La Sirenita

The Little Mermaid

La Sirenita

As a fisherman passed byAl pasar un pescador
In his seaworthy boatEn su barca marinera
Next to the rocksJunto a las rocas
Kissed by the seaQue baña el mar
He heard a voice singingOyó una voz cantar
And rowing he approachedY remando se acercó
Where the breakwater breaksDonde rompe la escollera
With crazy longingCon ansias locas
To captureDe aprisionar
That sweet voiceLa dulce voz aquella

When he threwCuando tiró
The net of his netsLa malla de sus redes
He caught the little mermaidPescó a la sirenita
With green reflectionsDe los reflejos verdes
The fishermanEl pescador
Saw her in the moonlightLa vió con luz de luna
And when he tried to touch herY al quererla tocar
To escape from himPara escapar de él
She turned into foamSe convirtió en espuma

Since then every timeDesde entonces cada vez
The moon is fullQue la luna es luna llena
In his little boatEn su barquilla
Goes the fishermanVa el pescador
Looking for a rumorBuscando un rumor
But the only singingPero el único cantar
Is never from the mermaidNunca es de la sirena
But from the wavesSino de olas
Crashing thereAl reventar allá
In the calm seaEn la mar serena

Below himBajo de él
In the depthsEn las profundidades
The mermaid playedJugaba la sirena
With pearls and coralsCon perlas y corales
In freedomEn libertad
Far beyond his reachMuy lejos de su alcance
Never to come out againSin salir nunca más
Because the law of the seaPorque la ley del mar
Knows no romanceNo sabe de romance