Name: Los Cuatro Muleros
Duration: P00H02M40S
Description: This is a song from the Spanish Roma tradition collected by Federico Garcia Lorca in the 1920s. It's a love song about following four mule riders as they go to the countryside.

Los Cuatro Muleros

from Vale do Fogo by Boudica

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This is a song from the Spanish Roma tradition collected by Federico Garcia Lorca in the 1920s. It's a love song about following four mule riders as they go to the countryside.

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De los cuatro muleros,
De los cuatro muleros,
De los cuatro muleros, mamita mia
se van al agua
se van al agua.

El de la mula torda,
el de la mula torda,
el de la mula torda, mamita mia
me roba el alma
me roba el alma.

De los cuatro muleros,
De los cuatro muleros,
De los cuatro muleros, mamita mia
que van al río,
Que van al río.

El de la mula torda,
el de la mula torda,
el de la mula torda, mamita mia
es mi marido
es mi marido.

De los cuatro muleros,
De los cuatro muleros,
De los cuatro muleros, mamita mia
que van al campo
Que van al campo.

El de la mula torda,
el de la mula torda,
el de la mula torda, mamita mia
moreno y alto
moreno y alto.

A qué buscas la lumbre
A qué buscas la lumbre
A qué buscas la lumbre, mamita mia
la calle arriba
La calle arriba.

Si de tu cara sale
Si de tu cara sale
Si de tu cara sale, mamita mia
la brasa viva
la brasa viva.

Translation:
Of the four mule-riders
who go to the countryside,
he with the spotted mule,
is dark and tall.

Of the four mule-riders
who go to the water
he with the spotted mule,
is stealing my soul.

Of the four mule-riders
who go to the river
he with the spotted mule,
is my husband.

Why do you search for the fire
in the street above
if the living embers
are streaming from your face?

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from Vale do Fogo, released March 4, 2022

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