El Canoero

The Canoeman

El Canoero

I'm the canoeman who rows and rowsYo soy el canoero que rema y rema
Who rows and rowsQue rema y rema
Searching for the prettiestBuscando la más linda
Who is my brown-skinned girlQue es mi morena
I look for her to giveLa busco para darle
Her sweet little thingsCositas buenas

Gliding through the HuallagaSurcando por el huallaga
I head towards the AmazonMe voy hacia el amazonas
Looking from beach to beachMirando de playa en playa
At all the footprints you leaveTodas las huellas que dejas tú

I slide down the riversMe deslizo por los ríos
Of my beautiful, lovely girlDe mi linda si hermosa
And I search from port to portY busco de puerto en puerto
For my lovely charapitaA mi linda charapita

Beach girl, beach girl... little beach girlPlayera playera... playerita
Why are you leaving... little beach girlPorque es que te vas… playerita
Who are you leaving with... little beach girlCon quien tú te vas… playerita
And where are you going... little beach girlY donde te vas… playerita
This poor canoeman... just watchingEste pobre canoero… viendo va
This poor canoeman... just watchingEste pobre canoero… viendo va

I'm the canoeman who rows and rowsYo soy el canoero que rema y rema
Who rows and rowsQue rema y rema
Searching for the prettiestBuscando la más linda
Who is my brown-skinned girlQue es mi morena
I look for her to giveLa busco para darle
Her sweet little thingsCositas buenas
Traveling through the mountainsViajando por la montaña
Looking for my charapitaBuscando a mi charapita
I reach the Marañón River and can't find my brown-skinned girlLlego al Río Marañón y no encuentro a mi morena

I spotted the riverbankYo divise la rivera
The foam from that boatLa espuma de aquel barco
Surely it’s taking awaySeguro que se me lleva
The little woman I love so muchLa mujercita que quiero tanto

Beach girl, beach girl... little beach girlPlayera playera... playerita
Where are you going... little beach girlA donde te vas… playerita
I search for you in the north... little beach girlTe busco por el norte… playerita
And where are you... little beach girlY donde estás… playerita
This poor canoeman... just watchingEste pobre canoero… viendo va
This poor canoeman... just watchingEste pobre canoero… viendo va