Lila Downs
Palomo del comalito lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2011
- Genre
- Cumbia
- Length
- 4:13
La chula, la chulada de esta tierra
The beauty, the gorgeousness of this land
Muele ma, muele masa de maíz
Grind it, mom, grind the corn dough
Un mila, un milagro de sus manos
A miracle, a wonder from your hands
Amari, amarillo brillo ví
Amari, a shining yellow I saw
En tena, en tenate lleva de oro
In the basket, in the bundle, it carries gold
De oro tier, de oro tierno de maíz
Tender gold, tender corn gold
En tena, en tenate lleva de oro
In the basket, in the bundle, it carries gold
De oro tier, de oro tierno de maíz
Tender gold, tender corn gold
Ya acabó, ya acabó mi sufrimiento
My suffering is over, it’s all done
Ya no hay mal, no hay mal que dure cien años
There’s no evil, no evil that lasts a hundred years
Palomi, Palomita vuela y dile
Dove, little dove, fly and tell
Que yo be, que yo beso aquí sus manos
That I drink, that I kiss here their hands
Palomi, palomita vuela y dile
Dove, little dove, fly and tell
Que yo be, que yo beso aquí sus manos
That I drink, that I kiss here their hands
Palomi, palomita canta un milagro
Dove, little dove, sing a miracle
De la masa del humo de este comal
From the dough of the smoke of this griddle
Tú que be, tú que bebiste mis lágrimas
You who drink, you who drank my tears
De gra, de gra, de granitos de cristal
Of grains, of grains, of little crystal beads
Palomi, palomita canta un milagro
Dove, little dove, sing a miracle
De la masa del humo de este comal
From the dough of the smoke of this griddle
Tú que be, tú que bebiste mis lágrimas
You who drank, you who drank my tears
De gra, de gra, de granitos de cristal
Of grains, of grains, of little crystals
Y milagros, y milagros de esta tierra
And miracles, and miracles from this land
Y mujeres que sus manos alimentan
And women whose hands nourish
La que invi, la que invita aunque nada tenga
The one who invites, the one who invites even if she has nothing
Y pelea por las cosas que si son buenas
And fights for the things that are truly good
La que invi, la que invita aunque nada tenga
The one who invites, the one who invites even if she has nothing
Y pelea por las cosas que si son buenas
And fights for the things that are truly good
Palomi, palomita canta un milagro
Dove, little dove, sing a miracle
De la masa del humo de este comal
From the mass of the smoke of this griddle
Tú que be, tú que bebiste mis lágrimas
You who drank, you who drank my tears
De gra, de gra, de granitos de cristal
Of gra, of gra, of little grains of crystal
Palomi, palomita canta un milagro
Dove, little dove, sing a miracle
De la masa del humo de este comal
From the dough of the smoke of this griddle
Tú que be, tú que bebiste mis lágrimas
You who drank, you who drank my tears
De gra, de gra, de granitos de cristal
Of gra, of gra, of little grains of crystal
De gra, de gra, de granitos de cristal
Of gra, of gra, of little grains of crystal
De gra, de gra, de granitos de cristal
Of gra, of gra, of little grains of crystal
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Key vocabulary
- amarillo
- yellowA1
- años
- yearsA1
- aquí
- hereA1
- este
- thisA1
- hay
- there isA1
- mal
- badA1
- manos
- handsA1
- mis
- myA1
- brillo
- shineC1
- chula
- cool
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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.