Punta Icotea

Punta Icotea

Punta Icotea

Go in a hurry boyAndá en carrera muchacho
To Godito's storePa’ la tienda de Godito
And bring me six cobritosY me traes seis cobritos
Of the best tobacco and nailsDel mejor tabaco e’clavos

Paledonias and cookiesPaledonias y galletas
A can of sardinesUna lata de sardina
A bidú and a martinaUn bidú y una martina
And have it noted on the accountY que lo anote en la cuenta

Punta Icotea is the neighborhoodPunta Icotea es el barrio
Where I lived as a childDonde viví cuando niño
Full of history and affectionlleno de historia y cariño
For my Virgin of the RosaryPor mi Virgen del Rosario
Cabimas is a sanctuaryCabimas es un santuario
Of so many memories of mineDe tantos recuerdos míos

It's five in the morningSon las cinco ‘e la mañana
And the gas truck is passing byY el camión del gas pasando
The bell is ringingLa campana va sonando
Buy a basin for himCómprale un palangana
Behind it very earlyDetrás de él muy tempranito
The milkman is passing byViene pasando el lechero
And Marcelino el AgüeroY Marcelino el Agüero
Selling water on a little donkeyVendiendo agua en un burrito

They made a commotionFormaban un alboroto
When the birthing woman arrivedAl llegar la paridera
And it was Margarita SotoY era Margarita Soto
The best midwifeLa comadrona más buena
The famous bar of OvidioEl famoso bar de Ovidio
El Lote and La SanidadEl Lote y la Sanidad
That old hospital of mineAquel mi viejo hospital
My people and neighborhood I don't forgetMi gente y barrio no olvido

On the twenty-seventh and firstEl veintisiete y primero
We leave very earlyNos vamos bien tempranito
Happy the people of CabimasContentos los cabimeros
To dance at San BenitoA bailar a San Benito

Santa Rita, BachaqueroSanta Rita, Bachaquero
Lagunillas, El MenitoLagunillas, El Menito
Los Puertos and BoburitosLos Puertos y Boburitos
Are neighbors of the pointerSon vecinos del puntero