La Otra España [English translation]
La Otra España [English translation]
With a wide-brimmed hat
and a carnation in his lapel,
a Mr. Juan went off to sea.
With land behind him
adventure in his eyes
his guitar and song
oh sailor, oh sailor.
From his cape, he made a poncho
of his guitar, a charango, [ a type of guitar]
from his land, another sea.
You're the other 'Spain'
which smells like sugarcane, tobacco, and pitch [tar]
You are the lazy one
with golden skin, the seafarer [a synonym for boat here]
oh oh oh seafarer, oh oh oh seafarer.
Between the guitar notes
he spoke to them of his land
of a carnation and a balcony
where a child still weeps
waiting for the one, that on one day
[he] forgot to say goodbye.
oh sailor, oh sailor.
With a wide-brimmed hat
and a carnation in his lapel,
a certain Mr. Juan went off to sea.
- Artist:Mocedades
- Album:La Otra España (1975)
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