Lila Downs
Skeleton lyrics
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2008
- Genre
- Cumbia
- Length
- 3:02
The land is the mother of a tender crop
The corn will grow with the shining sun
I've seen a believer, I've seen Moses wear red
In my answer to their prayers, I pray to the dead
I came in November to the date in my name
I followed a young man down the river of pain
I drank form his tears, quenched the thirst in my bones
Then I played his heartbeat 'til he gave me his soul
Gave me his soul
Listen to the woman
At the bottom of the sea
Floating in her hair
Is a reflection of me
I came in November to the date in my name
I followed a young man down the river of pain
I drank from his tears, quenched the thirst in my bones
Then I played his heartbeat 'til he gave me his soul
I played his heartbeat 'til he gave me his soul
Then I played his heartbeat 'til he gave me his soul
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Key vocabulary
- is
- —
- tender
- tendB1
- i've
- I’veB2
- red
- netA1
- til
- tick
- he
- I haveA2
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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.