Susana Baca
La veguera lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1999
- Length
- 3:16
Vi bajar una veguera, vi bajar una veguera
I saw a girl come down, I saw a girl come down
Vi bajar una veguera, vi bajar una veguera
I saw a girl come down, I saw a girl come down
Linda como una mañana
Lovely as a morning
En tiempos de primavera
In the times of springtime
Linda como una mañana
Lovely as a morning
En tiempos de primavera
In the times of springtime
Yo le dije: "señorita es usted de este paseo"
I told her: "Miss, are you from this promenade?"
"¡No, señor!, del coliseo que a lo lejos se divisa"
"No, sir! From the coliseum, visible in the distance"
Donde bate la brisa
Where the breeze blows
Bate la flor de la caña
Blows the flower of the cane
Donde bate la brisa
Where the breeze beats
Bate la flor de la caña
The flower of the sugarcane beats
Hojas del árbol caído
Leaves of the fallen tree
Juguetes del viento son
They are toys of the wind
Que son hojas desprendidas
They are detached leaves
Zamba cataplún, canela
Zamba cataplún, cinnamon
De chirimoyero, chancaca
Of the cherimoya tree, chancaca
Vámonos a la alameda
Let's go to the avenue
Que mi amor se va, caramba
For my love is leaving, oh my!
Zamba cataplún, canela
Zamba cataplún, cinnamon
De chirimoyero, chancaca
From the cherimoya seller, chancaca
Vámonos a la alameda
Let's go to the promenade
Que mi amor se va pa' Reque
Because my love is heading to Reque
Vi bajar una veguera, vi bajar una veguera
I saw a girl coming down, I saw a girl coming down
Vi bajar una veguera, vi bajar una veguera
I saw a girl coming down, I saw a girl coming down
Linda como una mañana
Beautiful like a morning
En tiempos de primavera
In the days of springtime
Linda como una mañana
Beautiful like a morning
En tiempos de primavera
In the days of springtime
Yo le dije: "señorita es usted de este paseo"
I said to her: 'Miss, are you from this walk?'
"¡No, señor!, del coliseo que a lo lejos se divisa"
No, sir! From the coliseum that can be seen in the distance
Donde bate la brisa
Where the breeze blows
Bate la flor de la caña
The flower of the sugarcane sways
Donde bate la brisa
Where the breeze blows
Bate la flor de la caña
The flower of the sugarcane sways
Hojas del árbol caído
Leaves from the fallen tree
Juguetes del viento son
Are toys of the wind
Que son hojas desprendidas
That are leaves detached
Zamba cataplún, canela
Zamba cataplún, cinnamon
De chirimoyero, chancaca
Of cherimoya, chancaca
Vámonos a la alameda
Let's go to the grove
Que mi amor se va, caramba
Because my love is leaving, oh my
Zamba cataplún, canela
Zamba cataplún, cinnamon
De chirimoyero, chancaca
From the cherimoya tree, chancaca
Vámonos a la alameda
Let's go to the grove
Que mi amor se va pa' Reque
Because my love is going to Reque
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Key vocabulary
- mañana
- tomorrowA1
- bajar
- lowerA2
- vi
- I sawA2
- tiempos
- timesA1
- como
- as; like; howB1
- veguera
- growth
- linda
- pretty
- primavera
- springA1
- le
- Indirect object pronoun meaning “to him/to her/to you” (singular) or “to it” (in formal/impersonal uses), depending on context.A2
- dije
- saidB2
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.