Lila Downs
La sandunga lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1994
- Genre
- Cumbia
- Length
- 4:14
Sandunga
Sandunga mamá por Dios
Sandunga mama for God's sake
Sandunga no seas ingrata
Sandunga, don't be ungrateful
Mamá de mi corazón
Mama of my heart
Ay Sandunga, Sandunga mamá por dios
Oh Sandunga, Sandunga mama for God's sake
Sandunga no seas ingrata
Sandunga, don't be ungrateful
Mamá de mi corazón
Mama of my heart
Antenoche fui a tu casa
The night before last I went to your house
Tres golpes le di al candado
I knocked three times on the lock
Tu no sirves para amores
You’re no good for love
Tienes el sueño pesado
You have a heavy dream
Mi Sandunga, Sandunga mamá por dios
My Sandunga, Sandunga mom, oh God
Sandunga no seas ingrata
Sandunga, don't be ungrateful
Mamá de mi corazón
Mom of my heart
Me ofreciste acompañarme
You offered to accompany me
Desde la iglesia a mi choza
From the church to my hut
Pero como no llegabas tuve que venirme sola
But since you weren't arriving, I had to come alone
Ay Sandunga, Sandunga mamá por dios
Oh Sandunga, Sandunga mom, oh God
Sandunga no seas ingrata
Sandunga, don't be ungrateful
Mamá de mi corazón
Mom of my heart
A orillas del Papaloapan
By the shores of the Papaloapan
Me estaba bañando ayer
I was bathing yesterday
Pasaste por las orillas y no me quisiste ver
You passed by the shores and didn't want to see me
Ay Sandunga, Sandunga mamá por dios
Oh Sandunga, Sandunga mama, for God's sake
Sandunga no seas ingrata
Sandunga, don't be ungrateful
Mamá de mi corazón
Mama of my heart
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Key vocabulary
- desde
- fromA2
- estaba
- wasB1
- ayer
- yesterdayA1
- tienes
- haveA1
- ver
- seeA1
- sandunga
- dance
- ingrata
- ungrateful
- corazón
- heartB1
- antenoche
- night before
- fui
- I wentB1
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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.