Lila Downs
Y para qué lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2014
- Genre
- Cumbia
- Length
- 4:07
Dejaré que pase el tiempo
I'll let time pass by
porque es sabio y es perfecto
because it's wise and perfect
va y coloca donde quiere
it goes and places things where it wants
cada cosa en su momento
everything in its moment
Nunca deja que te escapes
Never let it slip away from you
te da el sitio y el asiento
it gives you the space and the seat
va deprisa, va despacio
it goes fast, it goes slow
va según su movimiento
it moves according to its own rhythm
No le temas al desprecio
Don't fear disdain
si tú nunca despreciaste
if you never displayed disdain
ya no temas la mentira
no longer fear the lie
si jamás tú me engañaste
since you never deceived me
Dejaré que pase el tiempo
I'll let time go by
Para qué
What for
vivir sin ilusiones
to live without illusions
cantamos a la vida
we sing to life
bailando tus canciones
dancing to your songs
y para qué
and what for
Sacaré piedras del agua
I'll take stones from the water
y limpiaré bien tu camino
and I'll clear your path well
para que no te lastimes
so that you won't get hurt
cada vez que estés conmigo
every time you’re with me
Nos bañamos en la orilla
We bathe on the shore
ay que feliz estoy contigo
oh how happy I am with you
somos dos almas gemelas
we are two soulmates
Dios nos puso en el destino
God placed us in destiny
Porque tú eres la fuente
Because you are the source
donde beben mis sentidos
where my senses drink
donde beben mis sentidos
where my senses drink
y para qué
and for what
vivir sin ilusiones
living without illusions
cantamos a la vida
we sing to life
bailando tus canciones
dancing to your songs
y para qué
and for what
vivir sin ilusiones
living without illusions
cantamos a la vida
we sing to life
bailando tus canciones
dancing to your songs
y para qué
and for what
Si tú quieres cantar
If you want to sing
deja que corra el aire
let the air flow
vive y deja vivir mira siempre pa'lante
live and let live, always look ahead
si tú quieres bailar nunca mires atrás
if you want to dance, never look back
Si tú quieres cantar
if you want to sing
deja que corra el aire
just let the air flow
vive y deja vivir mira siempre pa'lante
live and let live, always look ahead
si tú quieres bailar nunca mires atrás
if you want to dance, never look back
y para qué
and for what
vivir sin ilusiones
to live without dreams
cantamos a la vida
we sing to life
bailando tus canciones
dancing to your songs
y para qué
and for what
vivir sin ilusiones
to live without dreams
cantamos a la vida
we sing to life
bailando tus canciones
dancing to your songs
y para qué
and for what
vivir sin ilusiones
to live without dreams
cantamos a la vida
we sing to life
bailando tus canciones
dancing to your songs
y para qué
and for what
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Key vocabulary
- conmigo
- with meB1
- contigo
- with youB1
- da
- givesB1
- deprisa
- quicklyB1
- donde
- whereB1
- estés
- you areB1
- mentira
- lieB1
- orilla
- shoreB1
- pase
- I passedB1
- piedras
- stonesB1
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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.