Text & Translation
Nana de Sevilla
Spanish source:
Folksong
no tiene mare,
no tiene mare, sí,
no tiene mare, no,
no tiene mare.
Lo parió una gitana,
lo echó a la calle,
lo echó a la calle, sí,
lo echó a la calle, no,
lo echó a la calle.
Este niño chiquito
no tiene cuna,
no tiene cuna, sí,
no tiene cuna, no,
no tiene cuna.
Su padre es carpintero
y le hará una,
y le hará una, sí,
Y le hará una, no,
Y le hará una.
Sevillian Lullaby
English translation ©
Lorena Paz Nieto
Has no mother,
He has no mother, yes,
He has no mother, no,
He has no mother.
A gypsy woman gave birth to him,
And cast him out into the street,
And cast him out into the street, yes;
And cast him out into the street, no:
She cast him out into the street.
This little boy
Has no cradle,
Has no cradle, yes,
Has no cradle, no,
Has no cradle.
His father is a carpenter
And he will make him one,
And he will make him one, yes,
And he will make him one, no,
And he will make him one.
* galapaguito translates as ‘little tortoise,’ used here as a term of endearment
Nana de Sevilla
Spanish source:
Folksong
Sevillian Lullaby
English source:
Lorena Paz Nieto
Este galapaguito
This little galapaguito*
no tiene mare,
Has no mother,
no tiene mare, sí,
He has no mother, yes,
no tiene mare, no,
He has no mother, no,
no tiene mare.
He has no mother.
Lo parió una gitana,
A gypsy woman gave birth to him,
lo echó a la calle,
And cast him out into the street,
lo echó a la calle, sí,
And cast him out into the street, yes;
lo echó a la calle, no,
And cast him out into the street, no:
lo echó a la calle.
She cast him out into the street.
Este niño chiquito
This little boy
no tiene cuna,
Has no cradle,
no tiene cuna, sí,
Has no cradle, yes,
no tiene cuna, no,
Has no cradle, no,
no tiene cuna.
Has no cradle.
Su padre es carpintero
His father is a carpenter
y le hará una,
And he will make him one,
y le hará una, sí,
And he will make him one, yes,
Y le hará una, no,
And he will make him one, no,
Y le hará una.
And he will make him one.
