Me voy pa' Beté

I'm going to Beté

Me voy pa' Beté

(Sung by Rolando Alarcón in the form of a milonga)(Cantada por Rolando Alarcón en forma de milonga)

In this canoe afloatEn esta canoa alanchá'
that you sent for me to bring,que me mandaste traer,
that cuts through the waterque viene cortando el agua
just to come see you.sólo por venirte a ver.

Here in my canoe,Aquí en mi canoa,
- I'm going to Beté -,-me voy pa' Beté-,
here in my little canoe,aquí en mi canoíta,
- I'm going to Beté -.-me voy pa' Beté-.

And those loaves, what are they for?Y esos panes, ¿pa' qué son?
To have them with coffee.Pa' tomarlos con café.

If my María diesSi mi María se muere
it's not for lack of care,no es por falta 'e cuida'o,
under her guard she hasbajo 'e la guarda tiene
her white rice cooked.su blanco arroz sancocha'o.

Going upstreamSubiendo aguas arriba
my oar broke,mi palanca reventó,
the Virgin gave me her hand,la Virgen me dio la mano,
Saint Joseph took it away.San José me la quitó.

And those loaves, what are they for?Y esos panes, ¿pa' qué son?
To have them with coffee.Pa' tomarlos con café.