| Manuelita La Tortuga (original) | Manuelita La Tortuga (translation) |
|---|---|
| Manuelita vivía en Peguajó | Manuelita lived in Peguajó |
| Pero un día se marchó | But she one day she left |
| Nadie supo bien por qué | No one quite knew why |
| A París ella se fue | To Paris she went |
| Un poquito caminando | a little walking |
| Y otro poquitito a pie | And another little bit on foot |
| Manuelita, Manuelita | Manuelita, Manuelita |
| Manuelita dónde vas | Manuelita where are you going |
| Con tu traje de malaquita | With your malachite suit |
| Y tu paso tan audaz | And your step so bold |
| Manuelita una vez se enamoró | Manuelita once fell in love |
| De un tortugo que pasó | Of a turtle that passed |
| Dijo: ¿Qué podré yo hacer? | She said: What can I do? |
| Vieja no me va a querer | Old woman is not going to love me |
| En Europa y con paciencia | In Europe and with patience |
| Me podrán embellecer | they can beautify me |
| En la tintorería de Paris | At the dry cleaners in Paris |
| La pintaron con barniz | they painted it with varnish |
| La plancharon en francés | They ironed her in French |
| Del derecho y del revés | The right and upside down |
| Le pusieron peluquita | they gave him a wig |
| Y botines en los pies | And booties on the feet |
| Tantos años tardó en cruzar el mar | So many years it took her to cross the sea |
| Que allí se volvió a arrugar | That she there she wrinkled again |
| Y por eso regresó | and that's why she came back |
| Vieja como se marchó | Old as she left |
| A buscar a su tortugo | To look for his tortoise |
| Que la espera en Peguajó | That she awaits her in Peguajó |
