María Dolores Pradera - El Gavilán - translation of the lyrics into English

Lyrics and translation María Dolores Pradera - El Gavilán




El Gavilán
The Sparrowhawk
Si el gavilán se comiera,
If the sparrowhawk would eat,
Se comiera como él se come al ganao;
Would eat as he eats the cattle;
Si el gavilán se comiera,
If the sparrowhawk would eat,
Se comiera como él se come al ganao;
Would eat as he eats the cattle;
Yo ya me hubiera comido un gavilán colorao,
I would have already eaten a red sparrowhawk,
Yo ya me hubiera comido un gavilán colorao.
I would have already eaten a red sparrowhawk.
¡Ay! Gavilán tíu, tíu
Oh! Sparrowhawk, tee-hee
¡Ay! gavilán, tao, tao
Oh! Sparrowhawk, toe-toe
¡Ay! gavilán tíu, tíu
Oh! Sparrowhawk, tee-hee
¡Ay! gavilán, tao, tao
Oh! Sparrowhawk, toe-toe
Gavilán tíu, tíu
Sparrowhawk, tee-hee
Gavilán tao, tao
Sparrowhawk, toe-toe
Gavilán tíu, tíu
Sparrowhawk, tee-hee
Gavilán tao, tao
Sparrowhawk toe-toe
Canoero del río Arauca,
Boatman of the Arauca river,
Del Arauca pásame pa'l otro lao.
From the Arauca, take me to the other side.
Canoero del río Arauca,
Boatman of the Arauca river,
Del Arauca pásame pa'l otro lao.
From the Arauca, take me to the other side.
Porque me viene siguiendo un gavilán colorao;
Because a red sparrowhawk is following me;
Porque me viene siguiendo un gavilán colorao.
Because a red sparrowhawk is following me.
¡Ay! Gavilán tíu, tíu
Oh! Sparrowhawk, tee-hee
¡Ay! gavilán, tao, tao
Oh! Sparrowhawk, toe-toe
¡Ay! gavilán tíu, tíu
Oh! Sparrowhawk, tee-hee
¡Ay! gavilán, tao, tao
Oh! Sparrowhawk, toe-toe
Gavilán tíu, tíu
Sparrowhawk, tee-hee
Gavilán tao, tao
Sparrowhawk, toe-toe
Gavilán tíu, tíu
Sparrowhawk, tee-hee
Gavilán tao, tao
Sparrowhawk, toe-toe
En la barranca de Anzures
On the bluff of Anzures
¡ay! Anzures suspiraba un gavilán
oh! sparrowhawk sighed in Anzures
En la barranca de Anzures
On the bluff of Anzures
¡ay! Anzures suspiraba un gavilán
oh! sparrowhawk sighed in Anzures
En su suspiro decía:
In his sigh, he said:
"Chiquita vente pa'ca"
"Little one, come here"
En su suspiro decía:
In his sigh, he said:
"Chiquita vente pa'ca"
"Little one, come here"
¡Ay! Gavilán tíu, tíu
Oh! Sparrowhawk, tee-hee
¡Ay! gavilán, tao, tao
Oh! Sparrowhawk, toe-toe
¡Ay! gavilán tíu, tíu
Oh! Sparrowhawk, tee-hee
¡Ay! gavilán, tao, tao
Oh! Sparrowhawk, toe-toe
Gavilán tíu, tíu
Sparrowhawk, tee-hee
Gavilán tao, tao
Sparrowhawk, toe-toe
Gavilán tíu, tíu
Sparrowhawk, tee-hee
Gavilán tao, tao
Sparrowhawk, toe-toe
Gavilán tíu, tíu
Sparrowhawk, tee-hee
Gavilán tao, tao
Sparrowhawk, toe-toe





Writer(s): Miguel Alfonso Martin Escalon


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