Translation of the song Mi Linda Juchiteca artist Mexican Folk

Spanish

Mi Linda Juchiteca

English translation

My lovely Juchiteca*

Juchiteca, linda de mi vida

Juchiteca*1, darling of my life,

Juchiteca, dueña de mi amor (bis)

Juchitecan, mistress2 of my love (x2)

Yo quisiera tenerte en mis brazos

I would like to have you in my arms

y verte prendida en mi corazón (bis)

and see you there in my heart. (x2)

Yo quisiera besar una Teca

I would like to kiss a Juchiteca3

con su idioma que sabe hablar (bis)

who knows how to speak her native tongue4, (x2)

y cuando ella me habla en Zapoteco

and when she talks to me in Zapotec,

y yo con el beso le sé contestar (bis)

with a kiss I know how to respond. (x2)

Al besar su boquita chiquita

As I kissed her little mouth

yo sentí un olor a jazmín (bis)

I sensed the smell of jasmine (x2)

sensación que me embelesaba

a sensation that fascinated me,

ya ahora lo traigo muy dentro de mi (bis)

and now I carry it deep within me (x2)

Que bonito cuando hablan las Tecas

How beautiful are the Juchitecas when they speak

cuando dicen: Chu' bi Juchitán (bis)

when they say: Let's go home5 to Juchitán (x2)

Juchitecas que bailan Sandunga

Juchitecas who dance La Sandunga6

vestida de traje y enagua de holan (bis)

dressed in their traditional dresses7. (x2)

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