Mariachi Lyrics Archive
Y Ándale
She cries when he leaves and lights up when he returns. Y Ándale is two words that hold an entire love story.
About the Song
Y Ándale is a joyful Mexican folk song that captures the simple, uncomplicated happiness of reunion — the relief and delight when someone you love comes back home. The phrase "y ándale" is deeply Mexican slang, an expression of encouragement, agreement, and enthusiasm with no direct English equivalent. The song belongs to the festive tradition of son and ranchera music where everyday emotions — waiting, longing, the happiness of return — are celebrated with irresistible rhythm and communal energy.
Meaning of the Song
Y Ándale is the sound of a door opening and everything being okay again. The loneliness is real — the tears when he's gone, the waiting — but they dissolve the moment he's back. This is a song about a love that's flawed and wonderful at once: someone who leaves too often but whose presence makes everything happiness. The repeated "y ándale" isn't just a phrase; it's an exhale, a welcome, a whole relationship compressed into two words.
Lyrics / Letra
¿Qué dirán los de tu casa cuando me miren tomando?
Pensarán que por tu casa
Yo me vivo emborrachando
y ándale...
Pero si vieras
Cómo son lindas estas borracheras
Y ándale
¿Pero hasta cuando dejan tus padres
De andarte cuidando?
Y ándale
Cada vez que vengo a verte
Siempre me voy resbalando
Es que tengo mala suerte
O es que me está lloviznando
Y ándale
Pero si vieras
Seco mi chaco en mi higuera floreando
Y ándale
Pero si cuando
Seco mi chaco en mi higuera floreando
Y ándale
Me dices que soy un necio
Porque me ando emborrachando
Y a pesar de tus desprecios
Yo quiero seguir tomando
Y ándale
Pero si vieras
Cómo son lindas estas borracheras
Y ándale
Pero qué bellas
Paso las horas vaciando botellas
Y ándale
Pensarán que por tu casa
Yo me vivo emborrachando
y ándale...
Pero si vieras
Cómo son lindas estas borracheras
Y ándale
¿Pero hasta cuando dejan tus padres
De andarte cuidando?
Y ándale
Cada vez que vengo a verte
Siempre me voy resbalando
Es que tengo mala suerte
O es que me está lloviznando
Y ándale
Pero si vieras
Seco mi chaco en mi higuera floreando
Y ándale
Pero si cuando
Seco mi chaco en mi higuera floreando
Y ándale
Me dices que soy un necio
Porque me ando emborrachando
Y a pesar de tus desprecios
Yo quiero seguir tomando
Y ándale
Pero si vieras
Cómo son lindas estas borracheras
Y ándale
Pero qué bellas
Paso las horas vaciando botellas
Y ándale
English Translation
So alone I wait for you to return
to this home that is your road
it doesn't matter that you forget me
if I know that you are mine
Sometimes you leave me alone
and I start to cry
but when you're here
everything is happiness
And come on, and come on
no, no don't go
and come on, and come on
I'm so glad you're here
And come on, and come on
no, no don't go
and come on, and come on
I'm so glad you're here
to this home that is your road
it doesn't matter that you forget me
if I know that you are mine
Sometimes you leave me alone
and I start to cry
but when you're here
everything is happiness
And come on, and come on
no, no don't go
and come on, and come on
I'm so glad you're here
And come on, and come on
no, no don't go
and come on, and come on
I'm so glad you're here
