Lyrics and translation Lila Downs - Mezcalito
Brinda
con
el
pensamiento
Toast
with
your
thoughts
Gotita
lluvia
de
calor
Little
drop,
rain
of
warmth
Mi
culpa
Dobijí
My
fault,
Dobijí
Es
por
mi
culpa
señor
It's
my
fault,
sir
Bebí
de
tu
memoria
I
drank
from
your
memory
Aroma
tierra
agave
y
sol
Aroma
of
earth,
agave,
and
sun
Yo
soy
la
que
le
gusta
I
am
the
one
who
enjoys
Este
castigo
mejor
This
punishment
better
Gota
gota
gota
gotita
de
mezcal
Drop
by
drop,
little
drop
of
mezcal
Gota
gota
gota
gotita
de
mezcal
Drop
by
drop,
little
drop
of
mezcal
Gota
gota
gota
gotita
de
mezcal
Drop
by
drop,
little
drop
of
mezcal
Gota
gota
gota
gotita
de
mezcal
Drop
by
drop,
little
drop
of
mezcal
Dicen
que
tomando
pierdes
They
say
that
by
drinking
you
lose
La
cabeza
y
el
dinero
Your
head
and
your
money
Dicen
que
tomando
pierdes
They
say
that
by
drinking
you
lose
La
cabeza
y
el
dinero
Your
head
and
your
money
Pero
a
mí
crece
el
pecho
But
my
chest
grows
Con
ese
mezcal
del
bueno
With
that
good
mezcal
Pero
a
mí
crece
el
pecho
But
my
chest
grows
Con
ese
mezcal
del
bueno
With
that
good
mezcal
Como
toca
la
barrica
How
the
barrel
plays
De
su
cielo
de
Oaxaca
From
its
Oaxacan
sky
Como
toca
la
barrica
How
the
barrel
plays
De
su
cielo
de
Oaxaca
From
its
Oaxacan
sky
Como
pita
el
mezcalito
How
the
little
mezcal
stings
Gusanito
de
tu
boca
Little
worm
of
your
mouth
Como
pita
el
mezcalito
How
the
little
mezcal
stings
Gusanito
de
tu
boca
Little
worm
of
your
mouth
Cantaba,
lloró
(tanto
mezcal)
She
sang,
she
cried
(so
much
mezcal)
Tanto
llorar
(tanto
tomar)
So
much
crying
(so
much
drinking)
Cantaba,
lloró
(tanto
mezcal)
She
sang,
she
cried
(so
much
mezcal)
Tanto
llorar
(tanto
tomar)
So
much
crying
(so
much
drinking)
De
pechuga
mezcalito
Mezcalito
from
the
breast
Mezcalito
de
maguey
Mezcalito
from
the
maguey
Pa'
todo
mal
mezcalito
For
every
sorrow,
little
mezcal
Y
para
todo
bien
también
And
for
every
joy
as
well
De
pechuga
mezcalito
Mezcalito
from
the
breast
Mezcalito
de
maguey
Mezcalito
from
the
maguey
Pa'
todo
mal
mezcalito
For
every
sorrow,
little
mezcal
Y
para
todo
bien
también
And
for
every
joy
as
well
A
la
Virgen
de
los
Remedios
To
the
Virgin
of
Remedies
De
Santiago
Mazatlán
Of
Santiago
Mazatlan
Y
a
Sola
De
Vega
And
to
Sola
De
Vega
La
penca
de
ese
maguey
The
leaf
of
that
maguey
Su
espina
me
está
matando
Its
thorn
is
killing
me
La
penca
de
ese
maguey
The
leaf
of
that
maguey
Su
espina
me
está
matando
Its
thorn
is
killing
me
Acércate
chaparrito
Come
closer,
little
one
Que
esta
lumbre
está
quemando
This
fire
is
burning
Acércate
chaparrito
Come
closer,
little
one
Que
esta
lumbre
está
quemando
This
fire
is
burning
Barrica
del
palo
santo
Barrel
of
holy
wood
Del
gusano
de
espadín
Of
the
worm
of
espadin
Barrica
del
palo
santo
Barrel
of
holy
wood
Del
gusano
de
espadín
Of
the
worm
of
espadin
Son
añejas
tus
gotitas
Your
little
drops
are
aged
Del
sabor
que
yo
viví
From
the
flavor
that
I
lived
Son
añejas
tus
gotitas
Your
little
drops
are
aged
Del
sabor
que
yo
viví
From
the
flavor
that
I
lived
Cantaba,
lloró
(tanto
mezcal)
She
sang,
she
cried
(so
much
mezcal)
Tanto
llorar
(tanto
tomar)
So
much
crying
(so
much
drinking)
Cantaba,
lloró
(tanto
mezcal)
She
sang,
she
cried
(so
much
mezcal)
Tanto
llorar
(tanto
tomar)
So
much
crying
(so
much
drinking)
De
pechuga
mezcalito
Mezcalito
from
the
breast
Mezcalito
de
maguey
Mezcalito
from
the
maguey
Pa'
todo
mal
mezcalito
For
every
sorrow,
little
mezcal
Y
para
todo
bien
también
And
for
every
joy
as
well
De
pechuga
mezcalito
Mezcalito
from
the
breast
Mezcalito
de
maguey
Mezcalito
from
the
maguey
Pa'
todo
mal
mezcalito
For
every
sorrow,
little
mezcal
Y
para
todo
bien
también
And
for
every
joy
as
well
Cantaba,
lloró
(tanto
mezcal)
She
sang,
she
cried
(so
much
mezcal)
Tanto
llorar
(tanto
tomar)
So
much
crying
(so
much
drinking)
Cantaba,
lloró
(tanto
mezcal)
She
sang,
she
cried
(so
much
mezcal)
Tanto
llorar
(tanto
tomar)
So
much
crying
(so
much
drinking)
Cantaba,
lloró
(tanto
mezcal)
She
sang,
she
cried
(so
much
mezcal)
Tanto
llorar
(tanto
tomar)
So
much
crying
(so
much
drinking)
Cantaba,
lloró
(tanto
mezcal)
She
sang,
she
cried
(so
much
mezcal)
Tanto
llorar
(tanto
tomar)
So
much
crying
(so
much
drinking)
Gota
gota
gota
gotita
de
mezcal
Drop
by
drop,
little
drop
of
mezcal
Gota
gota
gota
gotita
de
mezcal
Drop
by
drop,
little
drop
of
mezcal
Gota
gota
gota
gotita
de
mezcal
Drop
by
drop,
little
drop
of
mezcal
Gota
gota
gota
gotita
de
mezcal
Drop
by
drop,
little
drop
of
mezcal
Gota
gota
gota
gotita
de
mezcal
Drop
by
drop,
little
drop
of
mezcal
Gota
gota
gota
gotita
de
mezcal
Drop
by
drop,
little
drop
of
mezcal
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