El Olivo

The Olive Tree

El Olivo

There, by the RivieraAllá, junto a la Riviera
An Italian guy lived happilyUn tano alegre vivía
Working night and dayLaburando noche y día
Alongside his partnerJunto con su compañera
And from the stream's whisperY del riachuelo al rumor
The crickets were happyEran felices los grullos
Lulled by whispersArrullados de murmullos
Enveloped in their loveEngrupidos en su amor

And the gossiping women sayY dicen las comadres
Strolling by the riverPaseando junto al río
The things vanishedLos cosos de fugaron
His little boatSul pícolo navío
But, since they didn't returnMás, como no volvieron
And time passedY el tiempo transcurrió
People saidLas gentes se dijeron
The little boat sankEl pícolo se hundió

Because a goat-herder buddyPorque un compadre cabrero
Was sharpening his knife for the Italian girlA la tana se afilaba
Treating her wellDe bueno la trabajaba
With the 'I love you' storyCon el cuento del te quiero
And since the man was goodY como el hombre era bueno
And she young and flirtyY ella joven y coqueta
One night, the jerkUna noche el muy trompeta
Ran off with the Italian guyAl tano se la espiantó

And the gossiping women sayY dicen las comadres
Strolling by the riverPaseando junto al río
The things vanishedLos cosos de fugaron
His little boatSul pícolo navío
But, since they didn't returnMás, como no volvieron
And time passedY el tiempo transcurrió
People saidLas gentes se dijeron
The little boat sankEl pícolo se hundió