Cuando La Mar, La Mar

When The Sea, The Sea

Cuando La Mar, La Mar

When the sea, the sea becomes calm, tranquilCuando la mar, la mar se torna apaciguada, calmada
The sea often steals blues from the skiesSuele la mar robar azules de los cielos
It sheds, it sheds its gray, its opaque veil, its veilSe quita, ella se quita su gris, su opaco velo, su velo
As dawn begins to bid farewellMientras se empieza a despedir la madrugada

When the sea, the sea becomes a true companionCuando la mar, la mar se torna compañera de veras
It gives its intense, immense bosom to mankind, brotherLe da su seno intenso, inmenso al hombre hermano
And it offers him the catch in his hands, his handsY ella le ofrece la pesca entre las manos, sus manos
To break his morning calm this wayPara romper así su calma mañanera

When the sea, the sea becomes a melody by dayCuando la mar, la mar se torna por el día, melodía
Of the salty bird and the salty canoeDel pájaro salado y salada la piragua
Fleeting song, reason, emerging from the waters, its watersFugaz canción, razón, que sale de las aguas, sus aguas
It will quench your thirst, your midday thirstTe calmará la sed, tu sed del mediodía

When the sea, the sea becomes affectionate and beautifulCuando la mar, la mar se torna cariñosa y hermosa
It tends to take you far, so far with the breezeSuele llevarte lejos, tan lejos con la brisa
To the reddish line, the reddish line in the reddish eveningA la rojiza raya rojiza que en la tarde rojiza
There on the horizon it settles and restsAllá en el horizonte se posa y se reposa

When the sea, the sea becomes cunning and slyCuando la mar, la mar se torna retrechera y artera
You hear the night fighting, the turquoise fightSe oyen pelear, pelea la noche y lo turquesa
You see the sudden arrival and the sad tanSe ve llegar de pronto y pronto la tezada triste
Perhaps fortunately fleetingTal vez afortunadamente pasajera

When the sea, the dark and thoughtful sea, tiredCuando la mar, la mar oscura y meditada, cansada
Lights up with the moon, its moon and the AntillesSe enciende con la luna, su luna y las Antillas
It seems to be reborn, born from its simple shoresParece renacer, nacer de sus sencillas orillas
To become new, once again calmPara volverse nueva, de nuevo apaciguada