| Una tarde de verano
| one summer afternoon
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| Pasi por la moreria
| I went through the moreria
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| Y vi una mora lavando
| And I saw a blackberry washing
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| Al pié de una fuente fria
| At the foot of a cold spring
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| Yo la dije mora linda
| I said pretty blackberry
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| Yo la dije mora bella
| I said beautiful blackberry
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| Deja beber mis caballos
| let my horses drink
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| Destas águas cristalinas
| Of these crystalline waters
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| — No soy mora, el caballero
| — I am not a Moorish, the gentleman
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| Que soy de España nascida
| That I am from Spain born
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| Me cautivaron los moros
| I was captivated by the Moors
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| Dia de Páscua Florida
| easter day florida
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| Si quieres venir comigo
| If you want to come with me
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| A España te llevaria
| I would take you to Spain
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| — Y la ropa, el caballero
| — And the clothes, the gentleman
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| Donde yo la dejaria?
| Where would I leave it?
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| — Lo que es de seda y lana
| — What is silk and wool
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| En mis caballos se iria
| I would go on my horses
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| Y lo que no sirva nada
| And what is useless
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| Por el rio tornaria
| I would return by the river
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| Al llegar por estos campos
| Arriving through these fields
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| La niña llora y sospira
| The girl cries and sighs
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| Por que lloras niña linda
| why are you crying pretty girl
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| Por que lloras bella niña
| why are you crying beautiful girl
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| — Lloro por que en estos campos
| — I cry because in these fields
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| Mi padre a cazar venia
| My father came to hunt
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| Con mi hermanito Alejandro
| With my little brother Alejandro
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| Y toda su compania
| And all his company
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| -Abrid puertas y ventanas
| -Open doors and windows
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| Balcones y galerias
| balconies and galleries
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| Que por traer a una esposa
| than to bring a wife
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| Os traigo una hermana mia | I bring you a sister of mine |