La Petenera
La sirena se embarcó
En un buque de madera
La sirena se embarcó
En un buque de madera
Como viento le faltó
Ay lara laaa
Como viento le faltó
No pudo salir a tierra
A medio mar se quedó
Cantando la Petenera
Ya estando yo recostado
En lo fresco de la arena
Ya estando yo recostado
En lo fresco de la arena
Yo oí la voz de un pescado
Ay lara laaa
Yo oí la voz de un pescado
Que le dijo a una sirena
Que trabajos he pasado
Para amar a esa morena
Un pescador en la barra
No pudo dar con bola
Un pescador en la barra
No pudo dar con bola
Por pescar a una mojarra
Ay lara laaa
The Petenera
The mermaid embarked
On a wooden ship
The mermaid embarked
On a wooden ship
As the wind failed her
Ay lara laaa
As the wind failed her
She couldn't reach the shore
She stayed in the middle of the sea
Singing the Petenera
While I was lying down
In the coolness of the sand
While I was lying down
In the coolness of the sand
I heard the voice of a fish
Ay lara laaa
I heard the voice of a fish
That told a mermaid
What troubles I've been through
To love that brunette
A fisherman at the bar
Couldn't catch a fish
A fisherman at the bar
Couldn't catch a fish
To catch a small fish