Susana Baca
Caracunde lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2002
- Length
- 3:44
Caracunde
Caracunde
Caracunde, caracunde
Qué lindo es el niño señor San José
How lovely is the child, dear Saint Joseph
Caracunde
Caracunde
Caracunde, caracunde
Qué lindo es el niño señor San José
How lovely is the child, dear Saint Joseph
Caracunde, caracunde
Qué lindo es el niño señor San José
How lovely is the child, dear Saint Joseph
Caracunde, caracunde
Qué lindo es el niño señor San José
How lovely is the boy, Mr. Saint Joseph
A ti, torito Pinto, hijo de la vaca Mora
To you, Pinto the little bull, son of the cow Mora
A ti, torito Pinto, hijo de la vaca Mora
To you, Pinto the little bull, son of the cow Mora
Voy a sacarte una suerte
I'm going to draw your fortune
En delante de tu señora
In front of your lady
Voy a sacarte una suerte
I'm going to draw your fortune
En delante de tu señora
In front of your lady
Muchachita, quítate de ahí
Little girl, get out of there
Que el toro te va a matar
Because the bull is going to kill you
Muchachita, quítate de ahí
Little girl, get out of there
Que el toro te va a matar
Because the bull is going to kill you
A mí no me mata nadie
No one is going to kill me
Porque digo la verdad
Because I speak the truth
A mí no me mata nadie
No one is going to kill me
Ni tampoco nos matarán
Nor will they kill us either
El negro ha salido al ruedo
The black bull has entered the ring
En el ruedo el negro está
In the ring, the black bull stands
El negro ha salido al ruedo
The black bull has entered the ring
En el ruedo el negro está
In the ring, the black bull stands
El negro no tiene miedo
The black man is not afraid
Que el toro lo va a matar
That the bull is going to kill him
El negro no tiene miedo
The black man is not afraid
Que el toro lo va a matar
That the bull is going to kill him
Muchachita, quítate de ahí
Little girl, get out of there
Que el toro te va a matar
That the bull is going to kill you
Muchachita, quítate de ahí
Little girl, get out of there
Que el toro te va a matar
That the bull is going to kill you
A mí no me mata nadie
Nobody is going to kill me
Porque digo la verdad
Because I speak the truth
A mí no me mata nadie
Nobody can kill me
Ni tampoco nos matarán
Nor will they kill us
Caracunde, caracunde
Qué lindo es el niño señor San José
How beautiful is the child, Mr. Saint Joseph
Caracunde, caracunde
Qué lindo es el niño señor San José
How beautiful is the child, Mr. Saint Joseph
Caracunde, caracunde
Qué lindo es el niño señor San José
How beautiful is the child, Mr. Saint Joseph
Caracunde, caracunde
Qué lindo es el niño señor San José
How beautiful is the child, Mr. Saint Joseph
Levántamelo María
Lift it for me, Maria
Levántamelo José
Lift it for me, Joseph
Si tú no me lo levantas
If you don't lift it for me
Yo te lo levantaré
I'll lift it for you
Levántamelo María
Lift it for me, Maria
Levántamelo José
Lift it for me, Joseph
Si tú no me lo levantas
If you don't lift it for me
Yo te lo levantaré
I'll lift it for you
Levántamelo María
Lift it for me, Maria
Levántamelo José
Lift it for me, Joseph
Si tú no me lo levantas
If you don't lift it for me
Yo te lo levantaré
I'll lift it for you
Levántamelo María
Lift it for me, Maria
Levántamelo José
Lift it for me, Jose
Si tú no me lo levantas
If you don't lift it for me
Yo te lo levantaré
I'll lift it for you
Levántamelo María
Lift it for me, Maria
Levántamelo José
Lift it for me, Jose
Si tú no me lo levantas
If you don't lift it for me
Yo te lo levantaré
I'll lift it for you
Levántamelo María
Lift it up for me, María
Levántamelo José
Lift it up for me, José
Si tú no me lo levantas
If you don't lift it up for me
Yo te lo levantaré
I'll lift it up for you
Levántamelo María
Lift it up for me, María
Levántamelo José
Lift it up for me, José
Si tú no me lo levantas
If you don't lift it up for me
Yo te lo levantaré
I'll lift it up for you
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Key vocabulary
- ahí
- thereB1
- digo
- sayB1
- pinto
- paintedB2
- hijo
- sonA1
- muchachita
- young girl
- quítate
- get away
- matar
- to killB1
- mí
- meA2
- mata
- killsC2
- matarán
- they will kill
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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.