| Entre los naranjos va un blanco alazán,
| Among the orange trees goes a sorrel white,
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| se bebe la tarde vestía de azahar.
| he drinks the afternoon dressed in orange blossom.
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| Blanco es el caballo, dulce el naranjal,
| White is the horse, sweet the orange grove,
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| celeste es la brisa que viene del mar,
| celestial is the breeze that comes from the sea,
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| la Luna se asoma por verlo pasar,
| the moon peeks out to see it pass,
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| y el agua del río le sigue a compás.
| and the river water follows in rhythm.
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| Y el Sol que se ha ío se pone a soñar.
| And the Sun that has gone down begins to dream.
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| Tierra de Andalucía, tierra que canta,
| Land of Andalusia, land that sings,
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| tierra de hombres que tienen nobleza y rabia.
| land of men who have nobility and rage.
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| Cantaba el agua del río, cantaba el viento y la flor,
| The water of the river sang, the wind and the flower sang,
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| cantaban los pajarillos porque mi dueño llegó.
| The little birds sang because my owner arrived.
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| Me gusta decir tu nombre,
| I like to say your name
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| porque tu nombre en mi boca
| because your name in my mouth
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| suena a piropo de hombre,
| sounds like a man's compliment,
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| suena a piropo de hombre.
| sounds like a man's compliment.
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| Limonares de Sevilla
| Lemon groves of Seville
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| y viñeos de Jerez,
| and vineyards from Jerez,
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| arrozales y marismas,
| paddy fields and marshes,
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| olivos de la campiña
| olive trees of the countryside
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| pintan de verde tu piel.
| they paint your skin green.
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| Málaga, plazuela Mora,
| Malaga, Mora square,
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| y jardines de Graná,
| and gardens of Graná,
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| Córdoba, lejana y sola,
| Córdoba, distant and alone,
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| y Sevilla, bordaora,
| and Seville, embroidery,
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| siempre a la Luna asomá.
| always to the moon appears.
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| En la montaña,
| In the mountain,
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| sombreros de margaritas
| daisy hats
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| y lirios de amapolas y romeros,
| and lilies of poppies and rosemary,
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| Del Gualdaquivir,
| of the Guadaquivir,
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| cuna del Guadalquivir,
| cradle of the Guadalquivir,
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| Alcazar y celosías,
| Alcazar and latticework,
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| entre salinas y jazmín,
| between salt flats and jasmine,
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| a Cai te quieres ir
| Cai you want to go
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| a cantar por la Bahía. | to sing for the Bay. |