| Cambié la barca al «compare"y pienso que me ha «enreao», y pienso que me ha «enreao», cambié la barca a mi «compare"y pienso que me ha «enreao»,
| I changed the boat to "compare" and I think it has "entangled" me, and I think it has "entangled" me, I changed the boat to my "compare" and I think it has "entangled" me,
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| pues mis remos estaban nuevos, los suyos «apolillaos»
| Well, my oars were new, theirs were "moth-eaten"
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| los suyos «apolillaos», mi quilla estaba perfecta y la suya «remendá»
| his “apolillaos”, my keel was perfect and his “remenda”
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| con pedacillos de estrellas y caracolas del mar.
| with bits of stars and sea shells.
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| Yo la suya llevaré, yo la suya llevaré a una playa marinera, pa sentarme y ver
| I will take yours, I will take yours to a seaside beach, to sit and watch
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| los barcos acariciando la arena.
| the boats caressing the sand.
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| Mi barca huele a suspiro, a clavito y a canela, a clavito y a canela,
| My boat smells like a sigh, a little nail and cinnamon, a little nail and cinnamon,
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| Mi barca huele a suspiro, a clavito y a canela,
| My boat smells like a sigh, a little nail and cinnamon,
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| Mi barca huele a suspiro, a clavito y a canela,
| My boat smells like a sigh, a little nail and cinnamon,
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| A clavito y a canela, yo crié a mi dos chiquillos «ayudá"de las estrellas,
| With a little nail and cinnamon, I raised my two children "help" from the stars,
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| avante claro en silencio pa mi barquilla velera.
| Forward clear in silence for my sailboat.
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| Yo la suya llevaré, yo la suya llevaré a una playa marinera, pa sentarme y ver
| I will take yours, I will take yours to a seaside beach, to sit and watch
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| los barcos acariciando la arena.
| the boats caressing the sand.
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| Que la disfrute el «compare"y que cuide mucho de ella, y que cuide mucho de
| May the "compare" enjoy her and take great care of her, and take great care of
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| ella, Que la disfrute mi «compare"y que cuide mucho de ella, y que pinte mi
| her, that my "compare" enjoy her and that she take good care of her, and that she paint my
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| barquilla con el color de la estrella.
| basket with the color of the star.
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| Con el color de la estrella,
| With the color of the star,
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| con los colores del alba, la menta y la hierbabuena, del azul claro del cielo y
| with the colors of dawn, mint and peppermint, the clear blue of the sky and
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| tus ojos por bandera.
| your eyes as a flag
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| Yo la suya llevaré, yo la suya llevaré a una playa marinera, pa sentarme y ver
| I will take yours, I will take yours to a seaside beach, to sit and watch
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| los barcos acariciando la arena.
| the boats caressing the sand.
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| Grabao tengo el recuerdo y un trocito de su quilla, y un trocito de su quilla,
| Recorded I have the memory and a piece of her keel, and a piece of her keel,
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| mi barquilla marinera es lo mejor que yo tengo, me sacó de temporales cuando
| my seafaring boat is the best thing I have, it took me out of storms when
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| corrían malos tiempos.
| times were bad.
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| Cuando corrían malos tiempos, con la lluvia y con los mares cuando estaba mar
| When times were bad, with the rain and with the seas when it was sea
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| adentro, con mi barquilla velera la mas flamenquilla del puerto.
| Inside, with my small boat sails the most flamenquilla of the port.
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| Yo la suya llevaré, yo la suya llevaré a una playa marinera, pa sentarme y ver
| I will take yours, I will take yours to a seaside beach, to sit and watch
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| los barcos acariciando la arena.
| the boats caressing the sand.
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| (Gracias a Enrique De TRIANA por esta letra) | (Thanks to Enrique De TRIANA for these lyrics) |