Lila Downs
Tan bonita lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2024
- Genre
- Cumbia
- Length
- 3:18
Pegadita a la luna, junto al mar de los sueños
Close to the moon, by the sea of dreams
Está mi tierra querida, de la que nadie es el dueño
Is my beloved land, which no one owns
Es la que llevo siempre en el corazón
It’s the one I always carry in my heart
Y aunque me vaya lejos, yo la canto en cada canción
And even if I go far away, I sing it in every song
Tan bonita, tan bendita
So beautiful, so blessed
Compartí mis secretos, los anhelos de mi alma
I shared my secrets, the yearnings of my soul
Bajo el árbol de la vida que me regaló su calma
Under the tree of life that gifted me its calm
Y aunque me pase el tiempo, no la olvido
And even as time goes by, I don’t forget it
Y no se muere el sentimiento por las cosas que he vivido
And the feeling doesn’t die from the things I’ve lived
Tan bonita, tan bendita
So beautiful, so blessed
Y aunque no estoy, nunca me iré, nunca me fui
And though I'm not here, I will never leave, I never went away
Siempre estoy contigo
I am always with you
Y aunque no estoy, nunca me iré, nunca me fui
And though I'm not here, I will never leave, I never went away
Mi suelo querido
My beloved ground
Con su cielo infinito y su manto de estrellas
With its endless sky and its cloak of stars
Vive la tierra mía con su gente tan bella
Lives my land with its people so beautiful
Estando lejos siento que me espera
Being far away I feel it awaits me
Y florecen mis recuerdos como cada primavera
And my memories bloom like every spring
Tan bonita, tan bendita
So pretty, so blessed
Y aunque no estoy, nunca me iré, nunca me fui
And though I'm not here, I will never leave, I never went away
Siempre estoy contigo
I am always with you
Y aunque no estoy, nunca me iré, nunca me fui
And though I'm not there, I'll never leave, I never left
Mi suelo querido
My beloved ground
Y aunque no estoy, nunca me iré, nunca me fui
And though I'm not there, I'll never leave, I never left
Siempre estoy contigo
I am always with you
Y aunque no estoy, nunca me iré, nunca me fui
And though I'm not there, I'll never leave, I never left
Mi suelo querido
My beloved ground
Mi suelo querido
My beloved ground
Mi suelo querido
My beloved ground
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Key vocabulary
- pegadita
- stuck-on
- junto
- togetherB1
- llevo
- I carryB1
- vaya
- go awayB1
- canto
- songC2
- cada
- eachB2
- bendita
- blessedC1
- manto
- cloakB2
- lejos
- farA1
- mis
- myA1
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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.