Vámonos Negrito – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Natalia Lafourcade
• Album: Hasta la Raíz

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the beauty of the Spanish language through 'Vámonos Negrito.' This song is a perfect gateway to learning regional Mexican idioms and the poetic nature of folk music, offering a soulful journey into the rhythms and heart of Latin American heritage.

[English]

Come on, let's go, my dear

Let's walk along the path

Because I have so many things

To tell you about my homeland

Come on, let's go, my dear

Let's walk along the path

Because I have so many things

To tell you about my homeland

In my homeland, you can breathe

A scent of joy

In the waves, it finds shelter

All of its melancholy

And in your eyes, I deposit

The hope of my days

And in these melodies

I share my life with you

Step by step and very slowly

Take me wherever you want

Because I have so much history

To release like doves

Step by step and very slowly

Take me wherever you want

Because I dance to your rhythm

Without fearing what might happen

For the moon is watching

And the clouds are waiting for us

This sea is calling

And the sand laughs without worry

Because this love is being born

Like a river that keeps flowing

Because this love is sprouting

Like flowers in the field

In my homeland, one sighs

At the color of its beauty

In the mountains, they take shelter

Those who guard its riches

And in its wisdom

And its light, night and day

And in these melodies

I share my life with you

And in these melodies

I share my life with you

Come on, let's go, my dear

Let's walk along the path

[Spanish]

Vamos, vámonos, negrito

A caminar por la vereda

Que yo tengo tantas cosas

Que contarte de mi tierra

Vamos, vámonos, negrito

A caminar por la vereda

Que yo tengo tantas cosas

Que contarte de mi tierra

En mi tierra se respira

Un aroma de alegría

En las olas se acobija

Toda su melancolía

Y en sus ojos deposito

La esperanza de mis días

Y en estas melodías

Yo comparto a ti mi vida

Paso a paso y despacito

Llévame hasta donde quieras

Que yo tengo tanta historia

Que soltar como palomas

Paso a paso y despacito

Llévame hasta donde quieras

Que yo bailo con tu ritmo

Sin temer lo que suceda

Que la luna está mirando

Y las nubes nos esperan

Este mar está llamando

Y la arena ríe sin pena

Que este amor está naciendo

Como un río que va fluyendo

Que este amor está brotando

Como flores en el campo

En mi tierra se suspira

El color de su belleza

En la sierra se acobijan

Los que cuidan su riqueza

Y en su sabiduría

Y su luz de noche y día

Y en estas melodías

Yo comparto a ti mi vida

Y en estas melodías

Yo comparto a ti mi vida

Vamos, vámonos, negrito

A caminar por la vereda

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
caminar ka-mi-nar A1	verb - To walk
vereda be-re-da B2	noun - Path or trail
tierra tje-ra A1	noun - Land, earth, or homeland
aroma a-ro-ma B1	noun - Aroma or pleasant smell
alegría a-le-gri-a A2	noun - Joy or happiness
melancolía me-lan-ko-li-a C1	noun - Melancholy or sadness
esperanza es-pe-ran-sa A2	noun - Hope
melodías me-lo-di-as B1	noun - Melodies
historia is-to-rja A1	noun - Story or history
palomas pa-lo-mas A2	noun - Doves or pigeons
ritmo rit-mo A2	noun - Rhythm
arena a-re-na A2	noun - Sand
naciendo na-sjen-do B1	verb - Being born or beginning
fluyendo flu-jen-do B2	verb - Flowing
belleza be-ye-sa A2	noun - Beauty
riqueza ri-ke-sa B1	noun - Wealth or richness
sabiduría sa-bi-du-rja B2	noun - Wisdom

Key Grammar Structures

• Que yo tengo tantas cosas / Que contarte de mi tierra

  ➔ Relative clause with 'que'

  ➔ The 'que' acts as a relative pronoun connecting the things to the action of telling, used here to define what the speaker has.

• En mi tierra se respira / Un aroma de alegría

  ➔ Passive 'se' (Impersonal se)

  ➔ The structure 'se' + verb expresses a general action where the agent is not specific, common in formal or poetic Spanish.

• Llévame hasta donde quieras

  ➔ Subjunctive mood for future uncertainty

  ➔ The verb 'quieras' is in the subjunctive because the place is not yet defined/chosen by the listener.

• Que yo tengo tanta historia / Que soltar como palomas

  ➔ Periphrastic construction (que + infinitive)

  ➔ The 'que' + 'soltar' (infinitive) implies a purpose or something to be done with the 'historia'.

• Que este amor está naciendo / Como un río que va fluyendo

  ➔ Progressive aspect (Estar + Gerund)

  ➔ Used to describe ongoing actions in the present, emphasizing the process of birth and flow.

• Sin temer lo que suceda

  ➔ Preposition + infinitive and subjunctive in a subordinate clause

  ➔ 'Sin' (without) is followed by the infinitive 'temer', while 'suceda' is in subjunctive as it refers to an uncertain future event.

• Yo comparto a ti mi vida

  ➔ Personal 'a' and indirect object

  ➔ The 'a' here introduces the recipient (you) of the action of sharing one's life.