O vira vira
Veño da tera de ouro,
veño da terra dourada,
veño da terra dos homes
pero non veño casada.
Adiós, rapaciña, adios;
eu para tí xa non era
anque mais altos navíos
navegan con menos vela.
E vira e vira,
senón viro eu;
teu pai é meu sogro,
teu amor son eu.
Eu caseime por un ano
por saber que vida era;
agora o ano acabouse,
solteiriña ¡quen me dera!
Dices que te vas, te vas;
xa te podes ir indo;
se te foras hai un ano,
xa me tiñas esquecido.
The Turnaround
I come from the land of gold,
I come from the golden land,
I come from the land of men
but I’m not coming as a bride.
Goodbye, little girl, goodbye;
I’m not for you anymore
though the biggest ships
sail with less sail.
And turn and turn,
if I don’t turn;
your dad is my father-in-law,
your love is me.
I got married for a year
just to see what life was like;
now the year is over,
single girl, oh how I wish!
You say you’re leaving, you’re leaving;
you can go on ahead;
if you had left a year ago,
you would’ve already forgotten me.