Translation of the song La paloma artist Joan Manuel Serrat
La paloma
The dove
Se equivocó la paloma,
The dove made a mistake,
se equivocaba.
she was mistaken.
Por ir al norte, fue al sur
To go north, she went south
creyó que el trigo era agua,
she believed that the wheat was water,
se equivocaba.
she was mistaken.
Creyó que el mar era el cielo
She believed the sea was the sky
que la noche, la mañana,
that the night, the morning,
se equivocaba,
she was mistaken,
se equivocaba.
she was mistaken.
Que las estrellas, rocío
That the stars, dew
que la calor, la nevada,
that the heat, the snowfall,
se equivocaba,
she was mistaken,
se equivocaba.
she was mistaken.
Que tu falda era tu blusa
That thy skirt was thy blouse
que tu corazón, su casa,
that thy heart, her home,
se equivocaba,
she was mistaken,
se equivocaba.
she was mistaken.
Ella se durmió en la orilla,
She slept on the shore,
tú en la cumbre de una rama.
thou on the peak of a branch.
Creyó que el mar era el cielo
She believed the sea was the sky
que la noche, la mañana,
that the night, the morning,
se equivocaba,
she was mistaken,
se equivocaba.
she was mistaken.
Que las estrellas, rocío
That the stars, dew
que la calor, la nevada,
that the heat, the snowfall,
se equivocaba,
she was mistaken,
se equivocaba.
she was mistaken.
Que tu falda era tu blusa
That thy skirt was thy blouse
que tu corazón, su casa,
that thy heart, her home,
se equivocaba,
she was mistaken,
se equivocaba.
she was mistaken.