Sapo Feo

Ugly Toad

Sapo Feo

In Chavín de HuántarEn Chavín de Huántar
Toad sings and singsSapo canta y canta
When Toad sings, it rainsCuando Sapo canta, llueve
And everyone movesY todo el mundo mueve
Their little legs to danceLas patitas pa' bailar
Everyone splashing!¡Todos a chapotear!

Laugh, toad, laughRíe sapo ríe
And let the rain comeY que la lluvia venga
Dance, toad, danceBaila sapo baila
Never stopNunca te detengas
Sing, Toad, singCanta, Sapo, canta
Give me your joyDame tu alegría
With cunning!¡Con picardía!

In Chavín de HuántarEn Chavín de Huántar
Toad jumps and singsSapo brinca y canta
In the mud is not badEn el barro no está mal
If it gets dirty, it's okaySi se embarra da igual
His illusion is so bigEs tan grande su ilusión
His heart can't contain itNo le cabe el corazón

Laugh, toad, laughRíe sapo ríe
And let the rain comeY que la lluvia venga
Dance, toad, danceBaila sapo baila
Never stopNunca te detengas
Sing, Toad, singCanta, Sapo, canta
Give me your joyDame tu alegría
With energy!¡Con energía!

One day at the celebrationUn día en el festejo
Toad finds a mirrorSapo halla un espejo
He approaches to see betterSe acerca para ver mejor
And freezes in horrorY se congela con horror
In his mouth he sees shining¡En su boca ve brillar
Big jaguar teeth!Grandes dientes de jaguar!

In Chavín de HuántarEn Chavín de Huántar
Toad no longer singsSapo ya no canta
'I'm so ugly, a monstrosity'–Soy tan feo, un esperpento
Says Toad, discontentDice Sapo, descontento

I will never sing againNunca más voy a cantar
Toad starts to crySapo empieza a llorar
Under the heavy sunBajo el Sol pesado
Everything is quietTodo está callado

How boring, thinks ToadQué aburrido, piensa Sapo
What does it matter if I'm not handsomeQué más da si no soy guapo
At least I know how to singPor lo menos sé cantar
Everyone splashing!¡Todos a chapotear!

Laugh, toad, laughRíe sapo ríe
And let the rain comeY que la lluvia venga
Dance, toad, danceBaila sapo baila
Never stopNunca te detengas
Sing, Toad, singCanta, Sapo, canta
Give me your joyDame tu alegría

Let the aunt dance!¡Que baile la tía!
Also the cousin!¡También la prima!
How she looks at me!¡Cómo me mira!
It's starting to rain!¡Que empieza a llover!

But let the party continue!¡Pero que siga la fiesta!
Let it continue!¡Que siga!
This doesn't end!¡Esto no se termina!
Long live friendship, long live joyViva la amistad Viva la alegría

Dance with your auntBaila con tu tía
Dance with your cousinBaila con tu prima
My big partyParrandota Mía
With sympathyCon simpatía

What energy!¡Qué energía!
Night and day!¡Noche y día!