El Chinchorro

The Shrimp Net

El Chinchorro

Where the dolphin swimsDonde anda la tonina
There's no sharkNo hay tiburón
For snook and sea bassPor robalo y la curvina
I throw the harpoonTiro el arpón

Like the cork of the shrimp netComo el corcho del chinchorro
I will floatYo flotare
With the thread of my netsCon el hilo de mis redes
I will catch youTe pescaré

When I arrive at the beachCuando llego a la playa
From fishing in the seasDe pescar en los mares
I spread my netsYo mi redes extiendo
And let them dryY las pongo a secar

I think of you, coastal girlPienso en ti costeñita
Who is waiting for meQue me estás esperando
With a kiss on the lipsCon un beso en los labios
Affectionate and sensualCariñoso y sensual
And who has the sweetnessY que tiene las mieles
Of a tropical flowerDe una flor tropical

Like the cork of the shrimp netComo el corcho del chinchorro
I will floatYo flotare
With the thread of my netsCon el hilo de mis redes
I will catch youTe pescaré
Shrimps that fall asleepCamarones que se duermen
Says the sayingDice el refrán
The current takes themSe los lleva la corriente
And they won't returnY no volverán

MamboMambo

(They won't return, they won't return)(No volverán, no volverán)

No, don't fall asleep shrimpNo, no te duermas camarón
Or they'll take you to the graveO te llevan al panteón
(They won't return, they won't return)(No volverán, no volverán)

Shrimp that falls asleepCamarón que se duerme
The current takes it awaySe lo lleva la corriente
(They won't return, they won't return)(No volverán, no volverán)

Returning with a withered faceVolver con la frente marchita
(They won't return, they won't return)(No volverán, no volverán)
Mambo 2Mambo 2

(They won't return, they won't return)(No volverán, no volverán)

No, no, don't fall asleep shrimpNo, no, no te duermas camarón
(They won't return, they won't return)(No volverán, no volverán)

Or they'll take you, they'll take youO te llevan, o te llevan
To the graveAl panteón
(They won't return, they won't return)(No volverán, no volverán)

Shrimp that falls asleepCamarón que se duerme
The current takes it awaySe lo lleva la corriente

Mambo and endMambo y fin