Coplas de La Cocina

Kitchen Verses

Coplas de La Cocina

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While I cook, I sing, yesMientras cocino yo canto, sí

Like little eyes of potato are the sorrowsComo ojito de papa son las penitas
From the outside, you see little of what livesDe afuera se ve poco de lo que habita
Inside the potato, alone, all aloneAdentro de la papa, sola, solita

When I peel onion, layer by layerCuando pelo cebolla, capa por capa
It seems like I undress some wordParece que desnudo alguna palabra
I don't know if to cry from sorrow or from astonishmentNo sé si llorar de pena o de asombrada

If in the copper pot dances some sweetSi en la paila de cobre baila algún dulce
I move it slowly so it doesn't get scaredLo muevo despacito que no se asuste
And the fruit gives away all its perfumeY la fruta regale todo el perfume

What would the devil eat every morningQué comería el diablo cada mañana
To have such a red tailPara tener la cola tan colorada
They have given him a little chili, curse wordAjicito le han dado, mala palabra

Because all the letters play in itPorque juegan en ella todas las letras
And angel's hair makes it thickY cabellos de un ángel la hacen espesa
Oh, hot soup, who had itAy sopita caliente, quién la tuviera

Ay ay ay, ay ay ayAy ay ay, ay ay ay
While I cook, I sing, yesMientras cocino yo canto, sí