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Original lyrics
La Sandunga
¡Ay! Sandunga, Sandunga mamá por Dios
Sandunga no seas ingrata, mamá de mi corazón
¡Ay! Sandunga, Sandunga mamá por Dios
Sandunga no seas ingrata, mamá de mi corazón
Antenoche fui a tu casa
Tres golpes le di al candado
Tú no sirves para amores
Tienes el sueño pesado
¡Ay! Sandunga, Sandunga mamá por Dios
Sandunga no seas ingrata, mamá de mi corazón
Me ofreciste acompañarme
Desde la iglesia a mi choza
Pero como no llegabas
Tuve que venirme sola
¡Ay! Sandunga, Sandunga mamá por Dios
Sandunga no seas ingrata, mamá de mi corazón
A orillas del Papaloapan
Me estaba bañando ayer
Pasaste por las orillas
Y no me quisiste ver
¡Ay! Sandunga, Sandunga mamá por Dios
- Papaloapan:
The Papaloapan River (Spanish: Río Papaloapan) is one of the main rivers of the Mexican state of Veracruz. Its name comes from the Nahuatl papaloapan meaning "river of the butterflies". (Wikpedia)
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citlālicue on 2014-01-04
citlālicue on 2014-01-04Last edited by citlālicue on 2021-08-05
citlālicue on 2021-08-05Translation
Sandunga
Oh! Sandunga1, Sandunga by God woman!
Don't be so ungrateful Sandunga, woman of my heart.
Oh! Sandunga, Sandunga by God woman!
Don't be so ungrateful Sandunga, woman of my heart.
Last night I went to your house,
I knocked three times by the door knocker,
You're no good when it comes to love,
You're deep in sleep.2
Oh! Sandunga, Sandunga by God woman!
Don't be so ungrateful Sandunga, woman of my heart.
You offered to accompany me
From church to my house,3
But you never came,
And I had to come back alone.
Oh! Sandunga, Sandunga by God, woman!
Don't be so ungrateful Sandunga, woman of my heart.
At the edge of the Papaloapan4
I was bathing yesterday,
You passed by the edge (of the river),
And you didn't want to see me.
Oh! Sandunga, Sandunga by God, woman!
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Submitted by citlālicue on 2015-06-21
citlālicue on 2015-06-21Last edited by citlālicue on 2015-09-23
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About translator
The song is a traditional Mexican waltz, arranged by Andres Gutierrez and written by Máximo Ramó Ortiz. The song is also sung in the Zapotec language the unofficial anthem of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, in the state of Oaxaca. [SOURCE]
It's been covered by other singers, some with certain verses excluded or included. The video and lyrics are Lila Downs' version of it though, but there are others you can look for as well.