Lila Downs
Tu cárcel lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2011
- Genre
- Cumbia
- Length
- 3:43
Uh-ja-jay
Uh-ja-jay
Te vas porque quieres
You leave because you want to
Te vas amor
You leave, my love
Si así lo quieres, ¿qué le voy a hacer?
If that's what you want, what can I do?
Tu vanidad no te deja entender
Your vanity won't let you understand
Que en la pobreza se sabe querer
That in poverty, love is truly known
Y quiero llorar
And I want to cry
Y me destroza que pienses así
And it breaks me that you think this way
Y más ahora, me quedé sin ti
And now more than ever, I'm left without you
Me duele lo que tú vas a sufrir
It hurts me what you're about to suffer
Pero recuerda
But remember
Nadie es perfecto y tú lo verás
No one is perfect, and you'll see it
Tal vez, mil cosas mejores tendrás
Maybe you'll have a thousand better things
Pero un cariño sincero, jamás
But a sincere affection, never
Vete olvidando
Forget about it
De eso que hoy dejas y que cambiarás
That which you leave today and will change
Por la aventura que tú ya verás
For the adventure that you'll see
Será tu cárcel y nunca saldrás
It'll be your prison, and you'll never get out
Y quiero llorar
And I want to cry
Y me destroza que pienses así
And it breaks me that you think like that
Y más ahora, me quedé sin ti
And even more now, I'm left without you
Me duele lo que tú vas a sufrir
It hurts me what you're going to suffer
Pero recuerda
But remember
Nadie es perfecto y tú lo verás
No one is perfect and you'll see it
Tal vez, mil cosas mejores tendrás
Maybe, you'll have a thousand better things
Pero un cariño sincero, jamás
But a sincere love, never
Vete olvidando
Forget about it
De eso que hoy dejas y que cambiarás
Of what you're leaving today and what you'll change
Por la aventura que tú ya verás
For the adventure that you will see
Será tu cárcel y nunca saldrás
It will be your prison and you'll never get out
Pero recuerda
But remember
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Key vocabulary
- le
- Indirect object pronoun meaning “to him/to her/to you” (singular) or “to it” (in formal/impersonal uses), depending on context.A2
- quieres
- wantA1
- porque
- because; for the reason thatB1
- deja
- leaveB2
- más
- moreA1
- ahora
- nowA1
- sufrir
- to sufferB2
- recuerda
- rememberC2
- verás
- you’ll seeB2
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.