La Mona Jacinta

Mona Jacinta

La Mona Jacinta

Mona JacintaLa mona Jacinta
Has put on a ribbonSe ha puesto una cinta
She combs, she combsSe peina, se peina
And wants to be queenY quiere ser reina
Oh, don't laugh at her monkey businessAy, no te rías de sus monerías

But the poor monkeyMas la pobre mona
Has no crownNo tiene corona
She has a hatTiene una galera
Made of fig leafDe hoja de higuera
Oh, don't laugh at her monkey businessAy, no te rías de sus monerías

A bandit parrotUn loro bandido
Sells her a dressLe vende un vestido
A cloak with feathersUn manto con plumas
And a foam necklaceY un collar de espumas
Oh, don't laugh at her monkey businessAy, no te rías de sus monerías

Seeing herself in the fountainAl verse en la fuente
She joyfully saysDice alegremente
What a beautiful monkeyQué mona preciosa
She looks like a roseParece una rosa
Oh, don't laugh at her monkey businessAy, no te rías de sus monerías

She builds a castleLevanta un castillo
With just one brickDe un solo ladrillo
Surrounded by flowersRodeado de flores
And singing toadsY sapos cantores
Oh, don't laugh at her monkey businessAy, no te rías de sus monerías

The monkey cooksLa mona cocina
With milk and flourCon leche y harina
She prepares the soupPrepara la sopa
And hangs the clothesY tiende la ropa
Oh, don't laugh at her monkey businessAy, no te rías de sus monerías

Her monkey husbandSu marido mono
Sits on the throneSe sienta en el trono
Her little monkey daughtersSus hijas monitas
On four little chairsEn cuatro sillitas
Oh, don't laugh at her monkey businessAy, no te rías de sus monerías