Anacaona – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Cheo Feliciano
• Album: Cheo

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Anacaona, india de raza cautiva

Anacaona, a captive indigenous woman

Anacaona, de la región primitiva

Anacaona, from the primitive region

Anacaona, india de raza cautiva

Anacaona, a captive indigenous woman

Anacaona, de la región primitiva

Anacaona, from the primitive region

Anacaona, oí tu voz

Anacaona, I hear your voice

Cómo lloró, cuánto gimió

How she cried, how she moaned

Anacaona, oí la voz

Anacaona, I hear your voice

De tu angustiado corazón

From your troubled heart

Tu libertad nunca llegó, ne ne ne ne ne na na

Your freedom never came, ne ne ne ne ne na na

Anacaona, india de raza cautiva

Anacaona, a captive indigenous woman

Anacaona, de la región primitiva

Anacaona, from the primitive region

Anacaona, india, india de raza cautiva

Anacaona, indigenous, indigenous of a captive race

Ay Anacaona, de la región primitiva

Oh Anacaona, from the primitive region

Anacaona, areito de Anacaona

Anacaona, song of Anacaona

India de raza cautiva

Indigenous woman of a captive race

Alma de blanca paloma, Anacaona

Soul of a white dove, Anacaona

Anacaona, areito de Anacaona

Anacaona, song of Anacaona

Pero india que muere llorando

But a native woman who dies crying

Muere pero no perdona, no perdona, no

She dies but she doesn't forgive, she doesn't forgive, no

Anacaona, areito de Anacaona

Anacaona, song of Anacaona

Esa negra que es de raza noble y abatida

That black woman of noble and sorrowful race

Pero que fue valentona, Anacaona

But she was brave, Anacaona

Anacaona, areito de Anacaona

Anacaona, song of Anacaona

Anacaona, areito de Anacaona

Anacaona, song of Anacaona

Oye, según la historia lo cuenta

Hey, as history tells it

Dicen que fue a la cañona Anacaona

They say she went to the cannon, Anacaona

Anacaona, areito de Anacaona

Anacaona, song of Anacaona

La tribu entera la llora

The whole tribe mourns her

Porque fue buena negrona, Anacaona

Because she was a good black woman, Anacaona

Anacaona, areito de Anacaona

Anacaona, song of Anacaona

Y recordando, recordando lo que pasó

And remembering, remembering what happened

La tribu, la tribu ya se enfogona

The tribe, the tribe is already angry

Anacaona, areito de Anacaona

Anacaona, song of Anacaona

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Anacaona /a.na.ka.o.na/ B2	noun - a historical figure, a Taino chiefess
india /ˈɪn.di.ə/ A2	noun - a female indigenous person
raza /ˈrɑː.zə/ B1	noun - race or ethnic group
libertad /liˈbɛr.tad/ B1	noun - freedom or liberty
corazón /ko.ɾaˈθon/ A2	noun - heart
llorar /ʝoˈɾaɾ/ A1	verb - to cry
gimiendo /xiˈmjendo/ B2	verb - groaning or moaning
alma /ˈalma/ B1	noun - soul
buena /ˈbwe.na/ A2	adjective - good
valentona /ba.lenˈtona/ B2	adjective - brave or courageous
tribu /ˈtɾi.βu/ A2	noun - tribe
historia /isˈto.ɾja/ A2	noun - history or story
cañona /kaˈɲona/ B2	noun - canyon or gorge

Key Grammar Structures

• Tu libertad nunca llegó

  ➔ Negation with 'nunca' to express 'never'

  ➔ 'Nunca' is used to make a negative statement meaning 'never'.

• De la región primitiva

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating origin/location using 'de la'

  ➔ 'De la' indicates origin or location related to 'la región primitiva'.

• Oí tu voz

  ➔ Use of the verb 'oír' in the past tense 'oí' with direct object 'tu voz'

  ➔ 'Oír' means 'to hear', and 'oí' is its simple past tense form, with 'tu voz' as the direct object.

• Pero india que muere llorando

  ➔ Relative clause with 'que' to specify 'india' and present continuous verb 'muere llorando'

  ➔ 'Que' introduces a relative clause describing 'india', and 'muere llorando' is a present tense phrase meaning 'dies crying'.

• Anacaona, areito de Anacaona

  ➔ Use of the noun phrase 'areito de Anacaona' indicating a cultural activity or song associated with Anacaona

  ➔ This noun phrase signifies a traditional cultural song or ceremony associated with Anacaona.