Come Away Melinda

Ven Melinda

Come Away Melinda

Mamá, mamá, ven a verMommy, mommy, come and look
Mira lo que encontréSee what I have found
Un poco lejos de aquíA little way away from here
Mientras cavaba en el sueloWhile digging in the ground
Ven MelindaCome away Melinda
Entra y cierra la puertaCome in and close the door
No es más que un libro de imágenesIt's nothing but a picture book
Que tenían antes de la guerraThey had before the war

Mamá, mamá, ven a verMommy, mommy, come and see
Oh, mamá ven a mirarOh, mommy come and look
Hay cinco o seis chicas MelindaThere's five or six Melinda girls
Dentro de este libro de imágenesInside this picture book
Ven MelindaCome away Melinda
Entra y cierra la puertaCome in and close the door
Había muchas niñas como túThere were lots of little girls like you
Antes de que tuvieran la guerraBefore they had the war

Mamá, mamá, ven a verMommy, mommy, come and see
Oh, mamá apúrate, hazloOh, mommy hurry, do
Hay alguien crecido muy altoThere's someone grown up very tall
Que no se parece a tiWho doesn't look like you
Ven MelindaCome away Melinda
Entra y cierra la puertaCome in and close the door
Tu padre era un hombre como élYour father was a man like him
Antes de que tuvieran la guerraBefore they had the war

Mamá, mamá, ven a verMommy, mommy, come and see
Cosas que nunca he vistoSuch things I've never seen
Hay rostros felices por todas partesThere's happy faces all around
Y ahora el suelo es verdeAnd now the ground is green
Ven MelindaCome away Melinda
Entra y cierra la puertaCome in and close the door
Así solía serThat's just the way it used to be
Antes de que tuvieran la guerraBefore they had the war