LA TORTUGUITA

Francisco Almagro

La tortuga está en el agua,	The tortoise is in the water,
vive dentro, vive fuera,	she lives in and out of the water,
mira cómo nada, nada,	look how she swims, swims,
para salir de la arena.	in order to leave the beach.
Va despacito, con su compás,	She goes slowly, on her way,
con el peso de su capa	with the weight of her cloak
amarilla, verde plata,	yellow, silver-green
ya es trabajo caminar.	it is so hard to walk.
Un, dos, tres, cuatro,	One, two, three, four,
la tortuga ya se va.	the tortoise is going.
Un, dos, tres, cuatro,	One, two, three, four,
déjala con su compás.	leave her to her way.
Un, dos, tres, cuatro,	One, two, three, four,
la tortuga ya se fue.	the tortoise now is gone.
Un, dos, tres, cuatro,	One, two, three, four,
otra vez la alcanzaré.	I will follow her another time.
La pobre tortuga	The poor tortoise
ni pica ni muerde,	neither nibbles nor eats,
y tiene su nido	and has her nest
por la orilla verde.	on the green shore.
Un, dos, tres, cuatro,	One, two, three, four,
la tortuga ya se va.	the tortoise is going.
Un, dos, tres, cuatro,	One, two, three, four,
déjala con su compás.	leave her to her way.
La tortuga ya en su nido	The tortoise already in her nest
tuvo cuatro tortuguitas,	had four little tortoises,
y las cuatro se han salido	and the four have left
arrastrando sus patitas.	dragging their little feet.
Se van al agua para nadar,	They have gone to the water to swim,
pobrecitas inocentes,	poor little innocents,
¡ay, que el río, en su corriente,	oh! that the river, with its current,
se las lleva hacia la mar.	may carry them to the sea.

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