Susana Baca
De los amores lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2000
- Length
- 5:15
Como madrugadas
Like early mornings
Bebo despertares
I drink awakenings
Me calmo con malicias tuyas
I soothe myself with your mischief
No creo en los metales
I don't believe in metals
De los amores
Of loves
No entiendo y del dolor
I don't understand and of pain
Fui el primero pescador
I was the first fisherman
No soy bella
I'm not beautiful
Como duele el esmero
How the effort hurts
Como duele el esmero
How the effort hurts
Ah, como duele
Ah, how it hurts
Canto vanidades
I sing my vanities
Rio con tu ángel
I laugh with your angel
Lloro en el lugar de siempre
I cry in the usual place
Me impregno de tus sales
I soak in your salts
De los amores
Of loves
No entiendo y del dolor
I don't understand and of the pain
Fui el primero pescador
I was the first fisherman
No soy bella
I'm not beautiful
Como duele el esmero
How it hurts the effort
Como duele el esmero
How the effort hurts
Ah, como duele
Ah, how it hurts
Canto vanidades
I sing of vanities
Rio con tu ángel
I laugh with your angel
Lloro en el lugar de siempre
I cry in the usual place
Me impregno de tus sales
I soak in your salts
De los amores
Of loves
No entiendo y del dolor
I don't understand and of pain
Fui el primero pescador
I was the first fisherman
No soy bella
I am not beautiful
Como duele el esmero
How the effort hurts
Como duele el esmero
How the effort hurts
Ah, como duele
Ah, how it hurts
De los amores
Of loves
No entiendo y del dolor
I don't understand and of the pain
Fui el primero pescador
I was the first fisherman
No soy bella
I'm not beautiful
Como duele el esmero
How the effort hurts
Como duele el esmero
How the effort hurts
Ah, como duele
Ah, how it hurts
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Key vocabulary
- como
- as; like; howB1
- esmero
- careC2
- canto
- songC2
- vanidades
- vanities
- rio
- river
- ángel
- angelB1
- lloro
- cryB1
- madrugadas
- dawnB2
- bebo
- I drink
- despertares
- awakeningsC1
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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.