Lyrics of La Zandunga - Chavela Vargas

La Zandunga (original)

Antenoche fui a tu casa
Tres golpes le di al candado
Tienes el sueño pesado
Ay!
Sandunga, Sandunga
Mamá por Dios
Sandunga, no seas ingrata
Mamá de mi corazón
Me ofreciste acompañarme
Desde la iglesia hasta mi choza
Pero como no llegaste
Tuve que venirme solo
A orillas del Papaloapam
Me estaba bañando ayer
Pasaste por las orillas
Y no quisiste ver
Estaban dos tortolitas
Arrullándose en su nido
Y por más luchas que te hice
Te hiciste la desentendida
Ay!
Sandunga sí, Ay Sandunga no
Ay!
Sandunga del otro lado
Donde quiera que pego un brinco yo
Yo siempre caigo parado
Mosquito, no mortifiques
Con tus cantos mal sonantes
Si me cantas no me piques
Si me picas no me cantes

(translation)

Last night I went to your house
Three hits I gave the padlock
you are a heavy sleeper
Oh!
Sandunga, Sandunga
mom for god
Sandunga, don't be ungrateful
Mom of my heart
you offered to accompany me
From the church to my shack
But how did you not arrive?
I had to come alone
On the banks of the Papaloapam
I was bathing yesterday
you passed the shores
and you didn't want to see
There were two turtledoves
Cooing in its nest
And for more fights that I made you
you did the misunderstood
Oh!
Sandunga yes, Ay Sandunga no
Oh!
sandwich on the other side
Wherever I hit a jump
I always fall standing
Mosquito, do not mortify
With your bad-sounding songs
If you sing to me, don't bite me
If you sting me, don't sing to me