Totó La Momposina – La Verdolaga Spanish Lyrics English Translations

Es bonita y es bonita, ay la verdolaga (por el suelo)
– It’s pretty and it’s pretty, oh the purslane (on the floor)
Bonito como se riega, ay la verdolaga (por el suelo)
– Beautiful as it is watered, oh the purslane (on the ground)

Ay, cómo se riega (por el suelo)
– Oh, how it is watered (by the ground)
Ay, es y es bonita (por el suelo)
– Oh, it’s and it’s pretty (by the floor)
Ay, es verdecita (por el suelo)
– Oh, it’s green (on the floor)
Ay, la verdolaga (por el suelo)
– Oh, the purslane (on the floor)
Ay, la verdolaga (por el suelo)
– Oh, the purslane (on the floor)

Ay, yo la sembré (por el suelo)
– Oh, I sowed it (by the ground)
Ay, yo la sembré (por el suelo)
– Oh, I sowed it (by the ground)
Ay, la verdolaga (por el suelo)
– Oh, the purslane (on the floor)
Ay, la verdolaga (por el suelo)
– Oh, the purslane (on the floor)

Ay, yo la ventié (por el suelo)
– Oh, I blew it up (on the floor)
Ay, yo la ventié (por el suelo)
– Oh, I blew it up (on the floor)
Ay, la verdolaga (por el suelo)
– Oh, the purslane (on the floor)
Ay, la verdolaga (por el suelo)
– Oh, the purslane (on the floor)

Ay, yo la cerní (por el suelo)
– Oh, I sifted her (on the floor)
Ay, yo la cerní (por el suelo)
– Oh, I sifted her (on the floor)
Ay, la verdolaga (por el suelo)
– Oh, the purslane (on the floor)
Ay, la verdolaga (por el suelo)
– Oh, the purslane (on the floor)

Quién es que dice que yo, ay la verdolaga (por el suelo)
– Who is it that says that I, oh the purslane (by the floor)
Cocoba te la perdía, ay la verdolaga (por el suelo)
– Cocoba I missed it, oh the purslane (by the floor)
Quién es que dice que yo, ay la verdolaga (por el suelo)
– Who is it that says that I, oh the purslane (by the floor)
Cocoba te la perdía, ay la verdolaga (por el suelo)
– Cocoba I missed it, oh the purslane (by the floor)
La perdí porque Dios quiso, ay la verdolaga (por el suelo)
– I lost it because God willed, oh the purslane (by the ground)
No porque cobarde fui, ay la verdolaga (por el suelo)
– Not because I was a coward, oh the purslane (on the floor)

Ay, cómo se riega (por el suelo)
– Oh, how it is watered (by the ground)
Ay, es y es bonita (por el suelo)
– Oh, it’s and it’s pretty (by the floor)
Ay, es verdecita (por el suelo)
– Oh, it’s green (on the floor)
Ay, la verdolaga (por el suelo)
– Oh, the purslane (on the floor)
Ay, la verdolaga (por el suelo)
– Oh, the purslane (on the floor)

Ay, yo la sembré (por el suelo)
– Oh, I sowed it (by the ground)
Ay, yo la sembré (por el suelo)
– Oh, I sowed it (by the ground)
Ay, la verdolaga (por el suelo)
– Oh, the purslane (on the floor)
Ay, la verdolaga (por el suelo)
– Oh, the purslane (on the floor)

Niño blanco no me olvides, la verdolaga (por el suelo)
– White boy don’t forget me, purslane (by the floor)
Tus lindas declaraciones, la verdolaga (por el suelo)
– Your nice statements, the purslane (by the floor)
Niño blanco no me olvides, la verdolaga (por el suelo)
– White boy don’t forget me, purslane (by the floor)
Tus lindas declaraciones, la verdolaga (por el suelo)
– Your nice statements, the purslane (by the floor)
Pasaré mis bellos días, la verdolaga (por el suelo)
– I’ll spend my beautiful days, purslane (on the floor)
Como copo de algodón, ay la verdolaga (por el suelo)
– Like a cotton flake, and a purslane (on the floor)

Ay, cómo se riega (por el suelo)
– Oh, how it is watered (by the ground)
Ay, es y es bonita (por el suelo)
– Oh, it’s and it’s pretty (by the floor)
Ay, es verdecita (por el suelo)
– Oh, it’s green (on the floor)
Ay, la verdolaga (por el suelo)
– Oh, the purslane (on the floor)
Ay, la verdolaga (por el suelo)
– Oh, the purslane (on the floor)

Ay, cómo se riega (por el suelo)
– Oh, how it is watered (by the ground)
Ay, cómo se riega (por el suelo)
– Oh, how it is watered (by the ground)
Ay, la verdolaga (por el suelo)
– Oh, the purslane (on the floor)
Ay, la verdolaga (por el suelo)
– Oh, the purslane (on the floor)

Dale duro a ese tambor, ay la verdolaga, bótalo (por el suelo)
– Hit that drum hard, oh the purslane, throw it (on the floor)
Y acábalo de romper, ay la verdolaga, azúzalo (por el suelo)
– And finish breaking it, oh the purslane, sugar it (on the floor)
Dale duro a ese tambor, ay la verdolaga (por el suelo)
– Hit that drum hard, oh the purslane (by the floor)
Y acábalo de romper, ay la verdolaga (por el suelo)
– And finish breaking it, oh the purslane (on the floor)
Y si el dueño pregunta, ay la verdolaga (por el suelo)
– And if the owner asks, oh the purslane (on the floor)
Dile que yo te mandé, ay la verdolaga (por el suelo)
– Tell him that I sent you, oh the purslane (on the floor)

Ay, cómo se riega (por el suelo)
– Oh, how it is watered (by the ground)
Ay, es y es bonita (por el suelo)
– Oh, it’s and it’s pretty (by the floor)
Ay, es verdecita (por el suelo)
– Oh, it’s green (on the floor)
Ay, la verdolaga (por el suelo)
– Oh, the purslane (on the floor)
Ay, la verdolaga (por el suelo)
– Oh, the purslane (on the floor)

Ay, yo la sembré (por el suelo)
– Oh, I sowed it (by the ground)
Ay, yo la sembré (por el suelo)
– Oh, I sowed it (by the ground)
Ay, la verdolaga (por el suelo)
– Oh, the purslane (on the floor)
Ay, la verdolaga (por el suelo)
– Oh, the purslane (on the floor)

Ay, yo la cerní (por el suelo)
– Oh, I sifted her (on the floor)
Ay, yo la cerní (por el suelo)
– Oh, I sifted her (on the floor)
Ay, la verdolaga (por el suelo)
– Oh, the purslane (on the floor)
Ay, la verdolaga (por el suelo)
– Oh, the purslane (on the floor)
Ay, la verdolaga, por el suelo
– Oh, the purslane, on the floor