Mi Jacalito

My Little Hut

Mi Jacalito

The swallows are already arrivingLas golondrinas ya van llegando
The rainy season is about to beginEl tiempo de aguas va a comenzar
And you, my dark-skinned girl, come with meY tu prietita vente conmigo
To take you to the foot of the altarPara llevarte al pie del altar
Do not despise me becauseNo me desprecies porque
I am poor but I am a hardworking manSoy pobre pero soy hombre trabajador
There in my town, there is a little hutHalla en mi pueblo ahí un jacalito
That is waiting for your sweet loveQue está esperando tu dulce amor
It's a very tiny little townEs un pueblito muy pequeñito
Where my mother saw me bornDonde mi madre me vio nacer
With her lullabies and her little kissesCon sus arrullos y sus besitos
The old lady saw me grow upLa viejecita me vio crecer

My dear mother gave me adviceMi madrecita me dio un consejo
When I lived in her hutCuando vivía en su jacal
When you grow upCuando seas grande
And fall in loveY que te enamores
Never abandon your sweet homeNunca abandones tu dulce hogar
Now she has goneAhora se ha ido
And left meY me ha dejado
That's why I seek someone to live withPor eso busco con quien vivir
If you wanted to come with meSi tú quisieras venir conmigo
To relieve me from sufferingPara quitarme ya de sufrir
It's a very tiny little townEs un pueblito muy pequeñito
Where my mother saw me bornDonde mi madre me vio nacer
With her lullabies and her little kissesCon sus arrullos y sus besitos
The old lady saw me grow upLa viejecita me vio crecer