Susana Baca
El guayacán lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1999
- Length
- 3:50
Tierra del Guayacán
Land of the Guayacán
Lindo madero de mi amor
Lovely timber of my love
Tierra del Guayacán
Land of the Guayacán
Lindo madero de mi amor
Lovely timber of my love
Es de Chalpón la flor hermosa
It's the beautiful flower from Chalpón
Orgullo de mi nación
Pride of my nation
Es de Chalpón la flor hermosa
It's the beautiful flower from Chalpón
Orgullo de mi nación
Pride of my nation
Tierra del Guayacán
Land of the Guayacán
Lindo madero de mi amor
Lovely timber of my love
Tierra del Guayacán
Land of Guayacán
Lindo madero de mi amor
Lovely wood of my love
Es de Chalpón la flor hermosa
It's the beautiful flower of Chalpón
Orgullo de mi nación
Pride of my nation
Es de Chalpón la flor hermosa
It's the beautiful flower of Chalpón
Orgullo de mi nación
Pride of my nation
Desde Chiclayo a Pácora
From Chiclayo to Pácora
Y de Jayanca al cerro 'e La Vieja
And from Jayanca to the hill of La Vieja
Desde Chiclayo a Pácora
From Chiclayo to Pácora
Y de Jayanca al cerro 'e La Vieja
And from Jayanca to the hill of La Vieja
Todos dicen cual eco al cielo
Everyone says like an echo to the sky
"En Motupe está mi cruz"
"In Motupe is my cross"
Se celebra con anhelo
It is celebrated with longing
Ella bajará del cerro
She will come down from the hill
Es la cama de Jesús
It's the bed of Jesus
En Motupe está mi cruz
In Motupe is my cross
Se celebra con anhelo
It is celebrated with longing
Ella bajará del cerro
She will come down from the hill
Es la cama de Jesús
It's the bed of Jesus
Santísima cruz de Motupe
Holy cross of Motupe
Yo te canto con devoción
I sing to you with devotion
Porque eres el orgullo
Because you are the pride
Y la fe de mi nación
And the faith of my nation
¡Arriba, eso, eso, ton, ton!
Up, that’s it, that’s it, ton, ton!
¿Dónde están esos motupanos salsa verdes?
Where are those salsa green motupanos?
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Cholos pan punches sejuanis, Cholos panza verde
Cholos pan punches sejuanis, Cholos belly green
Tierra del Guayacán
Land of the Guayacán
Lindo madero de mi amor
Beautiful wood of my love
Tierra del Guayacán
Land of the Guayacán
Lindo madero de mi amor
Beautiful wood of my love
Es de Chalpón la flor hermosa
It's the beautiful flower of Chalpón
Orgullo de mi nación
Pride of my nation
Es de Chalpón la flor hermosa
It's the beautiful flower of Chalpón
Orgullo de mi nación
Pride of my nation
Tierra del Guayacán
Land of the Guayacán
Lindo madero de mi amor
Beautiful wood of my love
Tierra del Guayacán
Land of the Guayacán
Lindo madero de mi amor
Beautiful wood of my love
Es de Chalpón la flor hermosa
It's the beautiful flower of Chalpón
Orgullo de mi nación
Pride of my nation
Es de Chalpón la flor hermosa
It’s the beautiful flower of Chalpón
Orgullo de mi nación
Pride of my nation
Desde Chiclayo a Pácora
From Chiclayo to Pácora
Y de Jayanca al cerro 'e La Vieja
And from Jayanca to the hill of La Vieja
Desde Chiclayo a Pácora
From Chiclayo to Pácora
Y de Jayanca al cerro 'e La vieja
And from Jayanca to the hill of La Vieja
Todos dicen cual eco al cielo
Everyone echoes to the sky
"En Motupe está mi cruz"
"In Motupe is my cross"
Se celebra con anhelo
It is celebrated with yearning
Ella bajará del cerro
She will come down from the hill
Es la cama de Jesús
It's the bed of Jesus
En Motupe está mi cruz
In Motupe is my cross
Se celebra con anhelo
It's celebrated with longing
Ella bajará del cerro
She will come down from the hill
Es la cama de Jesús
It's the bed of Jesus
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Key vocabulary
- cama
- bedA1
- está
- isA1
- flor
- flowerA1
- tierra
- earthA1
- guayacán
- lignum vitae
- están
- they areA1
- pan
- breadA1
- todos
- everyoneA1
- cerro
- hillA2
- vieja
- old woman
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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.