| Verde, verde, verde mayo, verde es la primavera
| Green, green, green may, green is spring
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| Cuatro son los soldaditos que se marchan para la guerra
| Four are the little soldiers who leave for war
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| Unos ríen, otros cantan, y otros llevan mucha pena
| Some laugh, others sing, and others are very sad
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| Pero el más pequeño de todos es el que más penita lleva
| But the smallest of all is the one that bears the most pain
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| Le pregunta el capitán, por qué llevas tanta pena
| The captain asks him, why are you so sad?
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| Si es por madre o es por padre, o es porque vas a la guerra
| If it's because of mother or it's because of father, or it's because you go to war
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| Ni es por madre ni es por padre, ni porque voy a la guerra
| It is neither for mother nor is it for father, nor because I go to war
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| Y es por una muchachita que me la he dejado en tierra
| And it's because of a little girl that I've left her on the ground
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| Echa la mano al bolsillo, y saca una foto de ella
| Put her hand in her pocket, and take a picture of her
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| Y hasta el mismo capitán se había enamorao de ella
| And even the captain himself had fallen in love with her
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| Coge tu caballo blanco, y vete con tu doncella
| Take your white horse, and go with your maiden
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| Que por un soldado menos no perderemos la guerra
| That for one less soldier we will not lose the war
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| Le pregunta el capitán, por qué llevas tanta pena
| The captain asks him, why are you so sad?
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| Si es por madre o es por padre, o es porque vas a la guerra
| If it's because of mother or it's because of father, or it's because you go to war
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| Ni es por madre ni es por padre, ni porque voy a la guerra
| It is neither for mother nor is it for father, nor because I go to war
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| Y es por una muchachita que me la he dejado en tierra
| And it's because of a little girl that I've left her on the ground
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| Abre la puerta cielito, abre la puerta doncella
| Open the door sweetheart, open the door maiden
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| Que por tu carita linda me han librado de la guerra
| Because of your pretty face they have freed me from the war
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| Ella sale a recibirlo, con lágrimas en la cara
| She goes out to greet him, with tears on her face
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| Se ha librado de la guerra el hombre que más amaba
| She has spared the war the man she loved the most
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| Le pregunta el capitán, por qué llevas tanta pena
| The captain asks him, why are you so sad?
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| Si es por madre o es por padre, o es porque vas a la guerra
| If it's because of mother or it's because of father, or it's because you go to war
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| Ni es por madre ni es por padre, ni porque voy a la guerra
| It is neither for mother nor is it for father, nor because I go to war
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| Y es por una muchachita que me la he dejado en tierra (x2)
| And it's because of a little girl that I left her on the ground (x2)
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| Verde, verde, verde mayo, verde es la primavera
| Green, green, green may, green is spring
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| Cuatro son los soldaditos que se marchan para la guerra | Four are the little soldiers who leave for war |