Lila Downs
Perro negro lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2010
- Genre
- Cumbia
- Length
- 3:01
Por la calle
Through the street
Una sombra
A shadow
Se dibuja el eco frío donde va
The cold echo is drawn where it goes
Ese perro, perro negro
That dog, black dog
Entre el humo que aparece por el bar
Among the smoke that rises from the bar
No se encuentra con la parca
Doesn't meet with the reaper
Porque se hizo un trato para gobernar
Because a deal was made to rule
Ese perro apareciera
That dog would appear
Ese perro apareciera de nahual
That dog would appear as a shapeshifter
Corre, salta, brinca, sáltate la barda
Run, jump, leap, clear the fence
Por si acaso escucha la corriente
Just in case, listen to the current
De la calle que te va diciendo
Of the street that keeps telling you
Y la banqueta que va murmurando
And the sidewalk that whispers along
Las palabras que van caminando
The words that keep walking
En las paredes busca la verdad
In the walls, seek the truth
Dicen la verdad, dicen la verdad
They tell the truth, they tell the truth
Por la noche
At night
Un ladrido
A barking
En lo oscuro del rincón municipal
In the darkness of the municipal corner
Por un eco en el tiempo
By an echo in time
Por la mano de ese tata principal
Through the hand of that main dude
Que se venden, que se compran
That are sold, that are bought
Pensamientos que nos daban pa' pensar
Thoughts that gave us reason to think
Que se buscan, que se encuentran
That are sought, that are found
Las preguntas que se deben preguntar
The questions that should be asked
Quiere, quiere, quiere, quiere, quiere todo
Wants, wants, wants, wants, wants it all
Quieres, quieres, quieres que te quiera
You want, you want, you want me to love you
Quieres, quieres, quieres que te adore, dore, dore
You want, you want, you want me to adore you, adore you, adore you
Quieres que te implore
You want me to implore you
Quiero, quiero, quiero la verdad
I want, I want, I want the truth
Quiero, quiero, quiero la verdad
I want, I want, I want the truth
Quiero la verdad, quiero la verdad
I want the truth, I want the truth
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Key vocabulary
- calle
- streetA1
- dibuja
- draw
- entre
- amongA1
- ese
- thatA1
- frío
- coldA1
- mano
- handA1
- humo
- smokeB1
- salta
- jumpsB1
- eco
- echoB2
- donde
- whereB1
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.