Translation of the song lyrics A la Orilla de un Palmar - The Chieftains, Ry Cooder, Linda Ronstadt

A la Orilla de un Palmar (original)

A La Orilla de un Palmar
A la orilla de un palmar
yo vi una joven bella;
su boquita de coral,
sus ojitos dos estrellas.
Al pasar le pregunté
que quién estaba con ella
y me respondió llorando:
Sola vivo en el palmar.
Soy huerfanita ¡ay!
no tengo padre ni madre
ni un amigo, ¡ay!
que me venga a consolar.
Solita paso la vida
a la orilla de un palmar,
y solita voy y vengo
como las olas del mar.

(translation)

At the edge of a palm tree
At the edge of a palm grove
I saw a beautiful young woman;
her little coral mouth of hers,
her little eyes two stars.
As I passed by I asked
who was with her
and she answered me crying:
She alone lives in the palm grove.
I'm an orphan, oh!
I have neither father nor mother
not a friend, alas!
Come comfort me.
I spend my life alone
at the edge of a palm grove,
and alone I come and go
like the waves of the sea.