Susana Baca
13 de mayo lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2002
- Length
- 4:20
Día 13 de mayo en Santo Amaro, la Plaza del Mercado
May 13th in Santo Amaro, the Market Square
Los negros celebraban, tal vez aún lo hacen
The Black people were celebrating, perhaps they still do
Fin de la esclavitu', la esclavitu', fin de la esclavitu'
End of slavery, slavery's end, end of slavery
Fin de la esclavitu', la esclavitu'
End of slavery, slavery
Día 13 de mayo en Santo Amaro, la Plaza del Mercado
May 13th in Santo Amaro, the Market Square
Los pletos celebraban, tal vez aún lo hacen
The pletos were celebrating, perhaps they still do
Fin de la esclavitu', la esclavitu', fin de la esclavitu'
End of slavery, slavery's end, end of slavery
Fin de la esclavitu', la esclavitu'
End of slavery, slavery
Tanta pindoba
So much pindoba
Lembro do aluá
I remember the aluá
Lembro da maniçoba
I remember the maniçoba
Foguetes no ar
Fireworks in the air
Tanta pindoba
So much happiness
Lembro do aluá
I remember the aluá
Lembro da maniçoba
I remember the maniçoba
Foguetes no ar
Fireworks in the air
Pa' saludar a Isabel, oh, Isabel, pa' saludar a Isabel
To greet Isabel, oh, Isabel, to greet Isabel
Pa' saludar a Isabel, oh, Isabel
To greet Isabel, oh, Isabel
Día 13 de mayo en Santo Amaro, la Plaza del Mercado
May 13th in Santo Amaro, the Market Square
Los negros celebraban, tal vez aún lo hacen
The black folks celebrated, maybe they still do
Fin de la esclavitu', la esclavitu', fin de la esclavitu'
End of slavery, slavery's end, end of slavery
Fin de la esclavitu', la esclavitu'
End of slavery, slavery's end
Tanta pindoba
So much joy
Lembro do aluá
I remember the aluá
Lembro da maniçoba
I remember the maniçoba
Foguetes no ar
Fireworks in the sky
Tanta pindoba
So much joy
Lembro do aluá
I remember the aluá
Lembro da maniçoba
I remember the maniçoba
Foguetes no ar
Fireworks in the sky
Pa' saludar a Isabel, oh, Isabel, pa' saludar a Isabel
To greet Isabel, oh, Isabel, to greet Isabel
Pa' saludar a Isabel, oh, Isabel
To greet Isabel, oh, Isabel
Tanta pindoba
So much joy
Lembro do aluá
I remember the celebration
Lembro da maniçoba
I remember the maniçoba
Foguetes no ar
Fireworks in the sky
Tanta pindoba
So much joy
Lembro do aluá
I remember the celebration
Lembro da maniçoba
I remember the maniçoba
Foguetes no ar
Fireworks in the sky
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Key vocabulary
- día
- dayA1
- tanta
- so muchB2
- celebraban
- celebrated
- vez
- timeA2
- aún
- stillB2
- hacen
- doB2
- fin
- endA1
- esclavitu
- slavery
- pletos
- full
- pindoba
- palm
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About this song
Susana Baca is Peruvian vocalist associated with Afro-Peruvian musical traditions. She is known for her interpretation of Afro-Peruvian repertoire, including the widely heard recording of “Maria Lando” featured on David Byrne’s The Soul of Black Peru.