Lila Downs

La maza lyrics with English translation

Language

Spanish

Level

Intermediate

Released

2014

Genre

Cumbia

Length

3:51

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1. Si no creyera en la locura de la garganta del sinzontle,

   If I didn't believe in the madness of the throat of the nightingale,

2. si no creyera que en el monte se esconde el trigo y la pavura...

   if I didn't believe that in the mountain the wheat and the fear hide...

3. si no creyera en la balanza,

   if I didn't believe in the balance,

4. en la razón del equilibrio,

   in the reason of equilibrium,

5. si no creyera en el delirio,

   if I didn't believe in delirium,

6. si no creyera en la esperanza...

   if I didn't believe in hope...

7. si no creyera en lo que agencio,

   if I didn't believe in what I arrange,

8. si no creyera en mi camino,

   if I didn't believe in my path,

9. si no creyera en mi sonido,

   if I didn't believe in my sound,

10. si no creyera en mi silencio...

    if I didn't believe in my silence...

11. ¿qué cosa fuera, qué cosa fuera la maza sin cantera?

    What would it be, what would it be, the mallet without a quarry?

12. un amasijo hecho de cuerdas y tendones,

    A mixture made of strings and tendons,

13. un revoltijo de carne con madera,

    A jumble of flesh with wood,

14. un instrumento sin mejores resplandores que lucecitas montadas para escena...

    An instrument with no brighter glimmers than little lights mounted for the show...

15. ¿qué cosa fuera, corazón, qué cosa fuera?

    What would it be, my heart, what would it be?

16. ¿qué cosa fuera la maza sin cantera?

    What would the mallet be without a quarry?

17. si no creyera en lo más duro,

    If I didn’t believe in the hardest truth,

18. si no creyera en el deseo,

    If I didn’t believe in desire,

19. si no creyera en lo que creo,

    If I didn’t believe in what I believe,

20. si no creyera en algo puro...

    If I didn’t believe in something pure...

21. si no creyera en cada herida,

    if I didn't believe in every wound,

22. si no creyera en lo que ronde,

    if I didn't believe in what surrounds,

23. si no creyera en lo que esconde hacerse hermano de la vida...

    if I didn't believe in what it hides, becoming a brother to life...

24. si no creyera en quien me escucha,

    if I didn't believe in those who listen to me,

25. si no creyera en lo que duele,

    if I didn't believe in what hurts,

26. si no creyera en lo que quede,

    if I didn't believe in what remains,

27. si no creyera en lo que lucha...

    if I didn't believe in what fights...

28. ¿qué cosa fuera, qué cosa fuera la maza sin cantera?

    what would it be, what would it be, the hammer without the quarry?

29. un amasijo hecho de cuerdas y tendones,

    a mass made of strings and tendons,

30. un revoltijo de carne con madera,

    a jumble of flesh with wood,

31. un instrumento sin mejores resplandores que lucecitas montadas para escena...

    an instrument without better shines than little lights set up for the scene...

32. ¿qué cosa fuera, corazón, qué cosa fuera?

    what would it be, my heart, what would it be?

33. ¿qué cosa fuera la maza sin cantera?

    what would the hammer be without a quarry?

34. un testaferro del traidor de los aplausos,

    a frontman for the traitor of applause,

35. un servidor de pasado en copa nueva,

    a servant of the past in a new cup,

36. un eternizador de dioses del ocaso,

    an eternalizer of gods at dusk,

37. júbilo hervido con trapo y lentejuela...

    boiled joy with a rag and sequins...

38. ¿qué cosa fuera, corazón, qué cosa fuera?

    what would it be, my heart, what would it be?

39. ¿qué cosa fuera la maza sin cantera?

    what would the hammer be without a quarry?

40. ¿qué cosa fuera, corazón, qué cosa fuera?

    what would it be, my heart, what would it be?

41. ¿qué cosa fuera la maza sin cantera?

    What would the hammer be without the quarry?

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