Luis Enrique
Promesa de mis viejos lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1993
- Genre
- Pop, Salsa
- Length
- 4:48
Se puso un liston y ato su pelo
She tied her hair with a ribbon
aquella tarde de domingo
that Sunday afternoon
y del cajon de los recuerdos
and from the drawer of memories
saco a pasear aquel vestido
she took out that dress to wear
Un par de aretes y el deseo
A pair of earrings and the longing
de revivir aquel febrero
to relive that February
los a
the...
Key vocabulary
- recuerdos
- memoriesB1
- saco
- coatB1
- pasear
- strollA2
- aquel
- thatA1
- vestido
- dressA1
- par
- pairB2
- aretes
- earringsA1
- puso
- putB1
- liston
- ribbon
- ato
- bundle
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About this song
Luis Enrique is a Nicaraguan singer based in California, associated with salsa romántica. He is known for the 2009 hit single “Yo Ne Sé Mañana” and the Grammy-winning album Ciclos, as well as for his intimate vocals and percussion work.