La Llorona [English translation]

Everyone calls me mulatto, Llorona,

mulatto, but a loving one.

Everyone calls me mulatto, Llorona,

mulatto, but a loving one.

I’m like a jalapeño, Llorona,

hot, but tasty.

I’m like a jalapeño, Llorona,

hot, but tasty.

Woe betide me, Llorona, Llorona,

Llorona, take me to the river.

Cover me with your shawl,

‘cause I’m dying of cold.

If because I love you, do you want, Llorona,

do you want me to love you even more?

I have already given you my life, Llorona,

so what do you want more?

Do you want more?

• Artist:Chavela Vargas