Lila Downs
Son del chile frito lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2019
- Genre
- Cumbia
- Length
- 3:36
Son chile
I'm spicy
Un saludo a toda la costa chica
A shout out to the whole coastal region
Pinotepa Nacional
Pinotepa Nacional
Chilapa, Guerrero
Chilapa, Guerrero
Santiago Llanogrande
Santiago Llanogrande
Yo tengo
I've got
Yo tengo
I've got
Ganas de comer taco de chile con cerveza
A craving for a chile taco with beer
Con su sal y su cebolla asadito en el carbón
With salt and grilled onion cooked over charcoal
Yo tengo
I've got
Yo tengo
I want
Ganas de serranito con una machucadita
A serranito with a little crush
Con su chile costeñito tatemado de comal
With its roasted coastal chili from the griddle
Sin algo que pique no sabe la vida
Without something spicy, life has no flavor
Con chile verde bien rebanado
With green chili, nicely sliced
Chile chilhuacle, puro sabor
Chilhuacle chili, pure flavor
Y de morita y de habanero
And with morita and habanero
Ese provoca mucho sudor
That brings on a lot of sweat
Con chile verde bien rebanado
With green chili, nicely sliced
Chile chilhuacle, puro sabor
Chilhuacle chili, pure flavor
Y de morita y de habanero
And with morita and habanero
Ese provoca mucho sudor
That one brings on a lot of sweat
Con chile frito y con mulato
With fried chili and with mulatto
Pásele joven, chile relleno
Come on in, young man, stuffed chili
Hacer honor al chile costeño
To pay tribute to the coastal chili
Y con xhuladi, caldo istmeño
And with xhuladi, Isthmus soup
Con chile frito y con mulato
With fried chili and with mulatto
Pásele joven, chile relleno
Come on in, young man, stuffed chili
Hacer honor al chile costeño
To pay tribute to the coastal chili
Y con xhuladi, caldo istmeño
And with xhuladi, Isthmus soup
Sí que pica el chiltepín
Oh, how spicy the chiltepín is
Pero sin chile no se vivir
But I can't live without chili
Sí que pica el chiltepín
Oh, how spicy the chiltepín is
Pero sin chile no se vivir
But I can't live without chili
Yo tengo
I have
Yo tengo
I have
De guajillo o del poblano
Guajillo or poblano
Jalapeño pa'l taco
Jalapeño for the taco
Del serrano o del chipotle
Serrano or chipotle
Chile frito
Fried chili
No sacudan tanto el chile
Don’t shake the pepper so much
Que se riega la semilla
Or the seed gets spread
Yo tengo
I have
Yo tengo
I have
Ganas de comer taco de chile con cerveza
Cravings for a chili taco with beer
Con su sal y su cebolla asadito en el carbón
With its salt and onion roasted on the grill
Yo tengo
I have
Yo tengo
I have
Ganas de serranito con una machucadita
Cravings for a serranito with a little smash
Con su chile costeñito tatemado de comal
With its roasted coastal chili from the griddle
Con chile o sin chile
With chili or without chili
Ay
Oh
Con chile verde bien rebanado
With green chili, finely sliced
Chile chilhuacle, puro sabor
Chilhuacle chili, pure flavor
Y de morita y de habanero
And with morita and habanero
Ese provoca mucho sudor
That one brings on a lot of sweat
Con chile verde bien rebanado
With green chili, finely sliced
Chile chilhuacle, puro sabor
Chilhuacle chili, pure flavor
Y de morita y de habanero
And with morita and habanero
Ese provoca mucho sudor
That one brings on a lot of sweat
Chile verde
Green chili
Ningún chile le embona
No chili fits him
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Key vocabulary
- caldo
- brothC2
- toda
- allA2
- costa
- coastA2
- pinotepa
- city
- chilapa
- chili
- guerrero
- warriorB2
- llanogrande
- large plain
- ganas
- desireB1
- cebolla
- onionA2
- asadito
- roast
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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.