Pajarillo Verde
Pajarillo verde, como no quieres que llore,
Pajarillo verde, como no voy a llorar,
Ay, ay, ay, si una sola vida tengo,
Pajarillo verde, y me la quieren quitar
Pajarillo verde, como no quieres que llore,
Pajarillo verde, como no voy a llorar,
Ay, ay, ay, si los grillos que me quitan,
Pajarillo verde, me los vuelven a pegar.
Pajarillo verde, y ayer fuiste a cortar leña,
Pajarillo verde, pasaste por mi conuco,
Ay, ay, ay, y todo el mundo lo supo,
Pajarillo verde, por tu mala compañera.
Pajarillo verde, que te puede dar un indio,
Pajarillo verde, por mucho que tu lo quieras.
Ay, ay, ay, una ensarta de cangrejos,
Pajarillo verde, y eso sera cuando llueva.
Green Bird
Green bird, how can you not want me to cry,
Green bird, how can I not cry,
Oh, oh, oh, if I only have one life,
Green bird, and they want to take it away from me
Green bird, how can you not want me to cry,
Green bird, how can I not cry,
Oh, oh, oh, if the crickets they take from me,
Green bird, they stick them back on me.
Green bird, yesterday you went to cut firewood,
Green bird, you passed by my field,
Oh, oh, oh, and everyone knew about it,
Green bird, because of your bad female companion.
Green bird, what can an Indian give you,
Green bird, no matter how much you love him.
Oh, oh, oh, a string of crabs,
Green bird, and that will be when it rains.