La Burra Orejona – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: La Zenda Norteña
• Album: 2016

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

¡Burra!, igualita que tú

Donkey!, just like you

Vengase por la senda, m'ija

Come this way, my dear

Yo tengo una burra que es muy orejona

I have a donkey with very big ears

Que tiene la rienda y es muy amachona

That has the reins and is very stubborn

Y tiene la misma mirada que tú

And has the same look as you

Y a veces rebuzna igualito que tú

And sometimes brays just like you

Y tiene la misma mirada que tú

And has the same look as you

Y a veces rebuzna igualito que tú

And sometimes brays just like you

...

...

Que cuando se amacha saco mi pistola

When she gets stubborn I take out my pistol

Y si no camina le pico la cola

And if she doesn't walk, I poke her tail

Y tiene la misma mirada que tú

And has the same look as you

Y a veces rebuzna igualito que tú

And sometimes brays just like you

Y tiene la misma mirada que tú

And has the same look as you

Y a veces rebuzna igualito que tú

And sometimes brays just like you

Y présteme la burrita, m'ija

And lend me the little donkey, my dear

Pero para irnos por La Zenda Norteña

But to go through La Zenda Norteña

...

...

Y en las dos orejas tiene garrapatas

And in both ears she has ticks

Y tiene juanetes en las cuatro patas

And has bunions on all four legs

Y tiene la misma mirada que tú

And has the same look as you

Y a veces rebuzna igualito que tú

And sometimes brays just like you

Y tiene la misma mirada que tú

And has the same look as you

Y a veces rebuzna igualito que tú

And sometimes brays just like you

...

...

Yo tengo una burra que es muy orejona

I have a donkey with very big ears

Que tiene la rienda y es muy amachona

That has the reins and is very stubborn

Y tiene la misma mirada que tú

And has the same look as you

Y a veces rebuzna igualito que tú

And sometimes brays just like you

Y tiene la misma mirada que tú

And has the same look as you

Y a veces rebuzna igualito que tú

And sometimes brays just like you

Le faltaron los estribos, mi Héctor

The stirrups were missing, my Hector

A la burrita, ¡ándele!

To the little donkey, come on!

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...

Que cuando se amacha saco mi pistola

When she gets stubborn I take out my pistol

Y si no camina le pico la cola

And if she doesn't walk, I poke her tail

Y tiene la misma mirada que tú

And has the same look as you

Y a veces rebuzna igualito que tú

And sometimes brays just like you

Y tiene la misma mirada que tú

And has the same look as you

Y a veces rebuzna igualito que tú

And sometimes brays just like you

...

...

Y en las dos orejas tiene garrapatas

And in both ears she has ticks

Y tiene juanetes en las cuatro patas

And has bunions on all four legs

Y tiene la misma mirada que tú

And has the same look as you

Y a veces rebuzna igualito que tú

And sometimes brays just like you

Y tiene la misma mirada que tú

And has the same look as you

Y a veces rebuzna igualito que tú

And sometimes brays just like you

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
burra /ˈbura/ A1	noun - female donkey
orejona /oɾeˈxona/ A2	adjective - big-eared
mirada /miˈɾaða/ A2	noun - look or gaze
camina /kaˈmina/ A1	verb - to walk
pistola /pisˈtola/ A2	noun - pistol
cola /ˈkola/ A1	noun - tail
garrapatas /ɡaraˈpatas/ B1	noun - ticks (parasites)
juanetes /xwaˈnetes/ B2	noun - bunion (foot condition)
amachona /amaˈtʃona/ B2	adjective - stubborn or strong-willed
rebuzna /reˈβuzna/ B1	verb - to bray (sound made by a donkey)

Key Grammar Structures

• Yo tengo una burra que es muy orejona.

  ➔ Present tense to express possession.

  ➔ The phrase "Yo tengo" means "I have," indicating possession.

• Y a veces rebuzna igualito que tú.

  ➔ Adverbial phrase to indicate frequency.

  ➔ The phrase "a veces" means "sometimes," indicating how often something occurs.

• Que cuando se amacha saco mi pistola.

  ➔ Subordinate clause to express a condition.

  ➔ The phrase "Que cuando" introduces a condition under which the action occurs.

• Y en las dos orejas tiene garrapatas.

  ➔ Present tense to describe characteristics.

  ➔ The phrase "tiene garrapatas" means "has ticks," describing a characteristic of the donkey.

• Y si no camina le pico la cola.

  ➔ Conditional sentence structure.

  ➔ The phrase "si no camina" means "if it doesn't walk," setting up a condition for the action.

• Le faltaron los estribos.

  ➔ Impersonal construction to indicate a lack.

  ➔ The phrase "le faltaron" means "it lacked," indicating something is missing.

• Y présteme la burrita, m'ija.

  ➔ Imperative form to make a request.

  ➔ The phrase "présteme" means "lend me," making a polite request.