
Lyrics - Spanish
(Folk song)
1. La Virgen esta lavando y tendiendo en el romero,
Los pajarillos cantando, y el romero floreciendo.
Refrain
Pero mira como beben los peces en el río,
Pero mira como beben por ver al Dios nacido.
Beben y beben y vuelven a beber
Los peces en el río por ver a Dios nacer.
2. La Virgen se está peinando
entre cortina y cortina,
sus cabellos son de oro,
el peine de plata fina. Refrain
3. La Virgen va caminando
por entre aquellas palmeras,
el Niño mira en sus ojos,
el color de la vereda. Refrain
English Translation - The fish in the river
1. The Virgin washes diapers
and hangs them on the rosemary,
the birdies singing
and the rosemary flowering.
Refrain
But look at how the fishes in the river drink.
But look how they drink in order to see God born.
They drink and they drink and they return to drink,
the fishes in the river, to see God being born.
2. The Virgin is combing her hair
between the curtains.
Her hairs are of gold
and the comb of fine silver.
3. The virgin is washing herself
with a little bit of soap.
Her hands have been irritated,
the hands of my heart.
(source)
See also
- Country: Spanish
- Subject: Christmas
- Form: AB
- Harmony: chords I IV V
- Meter: 2
- Scale: harmonic minor
YouTube
- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody

