Lila Downs
Malinche lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2003
- Genre
- Cumbia
- Length
- 4:03
Vámonos a la laguna de Chacahua
Let's go to the Chacahua lagoon
¡A Bailar!
Let's dance!
Por el camino va Malinche
Malinche walks along the road
Paso de polvo y canela
Step of dust and cinnamon
Por el camino va Malinche
Malinche walks along the road
Paso de polvo y canela
Step of dust and cinnamon
Mira que voy buscando
Look, I'm searching
Por el camino mi corazón
Along the road for my heart
Vengo con mi promesa
I come with my promise
Buscando selva y el caracol
Searching for jungle and the conch
Mira que juega ese malacate
Look at that winch playing
Mira que come ese camarón
Look at that shrimp eating
Mira que juega ese malacate
Look at that winch playing
Mira que come ese camarón
Look at that shrimp eating
De la costa
From the coast
Viene caminando con paso libre, tono de mar
She comes walking with a free step, sea tone
La morena
The brunette
Una red de carga, medalla de oro y de coral
A loading net, gold medal and coral
De la costa
From the coast
Viene caminando con paso libre, tono de mar
She comes walking with a free step, sea tone
La morena
The brunette
Una red de carga, medalla de oro y de coral
A load net, gold medal and coral
Y del valle para la costa
And from the valley to the coast
Cada vez que me miras se te endereza
Every time you look at me, you straighten up
La punta del pañuelo de la cabeza
The tip of the headscarf
(Así nomás)
(Just like that)
Si me das lo que te pido (¡Ay!)
If you give me what I ask for (Oh!)
Que eso para tí no es nada
Because that's nothing for you
Un besito y un abrazo (¡Eso!)
A little kiss and a hug (That's it!)
Y un rinconcito de tu cama (¡Sí, señor!)
And a little corner of your bed (Yes, sir!)
Por el camino va Malinche
Along the path goes Malinche
Paso de amor y de pena
Step of love and of sorrow
Por el camino va Malinche
Along the path goes Malinche
Paso de amor y de pena
Step of love and of sorrow
Busca en el día bueno con la Marina bailar chilena
She looks for a good day to dance the Chilean with Marina
Yo te quiero a ti morena, niña Marina del corazón
I love you, dark girl, Marina of the heart
Mira que baila toro el petate
Look how the petate dances, toro
Mira que busca un toro rabón
Look how a rabid bull searches
Mira que juega ese malacate
Look how that malacate plays
Mira que come ese camarón
Look how that shrimp eats
(Mira que come)
(Look at him eating)
(Mira que come ese camarón)
(Look at him eating that shrimp)
(Mira que come) Vaso de polvo y canela
(Look at him eating) A glass of dust and cinnamon
(Mira que come ese camarón)
(Look at him eating that shrimp)
(Mira que come)
(Look at him eating)
Por el camino a Malinche
On the road to Malinche
(Mira que come ese camarón)
(Look at him eating that shrimp)
(Mira que come) Vengo buscando a Marina
(Look at him eating) I'm coming to find Marina
(Mira que come)
(Look at him eating)
(Mira que come ese camarón)
(Look at him eating that shrimp)
Mira que...
Look that...
De la costa
From the coast
Viene caminando con paso libre, tono de mar
She comes walking with a free step, the sound of the sea
La morena
The brunette
Una red de carga, medalla de oro y de coral
A net of bounty, a medal of gold and coral
De la costa
From the coast
Viene caminando con paso libre, tono de mar
She comes walking with a free step, the sound of the sea
La morena
The brunette
Una red de carga, medalla de oro y de coral
A net of bounty, a medal of gold and coral
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Key vocabulary
- vámonos
- let's goC2
- laguna
- lagoonB2
- chacahua
- Laguna
- bailar
- danceA1
- busca
- seekC2
- marina
- harborC2
- costa
- coastA2
- libre
- freeA2
- paso
- stepB1
- camino
- roadB1
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.