Susana Baca
Yana runa lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2011
- Length
- 7:47
La historia que hoy les cuento
The story that I share with you today
De mis ancestros
Of my ancestors
Negros africanos esclavizados
enslaved African blacks
Trabajaron mucho la tierra del amo
They worked hard on the master's land
Con los andinos se juntaron
With the Andean people they united
Huancainos, huancavelicanos
From Huancayo, from Huancavelica
Negros de chincha
Blacks from Chincha
Huancainos, huancavelicanos
From Huancayo, from Huancavelica
Negros africanos
African blacks
Acutilutilu tilu
Acutilutilu ñarru
Con la dicha que dios me ha dado
With the joy that God has given me
Acutilutilu ñarru
Acutilutilu tilu
Acutilutilu ñarru
Con la dicha que dios me ha dado
With the joy that God has given me
Acutilutilu ñarru
Runa kunahua yana kunahua
People together, dark people together
Se juntaron
They came together
Runa kunahua yana kunahua
People together, dark people together
Sus músicas mezclaron
Their music blended
Muchos años de convivencia
Many years of living together
Se formo una población
A community was formed
De negros y andinos de corazón
Of blacks and Andes folks at heart
Muchos años de convivencia
Many years of living together
Se formo una población
A community was formed
De yanas y runas de corazón
Of yanas and runas at heart
Empezó el mestizaje
Mestizaje began
Nació otra generación
Another generation was born
Rompieron muchas cadenas
They broke many chains
En la hacienda del patrón
In the estate of the boss
Redonda (¡segunda!)
Round (second time!)
Redonda (¡segunda!)
Round (second time!)
La consecuencia, ninguna
The consequence, none
La consecuencia, ninguna
The consequence, none
Calangachi, ay calangachi (¡ay tachi!)
Calangachi, oh calangachi (oh tachi!)
Calangachi, ay calangachi (¡ay tachi!)
Calangachi, oh calangachi (oh tachi!)
Ay machi, ay machi, ay machi (¡ay tachi!)
Oh machi, oh machi, oh machi (oh tachi!)
Ay machi, ay machi, ay machi (¡ay tachi!)
Oh machi, oh machi, oh machi (oh tachi!)
Todo pájaro come maíz
Every bird eats corn
Huanchaco guarda la fama
Huanchaco keeps the fame
Todo pájaro come maíz
Every bird eats corn
Huanchaco guarda la fama
Huanchaco keeps the fame
Si ese negro no trabaja
If that guy doesn't work
¡Porque no le da la gana!
It's just because he doesn't feel like it!
Si el andino no trabaja
If the Andean doesn't work
¡Porque no le da la gana!
It's just because he doesn't feel like it!
Si ese chino no trabaja
If that Chinese guy doesn't work
¡Porque no le da la gana!
It's just because he doesn't feel like it!
Si ese negro no trabaja
If that guy doesn't work
¡Porque no le da la gana!
Just because it feels like it!
Guitarra, violín y arpa
Guitar, violin, and harp
El huayno empezó
The huayno has begun
Guitarra, violín y arpa
Guitar, violin, and harp
El huayno empezó
The huayno has begun
Cajita, cajón, quijada
Little box, drum, jawbone
Con el festejo se mezclo
With the festivity it blended
Cajita, cajón, quijada
Little box, drum, jawbone
Con el festejo se mezclo
With the festivity it blended
Redonda (¡segunda!)
Round (second!)
Redonda (¡segunda!)
Round (second time!)
La consecuencia, ninguna
The consequence, none
La consecuencia, ninguna
The consequence, none
Calangachi, ay calangachi (¡ay tachi!)
Calangachi, oh calangachi (oh tachi!)
Calangachi, ay calangachi (¡ay tachi!)
Calangachi, oh calangachi (oh tachi!)
Ay machi, ay machi, ay machi (¡ay tachi!)
Oh machi, oh machi, oh machi (oh tachi!)
Ay machi, ay machi, ay machi (¡ay tachi!)
Oh machi, oh machi, oh machi (oh tachi!)
Libertad, libertad
Freedom, freedom
¡Taquichiri!
Libertad, libertad
Freedom, freedom
¡Taquichiri!
Hey, hey!
Runa kunahua yana kunahua
People in the dark, people in the light
¡Taquichiri!
Hey, hey!
Runa kunahua yana kunahua
People in the dark, people in the light
¡Taquichiri!
Hey, hey!
Negros y andinos
Black and Andean
¡Taquichiri!
Hey, hey!
Negros y andinos
Black and Andean
¡Taquichiri!
Hey, hey!
Libertad, libertad
Freedom, freedom
¡Taquichiri!
Woohoo!
Libertad, libertad
Freedom, freedom
¡Taquichiri!
Woohoo!
Runa kunahua yana kunahua
People arise, stand up
¡Taquichiri!
Woohoo!
Taquichiri
Woohoo
¡Taquichiri!
Woohoo!
¡Taquichiri!
Woohoo!
Asicuzu (¡taquichiri!, ¡taquichiri!, ¡taquichiri!)
Make a way (woohoo!, woohoo!, woohoo!)
Cuchicuzu (¡taquichiri!, ¡taquichiri!, ¡taquichiri!)
Dreams come true (woohoo!, woohoo!, woohoo!)
Asicuzu (¡taquichiri!, ¡taquichiri!, ¡taquichiri!)
Cuchicuzu (¡taquichiri!, ¡taquichiri!, ¡taquichiri!)
Libertad, libertad, libertad, libertad, libertad, libertad
Freedom, freedom, freedom, freedom, freedom, freedom
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Key vocabulary
- esclavizados
- enslaved
- trabajaron
- worked
- andinos
- AndeansB1
- juntaron
- gathered
- huancavelicanos
- Huancavelica people
- acutilutilu
- —
- tilu
- —
- ñarru
- —
- dicha
- saidC1
- runa
- person
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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.