The Little Deer

El Venadito

I am a poor little deer who lives in the mountainsSoy un pobre venadito que habito en la serranía
I am a poor little deer who lives in the mountainsSoy un pobre venadito que habito en la serranía
Since I'm not that tame, I don't go to the water by dayComo no soy tan mansito, no bajo al agua de día
At night, bit by bit, your arms are already there, my loveDe noche, poco a poquito, y a tus brazos, vida mía

I have the prickly pear cactus ready where I cut the fruitYa tengo listo el nopal donde he de cortar la tuna
I have the prickly pear cactus ready where I cut the fruitYa tengo listo el nopal donde he de cortar la tuna
As I'm a formal man, I don't like to have just oneComo soy hombre formal, no me gusta tener una
I like to have two, in case one of them gets angry (oh, look, what a concept!)Me gusta tener de a dos, por si se me enoja alguna (¡ay, vaya filosofía, mira!)

I wish I were a fine pearl in your gleaming earringsQuisiera ser perla fina de tus lúcidos aretes
I wish I were a fine pearl in your gleaming earringsQuisiera ser perla fina de tus lúcidos aretes
To kiss your little ear and bite your cheeksPa' besarte la orejita y morderte los cachetes
Who told you to be so pretty?¿Quién te manda ser bonita?
You're even compromising meSi hasta a mí me comprometes

I wish I were a fine pearl in your gleaming earringsQuisiera ser perla fina de tus lúcidos aretes
I wish I were a fine pearl in your gleaming earringsQuisiera ser perla fina de tus lúcidos aretes
To kiss your little ear and bite your cheeksPa' besarte la orejita y morderte los cachetes
Who told you to be so pretty?¿Quién te manda ser bonita?
You're even compromising me (aha!)Si hasta a mí me comprometes (¡ajá!)

I'll say goodbye now, but I'll be back soonYa con esta me despido, pero pronto doy la vuelta
I'll say goodbye now, but I'll be back soonYa con esta me despido, pero pronto doy la vuelta
May God spare me from a good-for-nothing girlNo más que me libre Dios de una niña mosca muerta
The kind that make you say: Oh, Mom, for God's sake! But then they go out the doorDe esas que: ¡Ay, mamá, por Dios! Pero salen a la puerta