Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Arbol De La Vida by Lila Downs from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
De un árbol nace el fruto de humanidad
From a tree the fruit of humanity is born
Germina en cueva de ánimas
GERMINA IN CUEVA DE ANIMAS
Serpiente fuego de este lugar que lo indicó
Fire snake of this place that indicated it
Para poblar el monte del cielo
To populate the mountain of heaven
Rumbo de fertilidad rumbo del naciente sol
Rumbo of fertility for the nascent sun
De piedras brotan hombres que invocarán
Stones sprout men who will invoke
La busqueda por su libertad
Search her for her freedom
Veintiocho años pasarán por esa guerra
Twenty -eight years will go through that war
Sagrada guerra del cielo
Sacred War of Heaven
Busqueda de un culto más
Search for one more cult
Fuerza de poder y rito tiempo de muerte
Power force and rite death time
Árbol de mi sangre árbol de mis hijos
Tree of my blood tree of my children
Árbol de la vida árbol de mi Dios
Tree of life of my God
Árbol de la vida árbol de mi Dios
Tree of life of my God
De un árbol nace el fruto hecho de mujer
From a tree the fruit made of a woman is born
La muerte va rondando su poder
Death is around his power
Retoño de su sangre morirá
Firing your blood will die
Su casa y su pueblo abandonados serán
His abandoned house and his people will be
Fuego y sangre mancharán
Fire and blood will stain
Los frutos de su fertilidad
The fruits of its fertility
Madre tierra se volverá
Mother Earth will become
Madre tierra se volverán
Mother Earth will become
Se volverán, se volverán, se volverán
They will turn, they will turn, they will turn
Madre tierra se volverán
Mother Earth will become
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