Susana Baca
Afro‐blue / Zum zum lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2002
- Length
- 5:20
Le hablo al mar del dolor
I speak to the sea of pain
Recuerdo el mar, ¿quién soy yo?
I remember the sea, who am I?
A la mar me llama, yo no voy
The sea calls me, I won't go
No quiero más, la brisa trae un gran dolor
I want no more, the breeze brings great sorrow
Me voy al mar, no al dolor
I'm going to the sea, not to the pain
La brisa llama, soy el sol
The breeze calls, I am the sun
La vida aclama el perdón
Life cries out for forgiveness
No pido más, el viento trae libertad
I ask for nothing more, the wind brings freedom
Me voy al mar, no al dolor
I'm going to the sea, not to the pain
La brisa llama, soy el sol
The breeze calls, I am the sun
La vida aclama el perdón
Life cries out for forgiveness
No pido más, el viento trae libertad
I ask for no more, the wind brings freedom
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Key vocabulary
- quiero
- wantA1
- sol
- sunA1
- soy
- amA1
- viento
- windA1
- voy
- I goA1
- le
- Indirect object pronoun meaning “to him/to her/to you” (singular) or “to it” (in formal/impersonal uses), depending on context.A2
- dolor
- painA2
- recuerdo
- memoryB1
- hablo
- speakB2
- mar
- seaA1
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.