La Huanchaqueña

The Huanchaco Woman

La Huanchaqueña

Golden is the gold, silver is white, silver is whiteAmarillo es el oro, blanca la plata, blanca la plata
And black are the eyes that kill me, that kill meY negros son los ojos que a mí me matan, que a mí me matan
And black are the eyes that kill me, that kill meY negros son los ojos que a mí me matan, que a mí me matan

All the good girls are pursued, are pursuedTodas las buenas mozas son perseguidas, son perseguidas
Like a tender little tree by the ants, by the antsComo arbolito tierno por las hormigas por las hormigas
Like a tender little tree by the ants, by the antsComo arbolito tierno por las hormigas por las hormigas

Tiny and pretty you are growing up, you are growing upChiquitita y bonita te vas criando, te vas criando
For the hawks that are flying, that are flyingPara los gavilanes que andan volando que andan volando
For the hawks that are flying, that are flyingPara los gavilanes que andan volando que andan volando

If your little mouth were a sugar lump, a sugar lumpSi tu boquita fuera terrón de azúcar, terrón de azúcar
I would suck on it endlesslyYo me lo pasaría chupa que chupa
Oh, oh, oh my Huanchaco woman, my Huanchaco womanAy, ay, ay mi huanchaqueña, mi huanchaqueña

Girl, don't fall in love with a married man, with a married manNiña no te enamores de hombre casado, de hombre casado
Because he's almost always in a hurry, in a hurryPorque anda casi siempre apresurado, apresurado
Because he's almost always in a hurry, in a hurryPorque anda casi siempre apresurado, apresurado
When passing through Huanchaco they invited me, they invited meAl pasar por huanchaco me convidaron, me convidaron
With some bewitched mate teas, bewitched mate teasCon unos matecitos engualichados, engualichados

If your little mouth were a sugar lump, a sugar lumpSi tu boquita fuera terrón de azúcar, terrón de azúcar
I would suck on it endlesslyYo me lo pasaría chupa que chupa
Oh, oh, oh my Huanchaco woman, my Huanchaco womanAy, ay, ay mi huanchaqueña, mi huanchaqueña