Hispano Lyrics in English by Lila Downs, Niña Pastori, Soledad
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Hispano by Lila Downs from Spanish to English.
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Forma de mis pensamientos
Form of my thoughts
Sonar de una madre patria
Dreaming of a motherland
De la terrible conquista
Of the terrible conquest
Ibérica y transatlántica
Iberian and transatlantic
Que me da el decir, me funda
What does it give me to say, it founds me
Con la primera palabra
With the first word
Hasta el adiós que suspire
Until the goodbye that sighs
Cuando del mundo me vaya
When I leave the world
Cantando al sur del Río Bravo
Singing south of the Rio Grande
Con entonación tan bella
With such beautiful intonation
Por la cruz del sur se ha dado
By the southern cross has been given
A volar hasta las estrellas
Fly to the stars
Y va dibujando el sueño
And he draws the dream
De Macondo a un llano en llamas
From Macondo to a burning plain
Habla el Hidalgo manchego
The Gentleman of La Mancha speaks
Con el Martín de La Pampa
With the Martín de La Pampa
Nunca caigas de mi boca
Never fall out of my mouth
Con palabras deshonradas
With disgraced words
Del olvido y el espanto
Of oblivion and horror
Y la luz desanimada
And the light dispirited
Ya saldará nuestro idioma
Our language will be settled
Sus dos deudas con la historia
His two debts to history
Pedir perdón tras los mares
Asking for forgiveness behind the seas
Y aquí guardar la memoria
And here to save the memory
Porque son tan diferentes
Because they're so different
Bogotano y rosarino
Bogota and Rosario
Andaluz, montevideano
Andalusian, Montevideo
Y los tonos argentinos
And the Argentine tones
Celebro la diferencia
I celebrate the difference
Y que se tensen en el habla
And that they tense in their speech
El candil de la periferia
The lamp of the periphery
Y la luz metropolitana
And metropolitan light
Y entienden mi canto en Lima
And they understand my singing in Lima
En Santiago y en Caracas
In Santiago and Caracas
Y en todo el mundo lo entiendan
And all over the world understand it
Desde México a Granada
From Mexico to Granada
De Madrid a Buenos Aires
From Madrid to Buenos Aires
Y de Arequito a La Habana
And from Arequito to Havana
Si debo decir: Te amo
If I must say: I love you
Mi amor es en lengua hispana
My love is in Spanish language
Palabra del sentimiento
Word of feeling
Sonora lengua del alma
Sonorous Soul Language
Madre y Patria de mis hijos
Mother and Homeland of my children
Sonido de mi esperanza
Sound of my hope
De una noche triste
Of a sad night
Ahora es un nuevo día
Now it's a new day
Ay, le-re, le-re, lo-le-ro
Ay, le-re, le-re, lo-le-ro
Ay, le-re, le-re, lo-le-ro
Ay, le-re, le-re, lo-le-ro
Ay, le-re, le-re, lo-le-ro
Ay, le-re, le-re, lo-le-ro
Ay, le-re, le-re, lo-le-ro
Ay, le-re, le-re, lo-le-ro
Ay, le-re, le-re, lo-le-ro
Ay, le-re, le-re, lo-le-ro
Ay, le-re, le-re, lo-le-ro
Ay, le-re, le-re, lo-le-ro
Ay, le-re, le-re, lo-le-ro
Ay, le-re, le-re, lo-le-ro
Ay, le-re, le-re, lo-le-ro
Ay, le-re, le-re, lo-le-ro
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