AQUI ME PINTE YO (FOR FRIDA KAHLO)
Words and music by Sarah McQuaid & Zoë Pollock
Recorded on Mama: Crow Coyote Buffalo (2009)
Why do I need feet
When I have wings to fly
In my house of blue
Bluer than the sky
These broken bones
Teach me to be free
I spend my days alone
I am what I see
And what I see
I don’t forget
I see myself in burning colours
Red, yellow
Oh aquí me pinté yo
A leafy vine
Trails beside my hair
I turn my eyes
The mirror meets my stare
And what I see
I don’t forget
I see myself in burning colours
Red, yellow
Oh aquí me pinté yo
I am tired but I am happy
I am tired but I am happy
¿Pies para qué los quiero si tengo alas pa’ volar?
I am tired but I am happy
Espero alegre la salida – y espero no volver jamás
I am tired but I am happy
