Lila Downs
Viborita lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Advanced
- Released
- 2003
- Genre
- Cumbia
- Length
- 4:18
A la orilla de la playa allá en la madrugada
By the shore of the beach there at dawn
Bajo la enramada dentro el chachacual
Under the leafy shelter inside the chachacual
Hay un Diablo viejo que te va a agarrar
There's an old devil that's gonna catch you
A la orilla de la playa un cascabel matraca
By the shore of the beach, a rattling bell
A la orilla de la playa un cascabel matraca
By the shore of the beach, a rattling bell
Sube la tarima, suelta la polilla
Climb the stage, let the moth go
Calavera baila, cada que te mira
Skeleton dances, whenever it sees you
Viborita de la mar, no me vayas a picar
Little snake of the sea, don’t you bite me
Viborita de la mar, no me vayas a picar
Little snake of the sea, don’t you bite me
Que me tiré a la ruina porque me han pagado mal
That I fell into ruin because I've been poorly paid
Que me tiré a la ruina porque me han pagado mal
I fell into ruin because they paid me poorly
Viborita de la mar, no me vayas a picar
Little sea snake, don't sting me now
Viborita de la mar, no me vayas a picar
Little sea snake, don't sting me now
Que me tiré a la ruina porque me han pagado mal
I fell into ruin because they paid me poorly
Que me tiré a la ruina porque me han pagado mal
I fell into ruin because they paid me poorly
No me toques la cola, toca mi cabecita
Don't touch my tail, touch my little head
No me toques la cola, toca mi cabecita
Don't touch my tail, touch my little head
Cada que me sueltan me vengo solita
Every time they let me go, I come back alone
Me voy arrastrando por la mañanita
I'm dragging myself along in the morning light
No me toques la cola, toca mi cabecita
Don't touch my tail, touch my little head
No me toques la cola, toca mi cabecita
Don't touch my tail, touch my little head
Cada que me sueltan me vengo solita
Every time they let me go, I come all by myself
Me voy arrastrando por la mañanita
I crawl away in the morning light
Viborita de la mar, no me vayas a picar
Little snake of the sea, don't you bite me
Viborita de la mar, no me vayas a picar
Little snake of the sea, don't you bite me
Que me tiré a la ruina porque me han pagado mal
I've fallen to ruin because they've paid me badly
Que me tiré a la ruina porque me han pagado mal
I've fallen to ruin because they've paid me badly
Viborita de la mar, no me vayas a picar
Little snake of the sea, don't you bite me
Viborita de la mar, no me vayas a picar
Little snake of the sea, don't you bite me
Que me tiré a la ruina porque me han pagado mal
I've fallen to ruin because they've paid me badly
Que me tiré a la ruina porque me han pagado mal
I fell into ruin because they paid me poorly
Viborita de la mar, no me vayas a picar
Little sea snake, don't sting me now
Viborita de la mar, no me vayas a picar
Little sea snake, don't sting me now
Que me tiré a la ruina porque me han pagado mal
I fell into ruin because they paid me poorly
Que me tiré a la ruina porque me han pagado mal
I fell into ruin because they paid me poorly
Viborita de la mar, no me vayas a picar
Little sea snake, don't sting me now
Viborita de la mar, no me vayas a picar
Little sea snake, don't sting me now
Que me tiré a la ruina porque me han pagado mal
I fell into ruin because they paid me poorly
Que me tiré a la ruina porque me han pagado mal
I fell into ruin because they paid me poorly
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Key vocabulary
- allá
- thereA1
- orilla
- shoreB1
- suelta
- releaseC2
- hay
- there isA1
- cada
- eachB2
- madrugada
- dawnB2
- bajo
- lowA1
- enramada
- arbor
- dentro
- insideA2
- chachacual
- unknown
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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.