Lila Downs
Yanahuari Nïn lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 2003
- Genre
- Cumbia
- Length
- 1:22
Jahwili
Shanawa re'ne, shanawa ze'ne
Shanawa, oh so bright, shanawa, shining light
Shanawa re'to, shanawa stuku
Shanawa, oh so strong, shanawa, hear my song
Shanarea sana, shanarea peri
Shanarea, bring the peace, shanarea, let it release
Shanawa re'ne, shanawa ze'ne
Shanawa, oh so bright, shanawa, shining light
Shanawa re'ne, shanawa ze'ne
Shanawa, oh so bright, shanawa, shining light
Shanawa re'to, shanawa stuku
Shanawa, oh so strong, shanawa, hear my song
Shanarea sana, shanarea peri
Shanarea, bring the peace, shanarea, let it release
Shanawa re'ne, shanawa ze'ne
Shanawa, oh so bright, shanawa, shining light
Jahwili
Jahwili
Key vocabulary
- jahwili
- unknown
- re'to
- unknownC1
- shanawa
- unknown
- re'ne
- unknown
- ze'ne
- unknown
- stuku
- unknown
- shanarea
- unknown
- sana
- healedA2
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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.