Tarde de Lluvia

Rainy Afternoon

Tarde de Lluvia

It's been raining... All afternoonEstuvo lloviendo... Toda la tarde
The field is veryEl campo ha quedado muy
Green and fragrantVerde y fragante
But the flowers have their coatPero las flores tienen su capa
Because those who don't cover up get wetPorque se moja quien no se tapa

From his friendly and smiling burrowY de su cueva sonriente y amable
The rabbit came out with a raincoatSalió el conejo con impermeable
From an old tree came down Mrs. SquirrelDe un viejo árbol bajó doña ardilla
Very lively with her umbrellaMuy pizpireta con su sombrilla

Those ducklings are going to schoolEsos patitos van a la escuela
With an umbrella that leaks everythingCon un paraguas que todo se cuela
So both ducklingsAsí ambos patitos
Go happily painting puddlesVan encantados pintando charquitos

It's been raining since noonEstuvo lloviendo desde mediodía
The house is dark, very sad, very coldLa casa está oscura, muy triste, muy fria
With so much rain falling from aboveCon tanta lluvia caída de arriba
The water reaches up to the bellyEl agua ya llega hasta la barriga
Next to the old and warm brazierJunto al brasero antiguo y caliente
My clever cat snoresRonca mi gato, inteligente
But the ducks have a different opinionPero los patos opinan distinto
And if they get wet, it's instinctY si se mojan es por instinto

Those ducklings have such a wayEsos patitos tienen tal modo
Of diving into water with mudDe zambullirse en agua con lodo
That the teacher said this phraseQue la maestra dijo esta frase
'-I don't want wet ducks in my class!'"-¡ Patos mojados no quiero en mi clase!"