Mariel Y El Capitan

Mariel and the Captain

Mariel Y El Capitan

She takes the elevator in the morning,Ella toma el acensor a la mañana,
not afraid it might break down.sin temor a que se caiga.
She gets off on the fifth floorBaja en el quinto piso
and knocks twice,y toca con dos golpes,
at door C.a la puerta C
It opens and Mariel walks in.Se abre y entra Mariel.
On the fifth lives theEn el quinto vive el
brave captain,es el valiente capitan,
of the frigate.de la fragata.
And when Mariel arrives, she takes off her cap and pours tea,Y cuando llega Mariel deja la gorra y sirve té,
with lemoncon limón
or the best coffee.o al mejor café.
The board met,El consorcio se reunió,
and they talked about the captain,y del capitan se habló,
and the ladies protested in outrage.y las damas indignadas protestaban.
But the captain was absent,Pero el capitan faltó,
and didn’t show up to the meeting,y a la reunión no asistió,
it was natural, he was with Mariel.era natural esaba con Mariel.
She takes the elevator,Ella toma el acensor,
at night without fearal noche sin temor
of it breaking down.a que se caiga.
But she didn’t make it to the fifth,Pero al quinto no llegó,
someone cut the rope...alguien la cuerda le cortó...
and she fell,y se cayó,
And that’s how Mariel died.Y asi Mariel murió.
And the poor captain,Y el pobre capitan,
filled with horror and pain,lleno de espanto y de dolor,
took his own life.se suicidó.
And right away the boardY al instante el consorcio
threw a partyuna fiesta organizó
Where did it go?¿Adonde fué?
It was in five C.Fue en el quinto C.
The board celebrated,El consorcio festejó,
and they talked about the captain,Y del capitan se habló,
and the ladies smiled in satisfaction.y las damas satisfechas sonrieron.
But the captain was absent,Pero el capitan faltó,
and didn’t show up to the meeting,y a la reunión no asistió
it was natural, he was with Mariel.era natural estaba con Mariel.
Where was he?¿Adonde estaba él?