| Hay flores en el mar,
| There are flowers in the sea,
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| hay flores en el mar.
| there are flowers in the sea.
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| En el borde de tu falda
| At the edge of your skirt
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| hoy te vienen a entregar,
| today they come to deliver you,
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| madre fuerza de las aguas,
| mother force of the waters,
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| flores blancas en el mar.
| white flowers in the sea
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| Hay flores en el mar,
| There are flowers in the sea,
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| hay flores en el mar.
| there are flowers in the sea.
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| En el borde de tus barcas
| On the edge of your boats
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| una tenue claridad,
| a dim light,
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| y en los ojos de tus hijos
| and in the eyes of your children
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| se te puede adivinar.
| you can be guessed.
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| Hay flores en el mar,
| There are flowers in the sea,
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| hay flores en el mar.
| there are flowers in the sea.
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| Hay flores en el mar,
| There are flowers in the sea,
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| hay flores en el mar.
| there are flowers in the sea.
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| Se van las barcas de Iemanjá,
| The boats of Iemanjá are leaving,
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| se van las barcas de Iemanjá.
| the boats of Iemanjá leave.
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| En el borde de tus aguas
| At the edge of your waters
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| hay un murmullo de sal,
| there is a murmur of salt,
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| son aladas tus espumas,
| your foams are winged,
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| es salado tu cantar.
| your singing is salty.
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| Hay flores en el mar,
| There are flowers in the sea,
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| hay flores en el mar.
| there are flowers in the sea.
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| (Todos saben que en febrero crecen flores en el mar)
| (Everyone knows that flowers grow in the sea in February)
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| (Quién no sabe que en febrero crecen flores en el mar)
| (Who does not know that in February flowers grow in the sea)
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| Esta canción habla de la fiesta
| This song talks about the party
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| del 2 de febrero, fiesta de Iemanjá,
| of February 2, festival of Iemanjá,
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| la diosa del mar según la religión de
| the goddess of the sea according to the religion of
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| Umbanda traída a Uruguay por
| Umbanda brought to Uruguay by
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| los esclavos africanos | african slaves |