| Levante (original) | Levante (translation) |
|---|---|
| Ay, y eres hermosa, eres guapa | Oh, and you're beautiful, you're pretty |
| Dios te guarde y en tu puerta | God keep you and at your door |
| La luna acaba de desengañarme | The moon just undeceived me |
| Mira que va a dar la una | Look, she's going to give one |
| Y me precisa al retirarme | And she needs me when I retire |
| Un soberano lloraba una cartagenera | A sovereign cried a Cartagena |
| Para una cartagenera | For a Cartagena |
| A los pies de un soberano | At the feet of a sovereign |
| Por Dios, por la Magdalena | By God, by the Magdalena |
| Que no se lleven a mi hermano | Don't take my brother |
| Al Peñón de la Gomera | To the Rock of La Gomera |
