Chonita

Chonita

Chonita

Chonita has a damn parrotChonita tiene un cotorro
that's the torment of her heartque es el tormento de su corazón
he says: my dear, my sky,le dice: vidita, mi cielo,
my dude, my blondie, my sweet passion.mi rorro, mi güero, mi dulce pasión.

The parrot never pays attentionEl loro jamás le hace caso
doesn't even throw her a bone as punishmentno le hecha ni un lazo por castigador
and Chonita inside a little jary Chonita dentro de un jarrito
gathers the tears of her pain.recoge las lágrimas de su dolor.

Since I spotted youDesde que te divisé
with your precious beakcon tu precioso pico
I crazily thought:yo con locura pensé:
that damn parrot is my typeese cotorro es mi tipo
but you don't even realizepero ni cuenta te das
how much I love youde que te quiero tanto
you run away from me, you just mockhuyes de mi, te entripas nomás
mimicking my sad cry.remedas mi triste llanto.

At the main post officeEn el correo mayor
I sent a certified letterpuse un certificado
a love letteruna misiva de amor
with a golden edgecon el filito dorado
and you ate the papery te comiste el papel
without leaving a single pagesin dejar ni una hoja
you're so cruel, you don't want to readeres muy cruel, no quieres leer
the words of my anguish.las letras de mi congoja.

I think I'm gonna dieCreo que me voy a morir
because you don't pay attention to meporque no me haces caso
the heart I gave youel corazón que te di
you already shattered into piecesya lo quebraste en pedazos
but it's useless to pretendpero es inútil fingir
your ingratitude kills metu ingratitud me mata
come on tell me tell me yesandale dime dime que sí
parrot give me your paw.lorito dame la pata.