| El Palomito (original) | El Palomito (translation) |
|---|---|
| una palomita blanca de piquito colorado | a white dove with a red beak |
| ayer yo la vi llorando en las cumbre de un guayabo | yesterday I saw her crying on the top of a guava tree |
| curru cu curru cu le cantaba el palomito | curru cu curru cu the little dove sang to him |
| curru cu curru cu que volviera a su nidito | curru cu curru cu that he should return to his little nest |
| blanca palomita vuela, vuela por esa pradera | white dove flies, flies through that meadow |
| aqui te estare espernado aunque de dolor me muera | I will be waiting for you here even if I die of pain |
| curru cu curru cu le cantab el palomito | curru cu curru cu le cantab el palomito |
| curru cu curru cu que volveira a su nidito | curru cu curru cu that he will return to his little nest |
| en las cumbres del guayabo muy lejos del palomar | in the peaks of guayabo very far from the dovecote |
| ahi estaba la paloma llorando sin descansar | there was the dove crying without resting |
| curru cu curru cu le cantaba el palomito | curru cu curru cu the little dove sang to him |
| curru cu curru cu que volviera a su nidito | curru cu curru cu that he should return to his little nest |
