| Al llegar la estación cariñosa
| When the affectionate season arrives
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| Donde alegres cantaban las aves
| Where happy birds sang
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| Vamos pues mi querida Rosita
| Let's go then my dear Rosita
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| A escuchar estos dulces cantares
| To listen to these sweet songs
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| Aquí traigo las redes Rosita
| Here I bring the networks Rosita
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| Para ver cuantos puedo agarrar
| To see how many I can catch
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| Pajarillos que canten alegres
| Little birds that sing happy
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| Que a buen precio los han de pagar
| That at a good price they have to pay
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| Ya cayó un pajarillo jilguero
| A goldfinch bird has already fallen
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| Ya cayó un pajarillo silvestre
| A wild bird has already fallen
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| Ya cayó, un par de gorriones
| It already fell, a couple of sparrows
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| Ya cayó el gavilán prisionero
| The prisoner hawk has already fallen
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| Cuando a México vaya Rosita
| When Rosita goes to Mexico
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| A venderlos a la capital
| To sell them to the capital
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| Cinco pesos será el menos precio
| Five pesos will be the least price
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| Que ellos puedan valer por allá
| That they can be worth there
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| Si al pasar te pregunta una dama
| If a lady asks you in passing
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| Que si son pajarillos silvestres
| What if they are wild birds
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| Les dirás que su tierra no es esta
| You will tell them that their land is not this
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| Que los traes de tierra caliente
| that you bring them from hot land
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| Ya se va y se retira Rosita
| He is leaving and Rosita retires
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| Se despide con gusto y afán
| She says goodbye with pleasure and eagerness
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| Soy señores la pajarerita
| I am gentlemen the little bird
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| Quien de ustedes con ella se va | Who of you goes with her |