Susana Baca
Né quelque part lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Advanced
- Released
- 2006
- Length
- 5:42
On choisit pas ses parents, on choisit pas sa famille
You don't choose your parents, you don't choose your family
On choisit pas non plus les trottoirs de Manille
You also don't choose the sidewalks of Manila
De Paris ou d'Alger pour apprendre à marcher
From Paris or Algiers to learn how to walk
Être né quelque part
To be born somewhere
Être né quelque part, pour celui qui est né
To be born somewhere, for the one who is born
C'est toujours un hasard
It's always a matter of chance
No, no dejes tú de amar
No, don't stop loving
No la gente nace igual
Not everyone is born the same
Y a des oiseaux de basse cour et des oiseaux de passage
And there are yard birds and migratory birds
Ils savent où sont leur nids
They know where their nests are
Qu'ils rentrent de voyage ou qu'ils restent chez eux
Whether they return from traveling or stay at home
Ils savent où sont leurs oeufs
They know where their eggs are
Être né quelque part
Being born somewhere
Être né quelque part, c'est partir quand on veut
Being born somewhere means leaving when you want
Revenir quand on part
Coming back when you leave
No, no dejes tú de amar
No, don't stop loving
No la gente nace igual
Not everyone is born the same
Est-ce que les gens naissent égaux en droits
Do people have equal rights where they are born?
À l'endroit où ils naissent?
In the place where they are born?
No, no dejes tú de amar
No, don't stop loving
Est-ce que les gens naissent égaux en droits
Do people really all have equal rights
À l'endroit où ils naissent?
At the place where they're born?
Que les gens naissent pareils ou pas
Whether people are the same or not
On choisit pas ses parents, on choisit pas sa famille
You don't choose your parents, you don't choose your family
On choisit pas non plus les trottoirs de Manille
You also don't choose the sidewalks of Manila
De Paris ou d'Alger pour apprendre à marcher
Of Paris or Algiers to learn how to walk
Je suis né quelque part
I was born somewhere
Je suis né quelque part, laissez-moi ce repère
I was born somewhere, leave me this landmark
Ou je perds la mémoire
Or I'll lose my memory
(No, no dejes tú de amar)
(No, no stop loving you)
(No la gente nace igual)
(Not everyone is born the same)
Est-ce que les gens naissent égaux en droits
Do people really have equal rights
À l'endroit où ils naissent?
Where they are born?
(No, no dejes tú de amar) que les gens naissent
(No, don't stop loving) that people are born
Est-ce que les gens naissent égaux en droits
Do people really have equal rights
À l'endroit où ils naissent?
Where they are born?
Que les gens naissent pareils ou pas
That people are born the same or not
(No, no dejes tú de amar)
(No, don't stop loving)
(No la gente nace igual)
(Not everyone is born the same)
(No, no dejes tú de amar)
(No, don't stop loving)
(No la gente nace igual)
Not everyone is born the same
Key vocabulary
- choisit
- chooses
- pas
- stepC2
- ses
- hisA1
- sa
- knows
- famille
- family
- non
- no
- les
- to themA2
- ou
- or
- à
- toA1
- des
- de-A1
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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.