Calla Chiquitín
La Mona Jiménez Lyrics
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Y andando busqué,
Por mi vida errante
Una gran pasión
Me encontré
Contigo muchacha,
Y tu te adueñaste
El niño con vos muy triste,
A su padre preguntó,
Papá donde está la mama?
Que un día te abandonó
Calla chiquitín,
Calla chiquitín,
Cierra tus ojitos,
Que la mama va a venir
Calla chiquitín,
Calla chiquitín,
Cierra tus ojitos,
Que la mama va a venir
Pasaron los años
Y el niño decía,
Dónde está la mami?
Que a mi me quería
Papá no te acuerdes de ella,
Por que no te quiere
Y es una perdida
Salió a comprarte un juguete,
Y dijo ahora vengo, y no volvió más,
Pero tienes a tu padre
Que no te abandonará
Calla chiquitín,
Calla chiquitín,
Cierra tus ojitos,
Que la mama va a venir
Calla chiquitín,
Calla chiquitín,
Cierra tus ojitos,
Que la mama va a venir
The lyrics to La Mona Jimenez's song Calla Chiquitín tell the story of a man who searches for a great passion in his life and eventually finds it in a woman who takes over his heart. However, their love story is interrupted by the woman's abandonment of their child, leaving the man to comfort their son who asks where his mother is. The father reassures the son that the mother will come back, but with time the son realizes his mother's absence and repeatedly asks about her. Despite the father's attempts to ease the son's pain, the child continues to hold onto the belief that his mother will return. Finally, the song ends with a note of hope, as the father tells his son to close his eyes because his mother is coming.
The song explores themes of love, abandonment, and the innocence of a child's perspective. The lyrics present a bittersweet image of family life and the loss that can come with it. The father's attempts to reassure his son about his mother's return and their shared love for the missing woman show the complexity of relationships and the difficulties that arise within them. The song's chorus of "Calla chiquitín" (quiet little one) adds a tender touch to the exploration of these themes.
Line by Line Meaning
Un día andando
One day while walking
Y andando busqué,
And as I walked, I searched
Por mi vida errante
For my wandering life
Una gran pasión
A great passion
Me encontré
I found myself
Contigo muchacha,
With you young lady
Y tu te adueñaste
And you took control
De mi corazón
Of my heart
El niño con vos muy triste,
The child with you very sad
A su padre preguntó,
Asked his father
Papá donde está la mama?
Daddy, where is mom?
Que un día te abandonó
Who one day abandoned you
Calla chiquitín,
Hush little one,
Calla chiquitín,
Hush little one,
Cierra tus ojitos,
Close your eyes,
Que la mama va a venir
Mommy is going to come
Pasaron los años
Years went by
Y el niño decía,
And the child would say,
Dónde está la mami?
Where is mommy?
Que a mi me quería
Who loved me
Papá no te acuerdes de ella,
Daddy, don't remember her,
Por que no te quiere
Because she doesn't love you
Y es una perdida
And she is a loss
Salió a comprarte un juguete,
He went out to buy you a toy,
Y dijo ahora vengo, y no volvió más,
And said I'll be back soon, but never returned,
Pero tienes a tu padre
But you have your father
Que no te abandonará
Who won't abandon you
Calla chiquitín,
Hush little one,
Calla chiquitín,
Hush little one,
Cierra tus ojitos,
Close your eyes,
Que la mama va a venir
Mommy is going to come
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