Caparrita Enlutadita

Mournful Shorty

Caparrita Enlutadita

Mournful shortyChaparrita enlutadita
Tell me who died on youdime quien se te murió
If your lover diedSi se te murió tu amante
Don't cry, I'm here.No llores aquí estoy yo.

Don't dress in colorNo te vistas de color
Don't reveal yourselfNi te des a conocer
Because they're saying aroundQue por ahí andan diciendo
That you should stop loving me.Que me dejes de querer.

Everyone in your houseYa todos los de tu casa
Can't stand meA mi no me pueden ver
Because of how badly I've behavedPor lo mal que me he portado
Or my ways of loving.O mis modos de querer.

It doesn't matter if they don't like meNo le hace que no me quieran
That won't matter to meEso no me va a importar
If God allows itQue si dios me da licencia
I will marry you.Contigo me he de casar.

If they want to meet herSi la quieren conocer
I'll describe her to themSe las voy a retratar
She's a dark-skinned shortyEs morena chaparrita
Very cute to walk around.Muy monita para andar.

I don't say goodbye to themDespedida no les doy
Because I don't bring her herePor que no la traigo aquí
I left her with my dark-skinned girlSe la deje a mi prietita
So she remembers mePa' que se acuerde de mi