Lyrics and translation Luis Perez Meza - La Anselma
Cuando
te
cases
con
el
otro
iré
a
tu
boda,
When
you
marry
the
other
man,
I
will
attend
your
wedding,
Cuando
pregunten
enseguida
me
pondré.
When
they
ask,
I
will
immediately
stand
up.
Y
cuando
diga
el
cura
que
porqué
me
opongo
And
when
the
priest
asks
why
I
object
Yo
le
diré
que
porque
tu
eres
mi
querer.
I
will
say
that
it
is
because
you
are
my
beloved.
Y
si
se
enoja
el
que
iba
a
ser
tu
esposo
And
if
the
one
who
was
going
to
be
your
husband
gets
angry
Saco
mi
"cuete"
y
me
pongo
a
disparar.
I
will
take
out
my
gun
and
start
shooting.
Que
al
fin
y
al
cabo
no
tengo
miedo
a
la
muerte
For
in
the
end
I
am
not
afraid
of
death
Ni
voy
"al
bote"
porque
soy
la
autoridad.
Nor
will
I
go
to
jail
because
I
am
the
authority.
(ESTRIBILLO)
(CHORUS)
¡Ay,
Anselma,
Anselma,
Anselma!
Oh,
Anselma,
Anselma,
Anselma!
Chaparra
de
mis
penares,
Little
one
of
my
sorrows,
O
dejas
que
te
"vesite"
Either
you
let
me
"visit"
you
O
te
mando
a
los
gendarmes.
Or
I
will
send
the
gendarmes
after
you.
Y
si
te
niegas
a
"matrimoniar"
conmigo
And
if
you
refuse
to
"marry"
me
Les
quito
el
rancho,
propiedad
de
tu
papá,
I
will
take
away
the
ranch,
the
property
of
your
father,
Les
pongo
impuesto
y
hasta
les
quemo
la
casa
I
will
tax
them
and
even
burn
down
their
house
Porque
para
algo
soy
aquí
la
autoridad.
Because
I
am
the
authority
here.
Yo
ordeno
y
mando
en
todo
éste
municipio.
I
command
and
rule
in
all
of
this
municipality.
Te
lo
digo
por
si
quieres
escapar.
I
tell
you
this
in
case
you
want
to
escape.
Y
allá,
en
el
otro,
el
que
manda
es
mi
tío
Eligio
And
over
there,
in
the
other
one,
my
uncle
Eligio
is
the
one
in
charge
No
más
le
aviso
y
te
tienen
que
agarrar.
I
just
have
to
tell
him
and
they
will
have
to
catch
you.
(ESTRIBILLO)
(CHORUS)
¡Ay,
Anselma,
Anselma,
Anselma!
Oh,
Anselma,
Anselma,
Anselma!
Chaparra
de
mis
penares,
Little
one
of
my
sorrows,
O
dejas
que
te
"vesite"
Either
you
let
me
"visit"
you
O
te
mando
a
los
gendarmes.
Or
I
will
send
the
gendarmes
after
you.
Cuando
te
cases
con
el
otro
iré
a
tu
boda,
When
you
marry
the
other
man,
I
will
attend
your
wedding,
Cuando
pregunten
enseguida
me
pondré.
When
they
ask,
I
will
immediately
stand
up.
Y
cuando
diga
el
cura
que
porqué
me
opongo
And
when
the
priest
asks
why
I
object
Yo
le
diré
que
porque
tu
eres
mi
querer.
I
will
say
that
it
is
because
you
are
my
beloved.
Y
si
se
enoja
el
que
iba
a
ser
tu
esposo
And
if
the
one
who
was
going
to
be
your
husband
gets
angry
Saco
mi
"cuete"
y
me
pongo
a
disparar.
I
will
take
out
my
gun
and
start
shooting.
Que
al
fin
y
al
cabo
no
tengo
miedo
a
la
muerte
For
in
the
end
I
am
not
afraid
of
death
Ni
voy
"al
bote"
porque
soy
la
autoridad.
Nor
will
I
go
to
jail
because
I
am
the
authority.
(ESTRIBILLO)
(CHORUS)
¡Ay,
Anselma,
Anselma,
Anselma!
Oh,
Anselma,
Anselma,
Anselma!
Chaparra
de
mis
penares,
Little
one
of
my
sorrows,
O
dejas
que
te
"vesite"
Either
you
let
me
"visit"
you
O
te
mando
a
los
gendarmes.
Or
I
will
send
the
gendarmes
after
you.
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