Susana Baca
Coco y forro lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2011
- Length
- 4:29
Lá no mar tem areia (areia)
Over there in the sea, there's sand (sand)
Areia no mar (areia)
Sand in the sea (sand)
Que areia boa (areia)
What good sand (sand)
Pra gente peneirar (areia)
For us to sift through (sand)
Lá no mar tem areia (areia)
Over there in the sea, there's sand (sand)
Areia no mar (areia)
Sand in the sea (sand)
Que areia boa (areia)
What good sand (sand)
Pra gente peneirar (areia)
For us to sift through (sand)
Quando eu pensava que era um (era um babado só)
When I thought it was one (just a buzz)
Quando eu pensava que era dois (era um babado só)
When I thought it was two (just a buzz)
Quando eu pensava que era três (era um babado só)
When I thought it was three (it was just a whole thing)
Quando eu pensava que era quatro (era um babado só)
When I thought it was four (it was just a whole thing)
Quando eu pensava que era seis (era um babado só)
When I thought it was six (it was just a whole thing)
Lá no mar tem areia (areia)
Out at sea there's sand (sand)
Areia no mar (areia)
Sand in the sea (sand)
Que areia boa (areia)
What good sand (sand)
Pra gente peneirar (areia)
For us to sift through (sand)
Lá no mar tem areia (areia)
Out at sea there's sand (sand)
Areia no mar (areia)
Sand in the sea (sand)
Que areia boa (areia)
What good sand (sand)
Pra gente peneirar (areia)
To sift through the sand
Quando eu pensava que era um (era um babado só)
When I thought it was one (it was just a scene)
Quando eu pensava que era dois (era um babado só)
When I thought it was two (it was just a scene)
Quando eu pensava que era três (era um babado só)
When I thought it was three (it was just a scene)
Quando eu pensava que era quatro (era um babado só)
When I thought it was four (it was just a scene)
Quando eu pensava que era seis (era um babado só)
When I thought it was six (it was just a scene)
Quando eu pensava que era dez (era um babado só)
When I thought it was ten (it was just a scene)
Quando eu pensava que era dez (era um babado só)
When I thought it was ten (it was just a scene)
Quando eu pensava
When I thought
Dona María cuidado con a saia
Dona María, watch out for the skirt
No balanço da canoa o vento pode levantar
In the canoe's sway, the wind can lift you high
O canoeiro só rema na proa
The canoeist only rows at the bow
Cuidado canoeiro para canoa não virar
Be careful, canoeist, so the canoe won't capsize
Dona María cuidado con a saia
Miss María, watch out for your skirt
No balanço da canoa o vento pode levantar
In the canoe's sway, the wind can lift you high
O canoeiro só rema na proa
The canoeist only rows at the bow
Cuidado canoeiro para canoa não virar
Be careful, canoeist, so the canoe won't capsize
No alto mar tem muita coisinha boa
Out in the open sea, there's so much good to find
Tem jangada tem canoa para quem quiser passear
There are rafts and canoes for those who want to sail
O canoeiro só rema na proa
The canoeist only rows at the bow
Cuidado, canoeiro, para canoa não virar
Watch out, canoeist, so the canoe doesn't tip over
No alto mar tem muita coisinha boa
Out in the open sea, there are many good things
Tem jangada tem canoa para quem quiser passear
There's a raft, there's a canoe for anyone who wants to stroll
O canoeiro so rema na proa
The canoeist only rows at the bow
Cuidado canoeiro para canoa não virar
Watch out, canoeist, so the canoe doesn't tip over
Meu navio deu um tombo ele bambeou
My ship took a tumble, it swayed
Bambeou, mas não virou lá no alto mar
It swayed, but it didn't tip over out in the open sea
Meu navio deu um tombo ele bambeou
My ship took a tumble, it swayed
Bambeou, mas não virou lá no alto mar
It swayed, but it didn't tip over out in the open sea
Dona María cuidado con a saia
Dear María, watch out for your skirt
No balanço da canoa o vento pode levantar
In the sway of the canoe, the wind might lift
O canoeiro só rema na proa
The canoeist only rows at the bow
Cuidado canoeiro para canoa não virar
Careful canoeist, lest the canoe capsizes
Dona María cuidado con a saia
Lady María, be careful with your skirt
No balanço da canoa o vento pode levantar
In the sway of the canoe, the wind might lift
O canoeiro só rema na proa
The canoeist only rows at the bow
Cuidado canoeiro para canoa não virar
Careful canoeist, lest the canoe capsizes
No alto mar tem muita coisinha boa
On the high seas, there's plenty of good things
Tem jangada tem canoa para quem quiser passear
There are rafts and canoes for those who want to stroll
O canoeiro so rema na proa
The canoeist only rows at the bow
Cuidado canoeiro para canoa não virar
Watch out, canoeist, so the canoe doesn't tip
No alto mar tem muita coisinha boa
In the open sea, there's so much good stuff
Tem jangada tem canoa para quem quiser passear
There are rafts and canoes for those who want to sail
O canoeiro so rema na proa
The canoeist only rows at the bow
Cuidado canoeiro para canoa não virar
Watch out, canoeist, so the canoe doesn't tip
Meu navio deu um tombo ele bambeou
My ship took a tumble, it swayed
Bambeou, mas não virou lá no alto mar
It swayed, but didn't tip out in the open sea
Meu navio deu um tombo ele bambeou
My ship took a tumble, it swayed
Bambeou, mas não virou lá no alto mar
It swayed, but didn't tip out in the open sea
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Key vocabulary
- alto
- tallA1
- maría
- MaryA1
- seis
- sixA1
- três
- threeA1
- virar
- turnC2
- ele
- heA2
- boa
- good
- pra
- to
- gente
- peopleA1
- peneirar
- sift
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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.