El Presidiario

The Prisoner

El Presidiario

There on the dock, by the coveAlla en el muelle, por la caleta
A prisoner, sad I sawUn presidiario, triste yo vi
His mother, comforting himLa madrecita, lo consolaba
And kissing him frenziedlyY lo besaba con frenesi

He was a noble and honest boyEra un muchacho noble y honrado
And a woman cursed himY una mujer lo fatalizo
And to many vices that were forbiddenY a muchos vicios que eran prohibidos
That boy dedicated himselfAquel muchacho se dedico

It was a night, at a danceEra una noche, cuando en un baile
Driven mad by alcoholEnloquecido por el licor
To his most beloved faithful friendA su fiel amigo que el mas queria
Without reason, he killed himSin un motivo lo asesino

He was sentenced to 20 yearsLo condenaron a 20 años
Sadly looking towards the seaTriste miraba hacia la mar
Always thinking of that islandPensando siempre en esa isla
Where he would pay for his sinsDonde las penas hiba a pagar

The ship arrived, the whistle was heardLlego el barco se oyo el silbato
The poor mother began to cryLa pobre madre rompio a llorar
Oh, don't take away my sonAy no se lleven a ese hijo mio
Whom I raised working hardQue trabajando yo lo crie

That boy said a few wordsAquel muchacho dijo unas frases
Mother, don't cry, don't cry anymoreMadre no llores no llores mas
I am guilty and I acknowledge itYo soy culpable y lo reconozco
But I must pay the sentenceMas la condena debo pagar

And one night, in his cellY una noche cuando en su celda
He saw a little bird arriveUn pajarito vio llegar
It was his mother in the form of a birdEra la madre en forma de ave
Who came to visit her sonQue a su hijo iba a visitar

Who came to visit her sonQue a su hijo iba a visitar