La Beata

The Devout Woman

La Beata

The devout woman was one dayEstaba la beata un día
Sick of the seaEnferma del mar
The one to blame for the love she hadDe amor el que tenía la culpa
Was the friar confessorEra el fraile confesor

Chiribiribiribiri, chiribiribirbonChiribiribiribiri, chiribiribirbón
The devout woman likedA la beata le gustaba
The matter with the friarCon el fraile la cuestión

She didn't want them to put on herNo quería que le pusieran
Shoe or big shoeZapato ni zapatón
But the old sandalsSino las sandalias viejas
Of the friar confessorDel fraile confesor
She didn't want them to put on herNo quería que le pusieran
Shroud or big shroudMortaja ni mortajón
But the old cassockSino la sotana vieja
Of the friar confessorDel fraile confesor

She didn't want them to watch over herNo quería que la velaran
With a candle or big candleCon vela ni con velón
But with the short candleSino con la vela corta
Of the friar confessorDel fraile confesor