Lila Downs
Ni maíz lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2023
- Genre
- Cumbia
- Length
- 3:00
Aguas, porque tu carita
Waters, because your little face
De "no rompo un plato"
Of 'I wouldn't hurt a fly'
A mí 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
Tú 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, tú 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, tú dices que sí
I say no, you say yes
Pero a mí me consta que vas a mentir
But I know you're going to lie
Tú dices que no, yo digo que sí
You say no, I say yes
Pero a mí me consta que te hago feliz
But I know I make you happy
Yo digo que no, tú dices que sí
I say no, you say yes
Pero a mí me consta que vas a mentir
But I know you're going to lie
Tú dices que no, yo digo que sí
You say no, I say yes
Pero a mí 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, tú me haces volar
Dove, you make me soar
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
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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.