Manos De Mujeres Lyrics in English Marta Gómez , Martirio, Andrea Echeverry, Anat Cohen

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Manos De Mujeres by Marta Gómez from Spanish to English.

Strong hand sweeps, puts firewood on the stove

Steady hand when it writes a love letter

Hands that weave making knots

Hands that pray, hands that give

Hands that ask for some future

So that they don't die in loneliness

Old hand that works

Keeps threading some loom

Slave hand starts learning

To dance its freedom

Hands that knead, tempering hunger

With what the earth gives them

Hands that hug the hope

Of some son that goes away

Hands of women

That have birthed the truth

Hands of colors applauding some song

Hands of women

That have birthed the truth

Hands of colors applauding some song

Ay! Ay! ay! Ay!

Strong hand sweeps, puts firewood on the stove

Steady hand when it writes a love letter

Hands that tremble, hands that sweat

Hands of earth, corn and salt

Hands that touch leaving the soul

Hands of blood, of wind and sea

Hands that tremble, hands that sweat

Hands of earth, corn and salt

Hands that touch leaving the soul

Hands of blood, of wind and sea

Hands that tremble, hands that sweat

Hands of earth, corn and salt

Hands that touch leaving the soul

Hands of blood, of wind and sea

Hands that tremble, hands that sweat, ay! Ay!

Hands of earth, root and salt

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SONG MEANING

From the opening verse, Marta Gómez paints a vivid mural of women's hands at work: sweeping floors, stoking fires, writing love letters, and threading looms. Every image honors the daily, often unseen, labor that keeps homes warm and cultures alive. These hands pray, knead dough, and embrace children who leave for distant horizons, blending earth, maize, and salt into a portrait of resilience that stretches from the countryside to the sea.

The chorus rises like a collective cheer, celebrating "manos de colores" that clap to the rhythm of truth they have brought into the world. By spotlighting different textures—strong, trembling, sweaty, dusty—the song turns individual stories into a shared anthem of freedom and dignity. Musical guests Martirio, Andrea Echeverry, and Anat Cohen add flamenco flair, rock grit, and soulful clarinet, transforming the tribute into a vibrant reminder that when women's hands join together, they weave the future.

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Marta Gómez Manos De Mujeres Lyrics