Lyrics and translation Totó La Momposina - La Verdolaga

La Verdolaga

Es bonita y es bonita, ay la verdolaga (por el suelo)
Bonito como se riega, ay la verdolaga (por el suelo)

Ay, cómo se riega (por el suelo)
Ay, es y es bonita (por el suelo)
Ay, es verdecita (por el suelo)
Ay, la verdolaga (por el suelo)
Ay, la verdolaga (por el suelo)

Ay, yo la sembré (por el suelo)
Ay, yo la sembré (por el suelo)
Ay, la verdolaga (por el suelo)
Ay, la verdolaga (por el suelo)

Ay, yo la ventié (por el suelo)
Ay, yo la ventié (por el suelo)
Ay, la verdolaga (por el suelo)
Ay, la verdolaga (por el suelo)

Ay, yo la cerní (por el suelo)
Ay, yo la cerní (por el suelo)
Ay, la verdolaga (por el suelo)
Ay, la verdolaga (por el suelo)

Quién es que dice que yo, ay la verdolaga (por el suelo)
Cocoba te la perdía, ay la verdolaga (por el suelo)
Quién es que dice que yo, ay la verdolaga (por el suelo)
Cocoba te la perdía, ay la verdolaga (por el suelo)
La perdí porque Dios quiso, ay la verdolaga (por el suelo)
No porque cobarde fui, ay la verdolaga (por el suelo)

Ay, cómo se riega (por el suelo)
Ay, es y es bonita (por el suelo)
Ay, es verdecita (por el suelo)
Ay, la verdolaga (por el suelo)
Ay, la verdolaga (por el suelo)

Ay, yo la sembré (por el suelo)
Ay, yo la sembré (por el suelo)
Ay, la verdolaga (por el suelo)
Ay, la verdolaga (por el suelo)

Niño blanco no me olvides, la verdolaga (por el suelo)
Tus lindas declaraciones, la verdolaga (por el suelo)
Niño blanco no me olvides, la verdolaga (por el suelo)
Tus lindas declaraciones, la verdolaga (por el suelo)
Pasaré mis bellos días, la verdolaga (por el suelo)
Como copo de algodón, ay la verdolaga (por el suelo)

Ay, cómo se riega (por el suelo)
Ay, es y es bonita (por el suelo)
Ay, es verdecita (por el suelo)
Ay, la verdolaga (por el suelo)
Ay, la verdolaga (por el suelo)

Ay, cómo se riega (por el suelo)
Ay, cómo se riega (por el suelo)
Ay, la verdolaga (por el suelo)
Ay, la verdolaga (por el suelo)

Dale duro a ese tambor, ay la verdolaga, bótalo (por el suelo)
Y acábalo de romper, ay la verdolaga, azúzalo (por el suelo)
Dale duro a ese tambor, ay la verdolaga (por el suelo)
Y acábalo de romper, ay la verdolaga (por el suelo)
Y si el dueño pregunta, ay la verdolaga (por el suelo)
Dile que yo te mandé, ay la verdolaga (por el suelo)

Ay, cómo se riega (por el suelo)
Ay, es y es bonita (por el suelo)
Ay, es verdecita (por el suelo)
Ay, la verdolaga (por el suelo)
Ay, la verdolaga (por el suelo)

Ay, yo la sembré (por el suelo)
Ay, yo la sembré (por el suelo)
Ay, la verdolaga (por el suelo)
Ay, la verdolaga (por el suelo)

Ay, yo la cerní (por el suelo)
Ay, yo la cerní (por el suelo)
Ay, la verdolaga (por el suelo)
Ay, la verdolaga (por el suelo)
Ay, la verdolaga, por el suelo

The Purslane

She is pretty and she is pretty, oh the purslane (on the ground)
Pretty as it spreads, oh the purslane (on the ground)

Oh, how it spreads (on the ground)
Oh, it is and it is pretty (on the ground)
Oh, it is little green (on the ground)
Oh, the purslane (on the ground)
Oh, the purslane (on the ground)

Oh, I sowed it (on the ground)
Oh, I sowed it (on the ground)
Oh, the purslane (on the ground)
Oh, the purslane (on the ground)

Oh, I winnowed it (on the ground)
Oh, I winnowed it (on the ground)
Oh, the purslane (on the ground)
Oh, the purslane (on the ground)

Oh, I sifted it (on the ground)
Oh, I sifted it (on the ground)
Oh, the purslane (on the ground)
Oh, the purslane (on the ground)

Who is it that says that I, oh the purslane (on the ground)
Cocoba, I lost you, oh the purslane (on the ground)
Who is it that says that I, oh the purslane (on the ground)
Cocoba, I lost you, oh the purslane (on the ground)
I lost you because God wanted it, oh the purslane (on the ground)
Not because I was a coward, oh the purslane (on the ground)

Oh, how it spreads (on the ground)
Oh, it is and it is pretty (on the ground)
Oh, it is little green (on the ground)
Oh, the purslane (on the ground)
Oh, the purslane (on the ground)

Oh, I sowed it (on the ground)
Oh, I sowed it (on the ground)
Oh, the purslane (on the ground)
Oh, the purslane (on the ground)

White boy, don't forget me, the purslane (on the ground)
Your beautiful declarations, the purslane (on the ground)
White boy, don't forget me, the purslane (on the ground)
Your beautiful declarations, the purslane (on the ground)
I will spend my beautiful days, the purslane (on the ground)
Like a cotton ball, oh the purslane (on the ground)

Oh, how it spreads (on the ground)
Oh, it is and it is pretty (on the ground)
Oh, it is little green (on the ground)
Oh, the purslane (on the ground)
Oh, the purslane (on the ground)

Oh, how it spreads (on the ground)
Oh, how it spreads (on the ground)
Oh, the purslane (on the ground)
Oh, the purslane (on the ground)

Hit that drum hard, oh the purslane, throw it away (on the ground)
And finish breaking it, oh the purslane, stir it up (on the ground)
Hit that drum hard, oh the purslane (on the ground)
And finish breaking it, oh the purslane (on the ground)
And if the owner asks, oh the purslane (on the ground)
Tell him I sent you, oh the purslane (on the ground)

Oh, how it spreads (on the ground)
Oh, it is and it is pretty (on the ground)
Oh, it is little green (on the ground)
Oh, the purslane (on the ground)
Oh, the purslane (on the ground)

Oh, I sowed it (on the ground)
Oh, I sowed it (on the ground)
Oh, the purslane (on the ground)
Oh, the purslane (on the ground)

Oh, I sifted it (on the ground)
Oh, I sifted it (on the ground)
Oh, the purslane (on the ground)
Oh, the purslane (on the ground)
Oh, the purslane, on the ground