Susana Baca
La herida oscura lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Advanced
- Released
- 2021
- Length
- 3:20
Qué oscura sangra la herida, ay, ay, ay
What dark blood the wound has, oh, oh, oh
Madura, tierra escondida, ay, ay, ay
Ripe, hidden land, oh, oh, oh
Madura, tierra escondida
Ripe, hidden land
El tiempo muere gritando, ay, ay, ay
Time dies screaming, oh, oh, oh
Madura, se va quemando, ay, ay, ay
Ripe, it's burning away, oh, oh, oh
Qué oscura sangra la herida
What dark blood the wound has
Tus trenzas se hacen brida, ay, de una fiera
Your braids become a bridle, oh, of a beast
Y secretos a lechos para la espera
And secrets to beds for the waiting
Tus trenzas se hacen brida, ay, de una fiera
Your braids become a bridle, oh, of a beast
Tus trenzas se hacen brida, ay, de una fiera
Your braids become a bridle, oh, of a beast
Y secretos en lechos para la espera
And secrets in beds for the waiting
Tus trenzas se hacen brida, ay, de una fiera
Your braids become reins, oh, of a wild beast
Ay, de una fiera madura, siembra tu hastío
Oh, of a ripe beast, sow your weariness
Para que el tiempo queme tu sol, confío
So that time burns your sun, I trust
Que llore, llore llorando, lágrima dura
Let it cry, cry crying, a hard tear
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Key vocabulary
- sangra
- bleed
- madura
- mature
- herida
- woundB1
- oscura
- darkB1
- trenzas
- braidsC1
- qué
- whatA1
- tierra
- earthA1
- escondida
- hidden
- tiempo
- timeA1
- gritando
- shouting
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.