Juan El Pescador

Juan The Fisherman

Juan El Pescador

The old canoeEl viejo cayuco
Already sets sailYa se hace a la mar
Juan the fishermanJuan el pescador
Will not returnNo regresará

The starry nightsLas noches de estrellas
Will no longer seeNo verán ya más
His shadow cutRecortar su sombra
With a silver frameCon marco de plata

Born on a warm nightNace en tibia noche
His cradle the palm treeSu cuna la palma
His lullaby the whisperSu arrullo el susurro
Of waves and seaDe olas y mar

The seagulls wereFueron las gaviotas
And the seashellsY los caracoles
His childhood playSu juego de niño
The beach his homeLa playa su hogar

Carpets of sandAlfombras de arena
Burnt by the sunQuemada de Sol
His old pathSu viejo camino
He will no longer seeYa no lo verá

Born on a warm nightNace en tibia noche
His cradle the palm treeSu cuna la palma
His lullaby the whisperSu arrullo el susurro
Of waves and seaDe olas y mar

The seagulls wereFueron las gaviotas
And the seashellsY los caracoles
His childhood playSu juego de niño
The beach his homeLa playa su hogar

The old canoeEl viejo cayuco
Now sleeps in the seaYa duerme en el mar
Juan the fishermanJuan el pescador
Will not returnNo regresará