The Orange And The Green

El Naranjo Y El Verde

The Orange And The Green

Mi padre era un hombre del Ulster
My father was an Ulster man,
Protestante orgulloso era él
Proud Protestant was he.
Mi madre era una chica católica
My mother was a Catholic girl,
Del condado de Cork era ella
From County Cork was She.
Se casaron en Dos iglesias
They were married in Two churches,
Vivió lo suficientemente feliz
Lived happily enough,
Hasta el día en que nací
Until the day that I was born
Y las cosas se pusieron difíciles
And things Got rather tough.

Oh, es la mayor confusión
Oh, it is the biggest mix-up
Que alguna vez has visto
That you have ever seen.
Mi padre era Orange
My father, he was Orange
Y mi madre, Ella era verde
And me mother, She was green.

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

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

Con mamá todos los domingos
With Mother every Sunday,
A misa me gustaría pasear con orgullo
To Mass I'd proudly stroll.
Después de eso, la cabaña Orange
Then after that, the Orange lodge
Trataría de salvar mi alma
Would try to save my Soul.
Porque ambas partes trataron de reclamarme
For both sides tried to claim me,
Pero yo era inteligente porque
But I was smart because
Tocaba la flauta o tocaba el arpa
I'd play the flute or play the harp,
Dependiendo de dónde estaba
Depending where I was.

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

Ahora, cuando cantaba esas canciones rebeldes
Now when I'd sing those rebel songs,
Mucho para la alegría de mi madre
Much to me mother's joy,
Mi padre saltaba y decía
Me father would jump up and say,
Mira aquí me quieres chico
"Look here would you me boy.
Eso es suficiente de ese lote
That's quite enough of that lot",
Entonces me tiraba una moneda
He'd then toss me a coin
Y él me haría cantar la flauta naranja
And he'd have me sing the Orange Flute
O los héroes del Boyne
Or the Heroes of The Boyne

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

Un día mis relaciones de Ma
One day me Ma's relations
Vino a visitarme
Came round to visit me.
Al igual que los parientes de mi padre
Just as my father's kinfolk
Estaban todos sentados a Tea
Were all sitting down to Tea.
Tratamos de suavizar las cosas
We tried to smooth things over,
Pero todos comenzaron a luchar
But they all began to fight.
Y yo, siendo estrictamente neutral
And me, being strictly neutral,
Yo golpeé a todos a la vista
I bashed everyone in sight.

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

Mis padres nunca pudieron estar de acuerdo
My parents never could agree
Sobre mi tipo de escuela
About my type of School.
Mi aprendizaje se hizo en casa
My learning was all done at home,
Por eso soy tan tonto
That's Why I'm such a fool.

Ambos han pasado, que Dios los descanse
They've both passed on, God rest 'em,
Pero me dejó atrapado entre
But left me caught between
Ese horrible problema de color
That awful Color problem
De la Naranja y el Verde
Of the Orange and the Green.

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

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