Translation of the song Miedo artist Gabriela Mistral

Yo no quiero que a mi niña

I don't want my little girl

golondrina me la vuelvan;

to be turned into a swallow by them;

se hunde volando en el Cielo

She sinks in the sky flying

y no baja hasta mi estera;

and doesn't descend to my mat;

en el alero hace el nido

In the eaves she makes the nest

y mis manos no la peinan.

and my hands don't comb her hair.

Yo no quiero que a mi niña

I don't want my little girl

golondrina me la vuelvan.

to be turned into a swallow by them.

Yo no quiero que a mi niña

I don't want my little girl

la vayan a hacer princesa.

to be turned into a princess by them;

Con zapatitos de oro

With little shoes made of gold,

¿cómo juega en las praderas?

how could she play in the meadow?

Y cuando llegue la noche

And when the night comes

a mi lado no se acuesta...

She sleeps by my side anymore

Yo no quiero que a mi niña

I don't want my little girl

la vayan a hacer princesa.

to be turned into a princess by them.

Y menos quiero que un día

And even less, I don't want my little girl

me la vayan a hacer reina.

to be turned into a queen by them;

La subirían al trono

they would ascend her the throne,

a donde mis pies no llegan.

where my feet couldn't reach her anymore

Cuando viniese la noche

And when the night comes

yo no podría mecerla...

I couldn't rock her no more

¡Yo no quiero que a mi niña

I don't want my little girl

me la vayan a hacer reina!

to be turned into a queen by them!