La Lechera

The Milkmaid

La Lechera

Since I was a girl I was a milkmaidDesde niña fui lechera
Very happy and very blessedMuy feliz y muy dichosa
I was born between two mountainsNací entre dos montañas
Near VillaviciosaCerca de Villaviciosa

For loving a man so muchPor quererle tanto a un hombre
I was deceived by the worldDel mundo fui marmurada
Of those cursed lovesDesos amores malditos
That made me miserableQue me hicieron desgraciada

Of those cursed lovesDesos amores malditos
I am left with only one comfortSolo me quedo un consuelo
A child with blue eyesUn niño de ojos azules
He looks like an angel from heavenParece un angel del cielo

At night when I put him to bedDe noche cuando lo acuesto
He doesn't sleep without me singingNo duerme sin que le cante
The songs of that manLas canciones de aquel hombre
Who travels the world aheadQue anda por el mundo alante

I no longer go for walksYa no voy mas al paseo
Nor do I go out on the roadNi salgo a la carretera
I don't want anyone to knowNo quiero que nadie sepa
The story of the milkmaidEl cuento de la lechera