dignificada [English translation]

At night, there’s a scream

It can be heard far away

In the south it is said

That is the voice of silence.

In this closet there’s an enclosed cat,*

Because a woman,

Because a woman,

Fought for her rights

The voice of a thunderbolt can be heard from the mountain

It is the truth; clear as lightning

In this blessed life where nobody forgives anything

But a woman does, but a woman does

She fights for her dignity

Ay! Swarthy

Little swarthy of mine

I won’t forget you

I give myself the respect I deserve because I am a woman

I can’t believe everything that happens to me

So you, falsehood, and “cholos”** look at me

If I love him, or if I don’t, ultimately it is up to me to love

From your skin to my skin, give me a beef taco

I prefer them, and hence, I love he who feeds me

I tasted already the one that belongs to someone else, that’s the bread I don’t want

May the heavens send me the first one

Who loves me the way I am, that one I do love

That one I do love

That one I do not

I followed your steps, girl,

Till we arrived at the mountain

And I followed God’s trail

The one that the souls walk

At night, there’s a scream

It can be heard far away

In the south it is said

That is the voice of silence.

In this closet there’s an enclosed cat,

Because a woman,

Because a woman,

Fought for her rights

The voice of a thunderbolt can be heard from the mountain

It is the truth; clear as lightning

In this blessed life where nobody forgives anything

But a woman does, but a woman does

She fights for her dignity

Beautiful mother (pray for her)

Loving mother (pray for her)

Merciful mother (pray for her)***

• Artist:Lila Downs