"Cielito Lindo" is a popular Mexican song that was featured in the 1937 animated short film Don Donald. As the main theme of the short, it was quacked by Donald Duck while riding Jenny the Burro and strumming his guitar. The song was written by Quirino Mendoza y Cortés in 1882 and is considered a symbol of Mexican culture. The title means "lovely sweet one" and the lyrics are a romantic expression of admiration for a beloved person.
Lyrics[]
De la Sierra Morena,
Cielito lindo, vienen bajando,
Un par de ojitos negros,
Cielito lindo, de contrabando
Ay, ay, ay, ay,
Canta y no llores,
Porque cantando se alegran,
Cielito lindo, los corazones
Ese lunar que tienes,
Cielito lindo, junto a la boca,
No se lo des a nadie,
Cielito lindo, que a mí me toca
Pájaro que abandona,
Cielito lindo, su primer nido,
Vuelve y lo halla ocupado
Cielito lindo, bien merecido
Una flecha en el aire,
Cielito lindo, lanzó Cupido,
y como fue jugando,
Cielito lindo, yo fui el herido
De tu casa a la mía,
Cielito lindo, no hay más que un paso,
Antes que venga tu madre,
Cielito lindo, dame un abrazo
Down from the Sierra Morena mountains,
Pretty little darling, they come,
A pair of black eyes,
Pretty little darling, they're contraband
Oh, oh, oh, oh,
Sing and do not cry
Because singing cheers up,
Pretty little darling, our hearts
That mole that you have,
Pretty little darling, near the mouth,
Don't give it to anyone,
Pretty little darling, it’s for me to play with
The bird that leaves,
Pretty little darling, its first nest,
Comes back and finds it occupied
Pretty little darling, that's what it deserves
An arrow in the air,
Pretty little darling, launched by Cupid
As he was playing,
Pretty little darling, I was the wounded one
From your house to mine,
Pretty little darling, there is no more than one step,
Before your mother comes,
Pretty little darling, give me a hug
Trivia[]
- A song called "My Name is Panchito" featured in the House of Mouse television series' episode "Not So Goofy" uses the same melody as "Cielito Lindo".
- The song was also performed during the two-night event, "Coco: A Live-to-Film Concert Experience" at the Hollywood Bowl which lasted from November 8 to November 9, 2019 as the last song performed during the event.