Una tortillita para mama, una tortilito para papa, hechos a huego por que ya se van.
A little tortilla for mommy, a little tortila for daddy, put them on the fire because they are leaving.
The informant was taught this song by her mother-in-law. The song is sung to kids that have fallen hurt. You massage the injury a you sing the song.
My informant is a service coordinator. She likes to help people. She also migrated from El Salvador to the United States. Most of her stories are from her mother or personal experiences.
I talked to my informant over coffee in our house.