La Chaparrita

Vivian Tabbush Cantame la chaparrita como la cantaste ayer, para cuando yo me case chaparrear a mi mujer. Chaparrita de mi vida, si, chaparrita de mi vida, no, Cuando estemos en la chaparrita linda de mi corazón. Yo te quiero, negra, con todo mi amor, Tú me correspondes con el corazón. De colora’o se viste el Cardenal, y por eso le digo a mi morena, que se peine el copete pa’ bailar. Ese pañuelito blanco con ese ramo de flores no me lo pases delante que recuerdo mis amores. Ti-ra-la, ti-ra-la, que se va la lapa. Ti-ra-la, ti-ra-la, la lapa se va. ¡Ay! compadre amarre los perros que la lapa esta encueva, yo no quiero que sa vaya, la lapa segura esta. Sing to me the chaparrita as you sang it yesterday, so that when I get married I will sing the chaparrita to my wife. Chaparrita of my life, yes, chaparrita of my life, no. We will soon go to the beautiful chaparrita of my heart! I love you, darling, with all my love, your heart is a good match for me. Dressed in colors red is the Cardinal, and that it why I say to my girl friend, to comb the tuft of her hair for dancing. That little white handkerchief with that bouquet of flowers, do not pass them in front of me because I am reminded of my lovers. Ti-ra-la, ti-ra-la, that the savage sow runs away. Ti-ra-la, ti-ra-la, the sow is running away Hey! my friend tie up the dogs that the sow is in her cave; I don’t want her to leave, the sow is now safe.