Lila Downs
La cumbia del mole lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2006
- Genre
- Cumbia
- Length
- 4:11
Cuentan que en Oaxaca se toma el mezcal con café
They say that in Oaxaca they drink mezcal with coffee
Cuentan que en Oaxaca se toma el mezcal con café
They say that in Oaxaca they drink mezcal with coffee
Dicen que la hierba le cura la mala fe
They say that the herb cures bad faith
Dicen que la hierba le cura la mala fe
They say that the herb cures bad faith
A mí me gusta el mole que Soledad me va a moler
I love the mole that Soledad is going to grind for me
A mí me gusta el mole que Soledad me va a moler
I love the mole that Soledad is going to grind for me
Mi querida Soledad
My dear Soledad
Me va a guisar un molito
Is going to cook me a little mole
Por el cielo de Montalbán
Through the sky of Montalbán
De noche sueño contigo
At night I dream of you
Mi querida Soledad
My dear Solitude
Me va a guisar un molito
She's going to make me a mole
Por el cielo de Montalbán
Through the sky of Montalbán
De noche sueño contigo (ah, así)
At night I dream of you (ah, like this)
Se muele con cacahuate
It grinds with peanut
Se muele también el pan
The bread is also ground
Se muele la almendra seca
The dry almond is ground
Se muele el chile y también la sal
The chili is ground and also the salt
Se muele ese chocolate
That chocolate is ground
Se muele la canela
The cinnamon is ground
Se muele pimienta y clavo
Pepper and clove are ground
Se mueve la molendera
The grinder is moving
Se muele ese chocolate
That chocolate is ground
Se muele también el pan
The bread is ground too
Se muele la almendra seca
The dry almond is ground
Se muele el chile y también la sal
The chili is ground, and also the salt
Se muele ese chocolate
That chocolate is ground
Se muele la canela
The cinnamon is ground
Se muele pimienta y clavo
Pepper and clove are ground
Se mueve la molendera
The grinder is moving
Se muele, se muele (oye)
It grinds, it grinds (hey)
Se muele, se muele, se muele, se muele, se muele
It grinds, it grinds, it grinds, it grinds, it grinds
Se muele, se muele, se muele, se muele, se muele
It grinds, it grinds, it grinds, it grinds, it grinds
Se muele ese chocolate
That chocolate gets ground
Se muele también el pan
The bread gets ground too
Se muele la almendra seca
The dry almond gets ground
Se muele el chile y también la sal
The chili gets ground and also the salt
Se muele ese chocolate
That chocolate gets ground
Se muele la canela
The cinnamon gets ground
Se muele pimienta y clavo
Pepper and clove get ground
Se mueve la molendera
The miller’s daughter dances
Se mueve la molendera
The mill girl is dancing
Se mueve la molendera
The miller’s girl is dancing
Cuentan que en Oaxaca con agua es el chocolate
They say that in Oaxaca, chocolate is made with water
They say in Oaxaca hot water with chocolate
They say at the fiesta the burning of life will tell
They say at the fiesta the blaze of life will unfold
They say at the fiesta the burning of life will tell
What is your kind of promise; what, Soledad, what kind of spell?
What is your kind of promise; what, Soledad, what kind of spell?
Mi querida Soledad
My dear Loneliness
Me va a guisar un molito
She is gonna cook a molito
Por el cielo de Montalbán
Through the sky of Montalbán
De noche sueño contigo
At night, I dream of you
Mi querida Soledad
My dear Soledad
She is gonna cook a molito
Por el cielo de Montalbán
Through the sky of Montalbán
At night, I'm dreaming to see you
Mi querida Soledad
My dear Soledad
Me va a guisar un molito
She is gonna cook a molito
Por el cielo de Montalbán (ay)
Through the sky of Montalbán (ay)
Mi querida Soledad
My dear Solitude
Me va a guisar un molito
She's going to cook me a mole
Por el cielo de Montalbán
Through the sky of Montalbán
De noche sueño contigo
At night I dream of you
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Key vocabulary
- cuentan
- they countC1
- café
- coffeeA1
- dicen
- sayB2
- hierba
- herbB1
- le
- to him/her/youA2
- fe
- faithB2
- seca
- dryB2
- ese
- thatA1
- cura
- cureB2
- mala
- badA2
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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.