Un beso en el puerto [English translation]

I feel like the king

of singing birds,

behind the bars

I never stop singing.

I am happy

because I don't know of rancor,

although I have lost

my freedom completely.

I don't mind the punishment at all,

neither I mind what people may say,

I will carry out my sentence

the way a brave man should do.

Because of a kiss I gave, at the port,

to a lady whom I didn't know,

because of a kiss I gave her at the port,

they wanted to kill my happiness.

For a kiss that I gave her at the port,

in this prison, I find myself locked up,

if my bones would have known

I fill her with kisses up to her heart.

I am asking

to be let out of this jail

because from the port

I will never go away.

I will make passes

to Spaniards and foreigners

and, if they let me,

I also will kiss them.

Because we, Spanish men,

are gallants to this extent

and although they may break our souls,

a smile always shows in the face.

Because of a kiss I gave, at the port,

to a lady whom I didn't know,

because of a kiss I gave her at the port,

they wanted to kill my happiness.

For a kiss that I gave her at the port,

in this prison, I find myself locked up,

if my bones would have known

I fill her with kisses up to her heart.

• Artist:Manolo Escobar