El Chinchorro
Donde anda la tonina
No hay tiburón
Por robalo y la curvina
Tiro el arpón
Como el corcho del chinchorro
Yo flotare
Con el hilo de mis redes
Te pescaré
Cuando llego a la playa
De pescar en los mares
Yo mi redes extiendo
Y las pongo a secar
Pienso en ti costeñita
Que me estás esperando
Con un beso en los labios
Cariñoso y sensual
Y que tiene las mieles
De una flor tropical
Como el corcho del chinchorro
Yo flotare
Con el hilo de mis redes
Te pescaré
Camarones que se duermen
Dice el refrán
Se los lleva la corriente
Y no volverán
Mambo
(No volverán, no volverán)
No, no te duermas camarón
O te llevan al panteón
(No volverán, no volverán)
Camarón que se duerme
Se lo lleva la corriente
(No volverán, no volverán)
Volver con la frente marchita
(No volverán, no volverán)
Mambo 2
(No volverán, no volverán)
No, no, no te duermas camarón
(No volverán, no volverán)
O te llevan, o te llevan
Al panteón
(No volverán, no volverán)
Camarón que se duerme
Se lo lleva la corriente
Mambo y fin
The Shrimp Net
Where the dolphin swims
There's no shark
For snook and sea bass
I throw the harpoon
Like the cork of the shrimp net
I will float
With the thread of my nets
I will catch you
When I arrive at the beach
From fishing in the seas
I spread my nets
And let them dry
I think of you, coastal girl
Who is waiting for me
With a kiss on the lips
Affectionate and sensual
And who has the sweetness
Of a tropical flower
Like the cork of the shrimp net
I will float
With the thread of my nets
I will catch you
Shrimps that fall asleep
Says the saying
The current takes them
And they won't return
Mambo
(They won't return, they won't return)
No, don't fall asleep shrimp
Or they'll take you to the grave
(They won't return, they won't return)
Shrimp that falls asleep
The current takes it away
(They won't return, they won't return)
Returning with a withered face
(They won't return, they won't return)
Mambo 2
(They won't return, they won't return)
No, no, don't fall asleep shrimp
(They won't return, they won't return)
Or they'll take you, they'll take you
To the grave
(They won't return, they won't return)
Shrimp that falls asleep
The current takes it away
Mambo and end