Lyrics
(Folk song from Cuba)
Un día de paseo una señora
rompió con su sombrero una farola.
Al ruido del farol salió el director
“Pero dígame señora
¿Quién ha roto ese farol?”
“Perdone director que yo no he sido.
Ha sido mi sombrero el atrevido.”
“Si ha sido su sombrero
pues la multa pagará
para que otro día
sepa su sombrero a dónde va.”
“No quiero más sombrero ni más farola.
Yo quiero una mantilla de cuatro bolas.”
English Translation - One day, while out for a walk
One day, while out for a walk, a lady
broke a streetlight with her hat.
At the sound of the streetlight, the director came out.
“But tell me, madam,
Who broke that streetlight?”
“Forgive me, director, it wasn’t me.
It was my hat that was daring.”
“If it was your hat,
then you’ll pay the fine
so that another day
your hat will know where it’s going.”
“I don’t want any more hats or streetlights.
I want a four-ball shawl.”
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