Lila Downs
Los caminos de la vida lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2019
- Genre
- Cumbia
- Length
- 3:26
Ichi kanu io ta'u yo
Ichi kanu io ta'u yo
Yíí xáa keentaa yo
Yíí xáa keentaa yo
¡Epa!
Epa!
Los caminos de la vida
The paths of life
No son como yo pensaba
Are not as I thought
Como los imaginaba
As I imagined them
No son como yo creía
They're not as I believed
Los caminos de la vida
The paths of life
Son muy difícil de andarlos
Are very hard to walk
Difícil de caminarlos
Difficult to tread upon
Yo no encuentro la salida
I can't find the way out
Porque mi viejita ya está cansada
Because my dear mother is already tired
De trabajar en la vida y pa' mí
Of working in life and for me
Y ahora con gusto me toca ayudarla
And now it's my turn to help her with joy
Y por mi vieja lucharé hasta el fin
And for my mom, I will fight until the end
Por ella lucharé hasta que me muera
For her, I will fight until I die
Y por ella no me voy a morir
And for her, I'm not going to die
Tampoco que se muera mi viejita
Neither will my dear mother die
Pero qué va, si el destino es así
But what can I do, if that's how fate is
Ichi kanu ioo ta'u yo
Ichi kanu ioo ta'u yo
Tu jínina jáa súaa íoo
Your heart is made of gold
Tu jucúu ini naa
Your light shines within me
Vina te ni jínina
I see the fire in you
Ichi kanu ioo ta'u yo
Together we'll rise, oh yes
Tu jínina jáa súaa ioo
Your heart is made of gold
Yíi xáa keen taa yo
We must dance through life, oh yes
Yíi xáa cuáa yo
We must laugh and dream, oh yes
Porque hay que luchar por todo en la vida
Because we have to fight for everything in life
Pero de ti, eso me enseñaste
But from you, that's what you taught me
Uno sabe que la vida
One knows that life
De repente ha de acabarse
Suddenly it must come to an end
Que uno espera que sea tarde
That one hopes it will be late
Que llegue la despedida
That the farewell arrives
Un amigo me decía
A friend used to tell me
"Recompensaré a mis viejos
"I will reward my parents
Por la crianza que me dieron"
For the upbringing they gave me"
Y no le alcanzó la vida
And life wasn't enough for him
Por eso te pido a ti, mi Dios del cielo
That's why I ask you, my God in heaven
Para que me guíes al camino correcto
To guide me on the right path
Para mi viejita linda compensar
To compensate my dear old lady
Para que olvide ese mar de sufrimientos
So that I forget that sea of suffering
Y que de ella se aparte todo tormento
And may all torment be taken from her
Que para criarme tuvo que pasar
For she had to endure
Los caminos de la vida
The paths of life
No son como yo pensaba
Are not as I thought
Como los imaginaba
As I had imagined them
No son como yo creía
They are not as I believed
Los caminos de la vida
The paths of life
Son muy difícil de andarlos
Are very hard to walk
Difícil de caminarlos
Difficult to tread upon
Yo no encuentro la salida
I can't find the way out
Conjunto Costa Azul y Banda La Misteriosa
Costa Azul Group and La Misteriosa Band
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Key vocabulary
- ichi
- one
- dios
- godA2
- hay
- there isA1
- muy
- veryA1
- kanu
- canoe
- io
- I
- ta'u
- care
- yíí
- yes
- xáa
- fire
- keentaa
- teach
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.