Lyrics and translation María Elena Walsh - La Reina Batata
Estaba
la
Reina
Batata
There
was
Potato
Queen
Sentada
en
un
plato
de
plata
Sitting
on
a
silver
plate
El
cocinero
la
miró
The
cook
looked
at
her
Y
la
reina
se
abatató
And
the
queen
was
terrified
La
reina
temblaba
de
miedo
The
queen
trembled
with
fear
El
cocinero
con
el
dedo
The
cook
with
his
finger
Que
no,
que
sí,
que
sí,
que
no
No,
yes,
yes,
no
De
malhumor
la
amenazó
Threatened
her
in
a
bad
mood
Pensaba
la
Reina
Batata
Potato
Queen
thought
"Ahora
me
pincha
y
me
mata"
"Now
he'll
pierce
me
and
kill
me"
Y
el
cocinero
murmuró
And
the
cook
murmured
"Con
esta
sí
me
quedo
yo"
"I'll
keep
this
one
for
myself"
La
reina
vio
por
el
rabillo
The
queen
saw
out
of
the
corner
of
her
eye
Que
estaba
afilando
el
cuchillo
That
he
was
sharpening
the
knife
Y
tanto,
tanto
se
asustó
And
she
was
so,
so
scared
Que
rodó
al
suelo
y
se
escondió
That
she
rolled
to
the
ground
and
hid
Entonces,
llegó
de
la
plaza
Then,
from
the
square
La
nena
menor
de
la
casa
Came
the
youngest
girl
in
the
house
Cuando
buscaba
su
yoyó
When
she
was
looking
for
her
yo-yo
En
un
rincón,
la
descubrió
In
a
corner,
she
discovered
her
La
nena
en
un
trono
de
lata
The
girl
on
a
tin
throne
La
puso
a
la
Reina
Batata
She
put
Potato
Queen
there
Colita
verde,
le
brotó
A
green
tail
sprouted
from
her
(A
la
Reina
Batata,
a
la
nena
no)
(From
Potato
Queen,
not
from
the
girl)
Y
esta
canción
se
terminó
And
this
song
is
over
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