Lila Downs
Luna lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2000
- Genre
- Cumbia
- Length
- 3:39
Luna que el barro se mece en la espuma
Moon that rocks the clay in the foam
De todas las noches de mi soledad
Of all the nights of my solitude
Sigo los pasos que tú me señalas
I follow the steps you point out to me
Desde tu regreso, hasta mi final
From your return to my end
Veo mi reflejo en tus charcos de sangre
I see my reflection in your puddles of blood
Y siento perpetua la tranquilidad
And I feel the tranquility everlasting
De tiempos pasados, de hombres antiguos
Of past times, of ancient men
Oh voces, oh luces, dejando señal
Oh voices, oh lights, leaving a mark
Maya kana xini-ri
Maya kana xini-ri
Ja najio kava-ri
Ja najio kava-ri
Kava-ri nuni kaku-ri
Kava-ri nuni kaku-ri
Kava-ri nuni kaku-ri
Kava-ri nuni kaku-ri
Y creo en la boca de la tierra mía
And I believe in the mouth of my earth
Que de la raíz a mi ombligo alimenta
That nourishes from the root to my belly button
La boca del muerto que se halla en mi centro
The mouth of the dead that lies in my core
Al centro, mi templo de vida
To the center, my temple of life
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Key vocabulary
- antiguos
- ancientsA2
- muerto
- deadB2
- pasos
- stepsB1
- barro
- mudB2
- mece
- rocks
- espuma
- foamB1
- noches
- nightsA1
- señalas
- indicate
- regreso
- returnA1
- veo
- I seeB1
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.