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El Hoyo

Manu Chao

Learn El Hoyo by Manu Chao with lyrics, line-by-line translation, and interactive vocabulary practice.

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Lyrics and Translation

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De la mera mata

From the mere kill

Yo vengo del hoyo

I come from the hole

Tepito fayuca

Tepito fayuca

Yo vengo del hoyo

I come from the hole

De la gran ciudad

from the big city

Yo vengo del hoyo

I come from the hole

Esa es mi bandera

That's my flag

Yo vengo del hoyo

I come from the hole

Hirviente caldera

boiling cauldron

Yo vengo del hoyoyoyo

I come from hoyoyoyo

Hoyoyoyo hoyoyoyo

Hoyoyoyo hoyoyoyo

Yo vengo del hoyoyoyo

I come from hoyoyoyo

Hoyoyoyo hoyoyoyo

Hoyoyoyo hoyoyoyo

Yo vengo del hoyo

I come from the hole

Jamaica sonora

Sound Jamaica

Yo vengo del hoyo

I come from the hole

Guerito d'acera

Sidewalk Guerito

Yo vengo del hoyo

I come from the hole

Ahí de su tierra

There from your land

Yo vengo del hoyo

I come from the hole

Mi padre llego

My father arrived

Yo vengo del hoyoyoyo

I come from hoyoyoyo

Hoyoyoyo hoyoyoyo

Hoyoyoyo hoyoyoyo

Yo vengo del hoyoyoyo

I come from hoyoyoyo

Calle mantancera

Mantanza Street

Yo vengo del hoyoyoyo

I come from hoyoyoyo

Hirviente caldera

boiling cauldron

Yo vengo del hoyoyoyo

I come from hoyoyoyo

Esa es mi cantera

That's my quarry

Yo vengo del hoyoyoyo

I come from hoyoyoyo

De la gran ciudad

from the big city

Yo vengo del hoyoyoyo

I come from hoyoyoyo

Hoyoyoyo hoyoyoyo

Hoyoyoyo hoyoyoyo

Yo vengo del hoyoyoyo

I come from hoyoyoyo

Hoyoyoyo hoyoyoyo

Hoyoyoyo hoyoyoyo

Yo vengo del hoyoyoyo

I come from hoyoyoyo

Hoyoyoyo hoyoyoyo

Hoyoyoyo hoyoyoyo

Yo vengo del hoyoyoyo

I come from hoyoyoyo

Hoyoyoyo hoyoyoyo

Hoyoyoyo hoyoyoyo

Song Vocabulary

Key words from this song. Practice them in Langooo to remember them faster.

hoyoyoyo

holeyoyo

vengo

come

hoyo

hole

gran

great

ciudad

city

hirviente

boiling

caldera

boiler

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