Translation of the song La Sandunga artist Mexican Folk

¡Ay! Sandunga, Sandunga mamá por Dios

Oh! Sandunga1, Sandunga by God woman!

Sandunga no seas ingrata, mamá de mi corazón

Don't be so ungrateful Sandunga, woman of my heart.

¡Ay! Sandunga, Sandunga mamá por Dios

Oh! Sandunga, Sandunga by God woman!

Sandunga no seas ingrata, mamá de mi corazón

Don't be so ungrateful Sandunga, woman of my heart.

Antenoche fui a tu casa

Last night I went to your house,

Tres golpes le di al candado

I knocked three times by the door knocker,

Tú no sirves para amores

You're no good when it comes to love,

Tienes el sueño pesado

You're deep in sleep.2

¡Ay! Sandunga, Sandunga mamá por Dios

Oh! Sandunga, Sandunga by God woman!

Sandunga no seas ingrata, mamá de mi corazón

Don't be so ungrateful Sandunga, woman of my heart.

Me ofreciste acompañarme

You offered to accompany me

Desde la iglesia a mi choza

From church to my house,3

Pero como no llegabas

But you never came,

Tuve que venirme sola

And I had to come back alone.

¡Ay! Sandunga, Sandunga mamá por Dios

Oh! Sandunga, Sandunga by God, woman!

Sandunga no seas ingrata, mamá de mi corazón

Don't be so ungrateful Sandunga, woman of my heart.

A orillas del Papaloapan

At the edge of the Papaloapan4

Me estaba bañando ayer

I was bathing yesterday,

Pasaste por las orillas

You passed by the edge (of the river),

Y no me quisiste ver

And you didn't want to see me.

¡Ay! Sandunga, Sandunga mamá por Dios

Oh! Sandunga, Sandunga by God, woman!