Allá por la madrugada
Se oía una carcajada
Se oía una carcajada
Allá por la madrugada
Era una bruja malvada
que iba de retirada
y con su escoba volaba
y hacia la luna apuntaba, ay mama
Ay bruja tan linda, bruja seductora
Me cubre de besos al llegar la aurora
Y dígame y dígame y dígame usted
Cuantas criaturitas se ha chupado usted
Ninguna ninguna ninguna porque
No soy Chupacabras, me confunde usted
Ninguna ninguna ninguna porque
Tan solo yo quiero comermelo uste
No hay que temerle a los muertos
Ni a los fantasmas cautivos
Ni a los fantasmas cautivos
No hay que temerle a los muertos
Menos a las sabias brujas
Ni a los conjuros siniestros
Ni a los viejas curanderas
Hay que temerle a los vivos, mama
Dígame y dígame y diga porque
En frente al espejo su imagen no ve
su imagen no ve
Le digo le digo le digo y dire
Que, yo si me veo
Usted no me ve
Y dígame y dígame y dígame usted
Cuantas criaturitas se ha chupado usted
Ninguna, ninguna, ninguna, no se
Tan solo yo quiero comermelo a usted
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There, just before the dawn
A laughter was heard
A laughter was heard There, just before the dawn
It was the evil witch
Flying on her broom
She was flying on her broom Aiming to the moon, ay mama
Beautiful witch, seductress witch
Cover my whole body with kisses
When the dawn arrives
And tell me, and tell me and you tell me
How many little creatures have you sucked in?
No one, no one, no one, why?
I’m not Chupacabras, you are confused No one, no one, no one, why?
It’s you, the only one I want to eat
We shouldn’t fear the dead ones
Nor the captive ghosts
Nor the captive ghosts
We shouldn’t fear the dead ones
Even less, the beautiful witches and their wisdom Nor even sinister spells
Nor the elder healers
It’s some that’s living we have to fear, ay mama
And tell me, and tell me, and tell me why
In front of the mirror your image is not seen?
I’ll tell you, I’ll tell you and tell you again
That I see myself there
It’s you, the one who cannot see
And tell me, and tell me, and you tell me
How many little creatures have you sucked in?
No one, no one, no one, I don’t know
It’s you, the only one I want to eat!
credits
from Mujer o Bruja?,
released March 8, 2023
Honoring Son de Madera’s beautiful version
Music: Traditional, La Bruja.
Intro based on ‘Mujer Antigua - La Bruja’ by Ramón Gutiérrez Hernández. Used by permission.
Words: Traditional, with original lyrics: Abel Rocha & Madeleine Sosin
Further musical composition/arrangement for ensemble: Amy Denio
c 2023 Abel Rocha and Madeleine Sosin, Correo Aereo Creative, ASCAP;
c 2023 Amy Denio, Spoot Music ASCAP
Abel Rocha: voice, guitar
Madeleine Sosin: violin, voice, guiro
Amy Denio: voice, accordion, bombo
Jessica Lurie: flute
Sue Orfield: tenor sax
Tina Richerson: baritone sax
Correo Aereo plays soulfully melodic and richly polyrhythmic pan-Latin music. Gorgeous and intoxicating Latin/World music to
decolonize your mind, celebrate life & free your soul!
ABEL ROCHA: voice, harp, guitar, cuatro, quinta huapangera, jarana, quijada.