• A song bird in the alberque

    27 settembre 2023, Spagna ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F

    Estaba Catalina

    This is a folk song telling the story of Catalina who didn’t recognize her husband who was back from a war.

    La Catalina lyrics

    Estaba la Catalina
    sentada bajo un laurel
    sintiendo la frescura
    de las aguas al caer

    De pronto pasó un soldado
    y lo hizo detener:
    "Deténgase mi soldado
    Que una pregunta le voy a hacer"

    "Usted no ha visto a mi marido
    en la guerra alguna vez?"
    "Yo no he visto a su marido
    ni tampoco sé quien es"

    "Mi marido es alto y rubio
    y buenmozo como used
    y en la punta de la espada
    lleva escrito San Andrés"

    Por los datos que me ha dado
    su marido muerto es
    y me ha dejado dicho
    que me case con usted.

    Eso sí que no lo hago,
    eso sí yo no lo haré:
    siete años he esperado
    y otros siete esperaré

    Si a los catorce no vuelve
    a un convento yo me iré
    y a mis dos hijas mujeres
    conmigo las llevaré
    y a mis dos hijos varones
    a la patria entregaré

    Calla, calla, Catalina
    Calla, calla de una vez
    Que estás hablando con tu marido
    que no has podido reconocer...

    Translated

    There was the Catalina
    sitting under a laurel
    feeling the freshness
    of the falling waters
     
    Suddenly a soldier passed by.
    And it made him stop:
    "Stop my soldier
    What a question I'm going to ask him"
     
    "You haven't seen my husband
    in war ever?"
    "I haven't seen her husband.
    nor do I know who he is”.

    "My husband is tall and blond
    and good like you
    and at the tip of the sword
    St. Andrew is written"
     
    For information you have given me your husband is dead
    and this has left me sad
    Let me marry you.

    Now I don't,
    But I won't:
    Seven years I have waited
    and another seven I will wait
     
    If at fourteen he does not return
    to a convent I will go
    and my two daughters
    with me I will take them
    and my two sons
    To the homeland I will deliver them.

    Hush, hush Catalina
    Hush, hush at once and for all
    That you're talking to your husband
    that you have not been able to recognize...
     
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