La Patita

The Little Duck

La Patita

The little duckLa patita
With a basket and a little shawlDe canasto y con rebozo de bolita
Goes to the marketVa al mercado
To buy all the things on the listA comprar todas las cosas del mandado

She waddles as she walksSe va meneando al caminar
Like the boats at seaComo los barcos en altamar

The little duckLa patita
Runs and searches in her little bagVa corriendo y buscando en su bolsita
For some coinsCentavitos
To feed her ducklingsPara darles de comer a sus patitos

Because she already knows that when she returnsPorque ya sabe que al retornar
They will all askToditos ellos preguntarán
What did you bring me, mama quack quack?¿Qué me trajiste, mamá cuac cuac?
What did you bring me quack-quack?¿Qué me trajiste cua-ra cuac-cuac?

The little duck, like youLa patita, como tú
With a basket and a little shawl, like youDe canasto y con rebozo de bolita, como tú
Gets angry, like youSe ha enojado, como tú
Because everything is so expensive at the marketPor lo caro que está todo en el mercado

Since she doesn't have money to buyComo no tiene para comprar
She spends the day bargainingSe pasa el día en regatear

Her ducklingsSus patitos
Are growing up and have no little shoesVan creciendo y no tienen zapatitos
And her husbandY su esposo
Is a shameless and lazy duckEs un pato sinvergüenza y perezoso
Who doesn't provide any foodQue no da nada para comer

And the little duck, what will she do?Y la patita, ¿pues qué va a hacer?
When they ask her, she will replyCuando le pidan, contestará
Eat mosquitoes!¡Coman mosquitos!
Quack-quackCua-ra cuac-cuac