Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Perro Negro by Lila Downs from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Por la calle
down the street
Se dibuja el eco frio donde va
The cold echo is drawn where it goes
En un perro, perro negro
In a dog, black dog
Entre el humo que aparece por el bar
Among the smoke that appears through the bar
No se encuentra con la parca
Doesn't meet the grim reaper
Porque se hizo un trato para gobernar
Because a deal was made to govern
Ese perro apareciera
That dog appeared
Ese perro apareciera de nagual
That dog appeared as a nagual
Corre Salta brinca saltate la barda
Run, jump, jump, jump over the fence
Por si acaso escucha la corriente
Just in case you hear the current
De la calle que te va diciendo
From the street that is telling you
Why la banqueta que va murmurando
Why the bench that is murmuring
Las palabras que van caminando
The words that walk
En las paredes busca la verdad
Look for the truth in the walls
Dicen la verdad, dicen la verdad
They tell the truth, they tell the truth
En lo oscuro del rincon municipal
In the dark of the municipal corner
Por un eco en el tiempo
For an echo in time
Por la mano de ese tata principal
By the hand of that main father
Que se venden que se compran
What are sold what are bought
Pensamientos que nos daban pa pensar
Thoughts that made us think
Que se buscan que se encuentran
What are you looking for? What are you finding?
Las preguntas que se deben preguntar
The questions to ask
Quiere Quiere Quiere Quiere Quiere todo
Wants Wants Wants Wants Wants everything
Quieres Quieres Quieres que te quiera
You want You want You want me to love you
Quieres Quieres Quieres que te adore dore dore
You want You want You want me to adore you dore dore
Quieres que te implore
Do you want me to implore you
Quiero la verdad Quiero la verdad Quiero la verdad
I want the truth I want the truth I want the truth
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