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Ni maíz – Lila Downs

Lila Downs

Ni maíz lyrics with English translation

Language
Spanish
Level
Intermediate
Released
2023
Genre
Cumbia
Length
3:00
  1. Aguas, porque tu carita

    Waters, because your little face

  2. De "no rompo un plato"

    Of 'I wouldn't hurt a fly'

  3. A no me puede engañar

    Can't fool me

  4. Coyotes que son de tu raza

    Coyotes that belong to your kind

  5. Te cazan con labia

    They hunt you with sweet talk

  6. Palabras que ensayan nomás

    Words they just practice

  7. Oye, pon freno a tu coche

    Hey, hit the brakes on your car

  8. No ensucies mi nombre

    Don't dirty my name

  9. prueba y ya luego dirás

    You try and then you'll talk

  10. Vamos, que se haga el atole

    Come on, let the atole be made

  11. Te invito a la noche

    I invite you to the night

  12. La luna no lo va a contar

    The moon won't tell it

  13. No se va a armar

    It's not going to happen

  14. Ni maíz, ni maíz, ni maíz

    Neither corn, nor corn, nor corn

  15. Palomo, ya vete a volar

    Pigeon, just go fly away

  16. No insistas porque es lo que hay

    Don't insist because it's what it is

  17. No te me vas

    You're not leaving me

  18. Ni maíz, ni maíz, ni maíz

    Neither corn, nor corn, nor corn

  19. Paloma, me haces volar

    Dove, you make me fly

  20. Con tu maíz yo me quiero empachar

    With your corn, I want to indulge

  21. Yo digo que no, dices que

    I say no, you say yes

  22. Pero a me consta que vas a mentir

    But I know you're going to lie

  23. dices que no, yo digo que

    You say no, I say yes

  24. Pero a me consta que te hago feliz

    But I know I make you happy

  25. Yo digo que no, dices que

    I say no, you say yes

  26. Pero a me consta que vas a mentir

    But I know you're going to lie

  27. dices que no, yo digo que

    You say no, I say yes

  28. Pero a me consta que te hago feliz

    But I know I make you happy

  29. No se va a armar

    It's not going to happen

  30. Ni maíz, ni maíz, ni maíz

    Neither corn, nor corn, nor corn

  31. Palomo, ya vete a volar

    Pigeon, go fly away now

  32. No insistas porque es lo que hay

    Don't insist because it is what it is

  33. No te me vas

    You're not leaving me

  34. Ni maíz, ni maíz, ni maíz

    Neither corn, nor corn, nor corn

  35. Paloma, me haces volar

    Dove, you make me soar

  36. Con tu maíz yo me quiero empachar

    With your corn, I want to indulge

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Key vocabulary

palabras
wordsB1
luna
moonA2
ya
alreadyA2
dices
sayB2
consta
consistsC1
freno
brakeC1
porque
becauseB1
carita
faceA2
rompo
I break
engañar
deceiveA2

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.

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Ni maíz

Aguas, porque tu carita

Waters, because your little face

De "no rompo un plato"

Of 'I wouldn't hurt a fly'

A no me puede engañar

Can't fool me

Coyotes que son de tu raza

Coyotes that belong to your kind

Te cazan con labia

They hunt you with sweet talk

Palabras que ensayan nomás

Words they just practice

Oye, pon freno a tu coche

Hey, hit the brakes on your car

No ensucies mi nombre

Don't dirty my name

prueba y ya luego dirás

You try and then you'll talk

Vamos, que se haga el atole

Come on, let the atole be made

Te invito a la noche

I invite you to the night

La luna no lo va a contar

The moon won't tell it

No se va a armar

It's not going to happen

Ni maíz, ni maíz, ni maíz

Neither corn, nor corn, nor corn

Palomo, ya vete a volar

Pigeon, just go fly away

No insistas porque es lo que hay

Don't insist because it's what it is

No te me vas

You're not leaving me

Ni maíz, ni maíz, ni maíz

Neither corn, nor corn, nor corn

Paloma, me haces volar

Dove, you make me fly

Con tu maíz yo me quiero empachar

With your corn, I want to indulge

Yo digo que no, dices que

I say no, you say yes

Pero a me consta que vas a mentir

But I know you're going to lie

dices que no, yo digo que

You say no, I say yes

Pero a me consta que te hago feliz

But I know I make you happy

Yo digo que no, dices que

I say no, you say yes

Pero a me consta que vas a mentir

But I know you're going to lie

dices que no, yo digo que

You say no, I say yes

Pero a me consta que te hago feliz

But I know I make you happy

No se va a armar

It's not going to happen

Ni maíz, ni maíz, ni maíz

Neither corn, nor corn, nor corn

Palomo, ya vete a volar

Pigeon, go fly away now

No insistas porque es lo que hay

Don't insist because it is what it is

No te me vas

You're not leaving me

Ni maíz, ni maíz, ni maíz

Neither corn, nor corn, nor corn

Paloma, me haces volar

Dove, you make me soar

Con tu maíz yo me quiero empachar

With your corn, I want to indulge