La Familia Polillal

The Moth Family

La Familia Polillal

The moth eats woolLa polilla come lana
From night to morningDe la noche a la mañana
Bites, eats, eats and bitesMuerde, come, come y muerde
Red wool, green woolLana roja, lana verde

Sitting in the wardrobeSentadita en el ropero
With its plate and bibCon su plato y su babero
Eats colored woolCome lana de color
With knife and forkCon cuchillo y tenedor

Their hungry little onesSus hijitos comilones
Have button cribsTienen cuna de botones
Her husband so moth-likeSu marido tan polillo
Peeks out from a pocketBalconea en un bolsillo

Suddenly approachesDe repente se avecina
Mrs. MothballLa señora naftalina
Very plump they'll see herMuy oronda la verán
All wrapped in cellophaneToda envuelta en celofán

The moth familyLa familia polillal
Spies on her through a buttonholeLa espía por un ojal
And aims at her with a needleY le apunta con la aguja
At the mothball witchA la naftalina bruja

But Mr. Moth ordersPero don polillo ordena
Don't kill her, I feel sorryNo la maten, me da pena
Let's go to other wardrobesVámonos a otros roperos
To fill them with holesA llenarlos de agujeros

And they all go on a tripY se van todos de viaje
With lots of luggageCon muchísimo equipaje
The threads of a blouseLas hilachas de una blusa
And a packet of fluffY un paquete de pelusa