Adónde Vas, Jilguerillo
¿Adónde vai, jilguerillo
Con ese abreviado vuelo?
Andá y llevale un suspiro
A la imagen de mi sueño
Volando de rama en rama
Hai de llegar a su puerta
Y no te vengái de allá
Hasta traerme respuesta
L’otro día en una rama
Vi cantar un jilguerillo
Me dije: Este es el correo
Con quien mandé mi suspiro
Me acerco y le pregunté
Por qué cantaba tan triste
Porque no tuve respuesta
Del suspiro que me diste
(Calla, jilguero, no cantes
No me estés dando tormento
Dile al ingrato que acuda
Tan solo por un momento)
(Jilguerillo volador
Anda y llega a su ventana
Dile por segunda vez
Que el pecho ya se me inflama)
(Viva la noble compaña
Ganchito de cardenillo
Correo más lisonjero
No habrá como el jilguerillo)
Where Are You Going, Little Goldfinch
Where are you going, little goldfinch
With that shortened flight?
Go and bring a sigh
To the image of my dream
Flying from branch to branch
You must reach her door
And don't come back from there
Until you bring me an answer
The other day on a branch
I saw a goldfinch singing
I said to myself: This is the mailman
With whom I sent my sigh
I approached and asked him
Why he was singing so sadly
Because I didn't get an answer
To the sigh you gave me
(Hush, goldfinch, don't sing
Don't torment me
Tell the ungrateful one to come
Just for a moment)
(Little flying goldfinch
Go and reach her window
Tell her for the second time
That my chest is already inflamed)
Long live the noble company
Little hook of thistle
More flattering mailman
There won't be like the goldfinch)