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Traditional Son Mexicana

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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

~~~

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!

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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 (italics) and 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

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Tiptons Sax Quartet & Drums Seattle, Washington

Based in New York, Seattle, and Eau Claire, the Tiptons perform original compositions and arrangements of world music on saxes, clarinet, voices and drums/percussion. With music that covers musical territory from New Orleans “second – line” to jazz, Afro-Cuban to Balkan, Klezmer and beyond, the Tiptons create some of the wildest sounds ever to come out of a sax quartet.. ... more

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