
Lila Downs
Mezcalito lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2011
- Genre
- Cumbia
- Length
- 4:28
Brinda con el pensamiento
Toast with thought
Gotita, lluvia de calor
Little drop, rain of heat
Mi culpa, dobiji
My fault, dobiji
Es por mi culpa, señor
It's my fault, sir
Bebí de tu memoria
I drank from your memory
Aroma a tierra, agave y sol
Scent of earth, agave and sun
Yo soy la que le gusta
I am the one who likes it
Este castigo mejor
This punishment is better
Gota, gota, gota, gotita de mezcal
Drop, drop, drop, little drop of mezcal
Gota, gota, gota, gotita de mezcal
Drop, drop, drop, little drop of mezcal
Gota, gota, gota, gotita de mezcal
Drop, drop, drop, little drop of mezcal
Gota, gota, gota, gotita de mezcal
Drop, drop, drop, little drop of mezcal
Dicen que tomando pierdes la cabeza y el dinero
They say that when you drink, you lose your head and your money
Dicen que tomando pierdes la cabeza y el dinero
They say that when you drink, you lose your head and your money
Pero a mí crece el pecho con ese mezcal del bueno
But for me, my chest grows with that good mezcal
Pero a mí crece el pecho con ese mezcal del bueno
But for me, my chest grows with that good mezcal
Cómo toca la barrica de su cielo de Oaxaca
How it touches the barrel of its sky from Oaxaca
Cómo toca la barrica de su cielo de Oaxaca
How it touches the barrel of its sky from Oaxaca
Cómo pita el mezcalito, gusanito de tu boca
How the little mezcal whistles, little worm from your mouth
Cómo pita el mezcalito, gusanito de tu boca
How the little mezcal whistles, little worm from your mouth
Cantaba, lloró (tanto mezcal)
Singing, cried (so much mezcal)
Tanto llorar (tanto tomar)
So much crying (so much drinking)
Cantaba, lloró (tanto mezcal)
Singing, cried (so much mezcal)
Tanto llorar (tanto tomar)
So much crying (so much drinking)
De pechuga, mezcalito, mezcalito de maguey
From the breast, little mezcal, little mezcal from maguey
Pa todo mal, mezcalito, para todo bien, también
For every bad thing, little mezcal, for every good thing, too
De pechuga, mezcalito, mezcalito de maguey
From the breast, little mezcal, little mezcal from maguey
Pa todo mal, mezcalito, para todo bien, también
For every bad thing, little mezcal, for every good thing, too
Pa la Virgen de los Remedios de Santiago Matatlán
For the Virgin of Remedies of Santiago Matatlán
Y a Sola de Vega (ah-jai)
And to Sola de Vega (ah-jai)
La penca de ese maguey, su espina me está matando
The leaf of that agave, its thorn is killing me
La penca de ese maguey, su espina me está matando
The leaf of that agave, its thorn is killing me
Acércate, chaparrito, que esta lumbre está quemando
Come closer, little one, because this fire is burning
Acércate, chaparrito, que esta lumbre está quemando
Come closer, little one, because this fire is burning
Barrica del palo santo del gusano de espadín
Barrel of the palo santo from the espadín worm
Barrica del palo santo del gusano de espadín
Barrel of the palo santo from the espadín worm
Son añejas tus gotitas del sabor que yo viví
Your drops are aged with the flavor I once lived
Son añejas tus gotitas del sabor que yo viví
Your drops are aged with the flavor I once lived
Cantaba, lloró (tanto mezcal)
I sang, I cried (so much mezcal)
Tanto llorar (tanto tomar)
So much crying (so much drinking)
Cantaba, lloró (tanto mezcal)
I sang, cried (so much mezcal)
Tanto llorar (tanto tomar)
So much weep (so much drink)
De pechuga, mezcalito, mezcalito de maguey
From the breast, little mezcal, mezcal from maguey
Pa todo mal, mezcalito, para todo bien, también
For all that's wrong, little mezcal, for all that's right, too
De pechuga, mezcalito, mezcalito de maguey
From the breast, little mezcal, mezcal from maguey
Pa todo mal, mezcalito, para todo bien, también
For all that's wrong, little mezcal, for all that's right, too
Cantaba, lloró (tanto mezcal)
I sang, cried (so much mezcal)
Tanto llorar (tanto tomar)
So much weep (so much drink)
Cantaba, lloró (tanto mezcal)
I sang, cried (so much mezcal)
Tanto llorar (tanto tomar)
So much weep (so much drink)
Cantaba, lloró (tanto mezcal)
I sang, she cried (so much mezcal)
Tanto llorar (tanto tomar)
So much crying (so much drinking)
Cantaba, lloró (tanto mezcal)
I sang, she cried (so much mezcal)
Tanto llorar (tanto tomar)
So much crying (so much drinking)
Gota, gota, gota, gotita de mezcal
Drop, drop, drop, little drop of mezcal
Gota, gota, gota, gotita de mezcal
Drop, drop, drop, little drop of mezcal
Gota, gota, gota, gotita de mezcal
Drop, drop, drop, little drop of mezcal
Gota, gota, gota, gotita de mezcal
Drop, drop, drop, little drop of mezcal
Gota, gota, gota, gotita de mezcal
Drop, drop, drop, little drop of mezcal
Gota, gota, gota, gotita de mezcal
Drop, drop, drop, little drop of mezcal
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Key vocabulary
- brinda
- offers
- gotita
- droplet
- calor
- heatA1
- bebí
- I drank
- memoria
- memoryB1
- castigo
- punishmentB1
- mejor
- betterA2
- tomando
- taking
- pierdes
- lose
- mí
- meA2
About this song
Lila Downs is a Mexican-born singer-songwriter and performer. She makes Indigenous Mexican-rooted music that blends North American jazz and Latin American folk, and is known for albums such as Ofrenda and for receiving Grammy and Latin Grammy awards.