La petenera

The Petenera

La petenera

The mermaid boardedLa sirena se embarcó
a wooden ship.en un buque de madera.
As the wind failed her,Como el viento le faltó,
she couldn't reach landno pudo llegar a tierra
and in the middle of the sea she stayedy a media mar se quedó
singing the petenera.cantando la petenera.

While I was lying downEstando yo recostado
in the coolness of the sanden los frescos de la arena
I heard the voice of a fishoí la voz de un pescado
that told the mermaid,que le dijo a la sirena,
what troubles I've been throughqué trabajos he pasado
to love that brunette.por amar a esa morena.

A fisherman in the BarUn pescador en la Barra
couldn't hit the mark.no pudo dar con bola.
Trying to catch a small fish,Por pescar una mojarra,
he caught a toad by the tailpescó un sapo de la cola
that not just anyone catches.que no cualquiera lo agarra.