Miña nai

My mother

Miña nai

My mother, my dear motherMiña nai, miña naiciña
There is no other like mineNon hai outra como a miña
Who did not eat the breadQue non comía o pan
In order to give it to her daughterPor llo dar á súa filla

In order to give it to her daughterPor llo dar á súa filla
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My mother, my dear motherMiña nai, miña naiciña
What a lovely mother I haveQue linda nai teño eu-e
She sold her little combVendeu o seu coletiño
To buy it for mePara me mercalo meu-e

To buy it for mePara me mercalo meu-e
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My mother is a roseMiña nai é unha rosa
I am a daughter of the rosebushEu son filla da roseira
How can I separate myselfComo me hei de apartare
From the little rose that smells so muchDa rosiña que tanto cheira
How can I separate myselfComo me hei de apartare
From the little rose that smells so muchDa rosiña que tanto cheira

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When my mother goes to bedMiña nai cando se deita
She always repeats the same thing to meSempre me repite o mesmo
That she does not want me to marryQue non quere que me case
That without a man I can manageQue sen home me ghoberno
That she does not want me to marryQue non quere que me case
That without a man I can manageQue sen home me ghoberno

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My mother loves me very muchMiña nai quéreme moito
Like no other motherComa a miña nai ninghunha
For the poor thing does not eatPois a pobriña non come
To leave me a good fortunePor me deixar boa fortuna

My dear motherMiña naiciña querida
You go and leave me hereVaste e déixasme quedare ea ea ea
Don't you see that without you, her daughterNon ves que sin ti, a súa filla
Cannot console herselfNon se pode consolare ea ea ea

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