Lila Downs
Tierra de luz lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2008
- Genre
- Cumbia
- Length
- 3:40
Tierra de luz del que andará ausente
Land of light for the one who will wander absent
Oigo tu voz que llora el acordeón
I hear your voice that weeps the accordion
Avisa a tu mamá, que aunque esté muy lejos
Tell your mom, even though she’s far away
En este rinconcito, yo la he de recordar
In this little corner, I will remember her
Tierra de luz del que andará ausente
Land of light for the one who will wander absent
Oigo tu voz que llora el acordeón
I hear your voice that weeps the accordion
Avisa a tu mamá, que aunque esté muy lejos
Tell your mom, even though she’s far away
En este rinconcito, yo la he de recordar
In this little corner, I will remember her
Soy como el polvo que flota por el mundo
I am like the dust that floats through the world
Infame y pobre, sin pueblo y sin valor
Infamous and poor, without a village and without worth
Soy como nube que vaga por el cielo
I am like a cloud drifting through the sky
Que va llorando sin el aliento de Dios
Crying out without the breath of God
¿Donde estás tierra de mi corazón?
Where are you, land of my heart?
No es que yo esté llorando, el río se desbordó
It's not that I'm crying, the river has overflowed
¿Dónde estás? Yo soy solo un pasajero
Where are you? I'm just a traveler
Tierra de mi pensamiento, conmigo vas
Land of my thoughts, you go with me
Yo soy solo un pasajero
I'm just a traveler
Tierra de mi pensamiento
Land of my thoughts
Conmigo vas, conmigo vas, conmigo vas
You go with me, you go with me, you go with me
Soy como el polvo que flota por el mundo
I am like the dust floating through the world
Infame y pobre, sin pueblo y sin valor
Infamous and poor, without a people and without courage
Soy como nube que vaga por el cielo
I'm like a cloud drifting through the sky
Que va llorando sin el aliento de Dios
That weeps without the breath of God
¿Donde estás tierra de mi corazón?
Where are you, land of my heart?
No es que yo esté llorando, el río se desbordó
It's not that I'm crying, the river has overflowed
¿Dónde estás? Yo soy solo un pasajero
Where are you? I am just a traveler
Tierra de mi pensamiento, conmigo vas (conmigo vas)
Land of my thoughts, you go with me (you go with me)
Conmigo vas (conmigo vas)
You go with me (you go with me)
Conmigo vas
You go with me
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Key vocabulary
- mundo
- worldA2
- luz
- lightA2
- mamá
- momA2
- aunque
- althoughB1
- infame
- infamousC2
- valor
- courageB2
- vaga
- vague
- cielo
- skyA2
- llorando
- crying
- aliento
- breathB1
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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.