26. Tocando vallenato y verso chilenero

    Playing vallenato and Chilean verse

  27. Por el mundo entero

    Around the whole world

  28. Yo soy la campanera

    I am the bell-ringer

  29. Soy de la Costa Sur de Oaxaca

    I'm from the Southern Coast of Oaxaca

  30. Y en todo el mundo entero

    And all around the whole world

  31. Ando tocando mi cumbia sabrosa

    I'm playing my tasty cumbia

  32. Yo soy la campanera

    I am the bell ringer

  33. Soy de la Sierra Sur de Oaxaca

    I'm from the Sierra Sur of Oaxaca

  34. Y en todo el mundo entero

    And all around the wide world

  35. Ando tocando mi cumbia sabrosa

    I'm playing my tasty cumbia

  36. Y la gente baila con mi esmero

    And the people dance with my care

  37. Cuando oyen el trinar de mis notas

    When they hear the trill of my notes

  38. En el baile todos se alborotan

    At the dance, everyone gets excited

  39. Con mi ritmo alegre y cumbiambero

    With my joyful and cumbia rhythm

  40. Si les toco un paseo vallenato

    If I play a vallenato stroll

  41. Me piden un verso chilenero

    They ask me for a Chilean verse

  42. Con cariño y amor les complazco

    With affection and love, I gladly oblige

  43. Pa' que queden todos muy contentos

    So that everyone will be very happy

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Key vocabulary

amor
loveB1
alegre
happyA1
gente
peopleA1
mis
myA1
entero
wholeC2
esmero
careC2
aniceto
Nicetas
desde
fromA2
campanera
bell-ringer
costa
coastA2

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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La campanera

Un saludo para Colombia

A shout-out to Colombia

En honor a Aniceto Molina

In honor of Aniceto Molina

Desde México

From Mexico

Yo soy la campanera

I am the bell-ringer

Soy de la Costa Sur de Oaxaca

I am from the Southern Coast of Oaxaca

Y en todo el mundo entero

And all around the world

Ando tocando mi cumbia sabrosa

I'm out there playing my tasty cumbia

Yo soy la campanera

I am the bell-ringer

Soy de la Sierra Sur de Oaxaca

I am from the Southern Sierra of Oaxaca

Y en todo el mundo entero

And all around the world

Ando tocando mi cumbia sabrosa

I'm playing my delicious cumbia

Y la gente baila con mi esmero

And the people dance with my dedication

Cuando oyen el trinar de mis notas

When they hear the trill of my notes

En el baile todos se alborotan

In the dance, everyone gets excited

Con mi ritmo alegre y cumbiambero

With my cheerful and cumbia rhythm

Si les toco un paseo vallenato

If I play a vallenato stroll

Me piden un verso chilenero

They ask me for a chilean verse

Con cariño y amor les complazco

With love and affection, I please them

Pa' que queden todos muy contentos

So that everyone ends up very happy

Y siempre voy pa'lante, como misionera

And I always move forward, like a missionary

Tocando la cumbia

Playing the cumbia

Tocando vallenato y verso chilenero

Playing vallenato and Chilean verse

Por el mundo entero

Around the whole world

Y siempre voy pa'lante, como misionera

And I always move forward, like a missionary

Tocando la cumbia

Playing the cumbia

Tocando vallenato y verso chilenero

Playing vallenato and Chilean verse

Por el mundo entero

Around the whole world

Yo soy la campanera

I am the bell-ringer

Soy de la Costa Sur de Oaxaca

I'm from the Southern Coast of Oaxaca

Y en todo el mundo entero

And all around the whole world

Ando tocando mi cumbia sabrosa

I'm playing my tasty cumbia

Yo soy la campanera

I am the bell ringer

Soy de la Sierra Sur de Oaxaca

I'm from the Sierra Sur of Oaxaca

Y en todo el mundo entero

And all around the wide world

Ando tocando mi cumbia sabrosa

I'm playing my tasty cumbia

Y la gente baila con mi esmero

And the people dance with my care

Cuando oyen el trinar de mis notas

When they hear the trill of my notes

En el baile todos se alborotan

At the dance, everyone gets excited

Con mi ritmo alegre y cumbiambero

With my joyful and cumbia rhythm

Si les toco un paseo vallenato

If I play a vallenato stroll

Me piden un verso chilenero

They ask me for a Chilean verse

Con cariño y amor les complazco

With affection and love, I gladly oblige

Pa' que queden todos muy contentos

So that everyone will be very happy