Lila Downs
La mentira lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2017
- Genre
- Cumbia
- Length
- 4:30
Se te olvida
You forget
Que me quieres a pesar de lo que dices
That you love me despite what you say
Pues, llevamos en el alma cicatrices
Well, we carry scars in our souls
Imposibles de borrar
Impossible to erase
Se te olvida
You forget
Que hasta puedo hacerte mal si me decido
That I can even hurt you if I decide to
Pues, tu amor lo tengo muy comprometido
Well, I have your love very much committed
Pero a fuerza no será
But it won't be by force
Y hoy resulta
And today it turns out
Que no soy de la estatura de tu vida
That I'm not the stature of your life
Y al soñar otros amores se te olvida
And when dreaming of other loves, you forget
Que hay un pacto entre los dos
That there's a pact between us two
Por mi parte
For my part
Te devuelvo tu promesa de adorarme
I return your promise to adore me
Ni siquiera sientas pena por dejarme
Don’t even feel sad for leaving me
Que ese pacto no es con Dios
That pact isn’t with God
Y hoy resulta
And today it turns out
Que no soy de la estatura de tu vida
That I'm not the height of your life
Y al soñar otros amores se te olvida
And when dreaming of other loves, you forget
Que hay un pacto entre los dos
That there's a pact between us two
Por mi parte
For my part
Te devuelvo tu promesa de adorarme
I return to you your promise to adore me
Ni siquiera sientas pena por dejarme
Don't even feel sorry for leaving me
Que ese pacto no es con Dios
Because that pact is not with God
Por mi parte
For my part
Te devuelvo tu promesa de adorarme
I return to you your promise to adore me
Ni siquiera sientas pena por dejarme
Don't even feel sorry for leaving me
Que ese pacto no es con Dios
Because that pact is not with God
Que ese pacto
Because that pact
No es con Dios
Is not with God
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Key vocabulary
- fuerza
- strengthC1
- pacto
- pactC1
- dos
- twoA1
- soñar
- to dreamB1
- quieres
- wantA1
- pesar
- regretA2
- imposibles
- impossibleB1
- hasta
- untilA1
- decido
- decide
- amor
- loveB1
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.