The Orange And The Green

El Naranjo Y El Verde

The Orange And The Green

Mi padre era un hombre del UlsterMy father was an Ulster man,
Protestante orgulloso era élProud Protestant was he.
Mi madre era una chica católicaMy mother was a Catholic girl,
Del condado de Cork era ellaFrom County Cork was She.
Se casaron en Dos iglesiasThey were married in Two churches,
Vivió lo suficientemente felizLived happily enough,
Hasta el día en que nacíUntil the day that I was born
Y las cosas se pusieron difícilesAnd things Got rather tough.

Oh, es la mayor confusiónOh, it is the biggest mix-up
Que alguna vez has vistoThat you have ever seen.
Mi padre era OrangeMy father, he was Orange
Y mi madre, Ella era verdeAnd me mother, She was green.

Bautizado por el Padre RileyBaptized by Father Riley,
Me fui corriendo en cocheI was rushed away by car,
Para ser hecho un pequeño naranjaTo be made a little Orangeman,
La estrella brillante de mi padremy father's shining star.
Me bautizaron «David AnthonyI was christened "David Anthony",
Pero aún así, a pesar de esoBut still, inspite of that,
Para mi padre, yo era WilliamTo me father, I was William,
Mientras mi madre me llamaba PatWhile my mother called me Pat.

Oh, es la mayor confusiónOh, it is the biggest mix-up...

Con mamá todos los domingosWith Mother every Sunday,
A misa me gustaría pasear con orgulloTo Mass I'd proudly stroll.
Después de eso, la cabaña OrangeThen after that, the Orange lodge
Trataría de salvar mi almaWould try to save my Soul.
Porque ambas partes trataron de reclamarmeFor both sides tried to claim me,
Pero yo era inteligente porqueBut I was smart because
Tocaba la flauta o tocaba el arpaI'd play the flute or play the harp,
Dependiendo de dónde estabaDepending where I was.

Oh, es la mayor confusiónOh, it is the biggest mix-up...

Ahora, cuando cantaba esas canciones rebeldesNow when I'd sing those rebel songs,
Mucho para la alegría de mi madreMuch to me mother's joy,
Mi padre saltaba y decíaMe father would jump up and say,
Mira aquí me quieres chico"Look here would you me boy.
Eso es suficiente de ese loteThat's quite enough of that lot",
Entonces me tiraba una monedaHe'd then toss me a coin
Y él me haría cantar la flauta naranjaAnd he'd have me sing the Orange Flute
O los héroes del BoyneOr the Heroes of The Boyne

Oh, es la mayor confusiónOh, it is the biggest mix-up...

Un día mis relaciones de MaOne day me Ma's relations
Vino a visitarmeCame round to visit me.
Al igual que los parientes de mi padreJust as my father's kinfolk
Estaban todos sentados a TeaWere all sitting down to Tea.
Tratamos de suavizar las cosasWe tried to smooth things over,
Pero todos comenzaron a lucharBut they all began to fight.
Y yo, siendo estrictamente neutralAnd me, being strictly neutral,
Yo golpeé a todos a la vistaI bashed everyone in sight.

Oh, es la mayor confusiónOh, it is the biggest mix-up...

Mis padres nunca pudieron estar de acuerdoMy parents never could agree
Sobre mi tipo de escuelaAbout my type of School.
Mi aprendizaje se hizo en casaMy learning was all done at home,
Por eso soy tan tontoThat's Why I'm such a fool.

Ambos han pasado, que Dios los descanseThey've both passed on, God rest 'em,
Pero me dejó atrapado entreBut left me caught between
Ese horrible problema de colorThat awful Color problem
De la Naranja y el VerdeOf the Orange and the Green.

Oh, es la mayor confusiónOh, it is the biggest mix-up...

Oh, es la mayor confusiónOh, it is the biggest mix-up