La Llorona

Background
"La Llorona" is an original MAIKA song. It is based off of an old Latino legend of Malinche, an Aztec woman who bore twin boys to a Spanish conquistador, Cortés. He refuses to return to Spain despite the King and Queen's orders, and in fear of him turning against them, send a beautiful woman to seduce him into returning to Spain. He agrees, planning to take his sons with him and leave La Malinche behind.

La Malinche hears this, and falls into despair realizing that an old prophecy that one of her sons would destroy Mexico, was becoming true. She prays to find an answer, and in trying to save Mexico, sacrifices her two sons.

The night before Cortés leaves for Spain, she escapes with her sons. But his men notice her absence and set out to chase her. They reach a lake that is found by Mexico City, and the soldiers surround Malinche. But before they capture her, she takes out a dagger and stabs them in the chest, drowning them in the river. However she is overcome by grief, murdering her children being the last thing she ever wanted to do. Just as she dropped their bodies into the water, she cries "Oh, hijos mios." (Oh, my children.)

La Malinche dies about nine years later, and up to the time of her death she is seen and heard near the lake, crying for her children. This is where the name, "La Llorona" (The Crying Woman), is derived from, and how the legend came to be.