La Llorona

Legend of the Weeping Woman (la Llorona)

(image from http://www.dianabryer.com/comments/116_llorona.htm)

Everyone calls me the dark one, Llorona
Dark but loving
I am like the green chile, Llorona
Spicy, but tasty

They say that I do not feel pain Llorona
Because they don't see me cry
There are dead people who do not make a sound, Llorona
And it is greater than their worry

Ah me, Llorona
Llorona of yesterday and today
Yesterday I was a marvel Llorona
Today, I am less than a shadow of that

Ah me, Llorona
Llorona of the blue sky...

Todos me dicen la negra Llorona
Negra pero, carinosa
Yo soy como el chile verde Llorona
Picante pero sabrosa

Dicen que no tengo duelo Llorona
Porque no me ven llorar
Hay muertos que no hacen ruido Llorona
Y es mas grande en su penar

Ay de mi Llorona
Llorona de ayer y hoy
Ayer maravilla fui Llorona
Y ahora ni sombra soy

Ay de mi Llorona
Llorona de azul celeste...

text from: http:www.aqmusic.com/llorona.html

Carmen Lomas Garza

Other sites:

http://literacynet.org/lp/hperspectives/llorona.html

http://racerelations.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tsha.utexas.edu%2Fhandbook%2Fonline%2Farticles%2Fview%2FLL%2Flxl1.html

http://www.victorzubeldia.com/Espaniol/galle-esp/lloro-es/frameset-lloro-es.html Images of La Llorona

http://www.csulb.edu/~karenk/20thcwebsite/438final/ah438fin-Info.00075.html See Picasso's version of the Weeping Woman.

De http://www.panam.edu/dept/art/field/mythslegends/image23b.html

De http://members.cox.net/encinas6/lallorona.htm

De http://members.cox.net/encinas6/lalloronap4.htm