Una pastora - Children's songs



Una pastora
...........................
A little shepherdess
...........................

Estaba una pastora,
Larán, larán, larito.
Estaba una pastora,
Cuidando un rebañito.
There was once a little shepherdess
larán, larán, larito.
There was once a little shepherdess
who tended a little herd.

Con leche de sus cabras,
Larán, larán, larito
Con leche de sus cabras
Mandó a hacer un quesito.
With the mild of her goats
larán, larán, larito
with the mild of her goats
she let them make a cheese.

El gato la miraba,
Larán, larán, larito
El gato la miraba,
Con ojos golositos.
The tom-cat watched her,
larán, larán, larito
The cat watched her,
with greedy eyes.

Si tú me hincas la uña
Larán, larán, larito
Si tú me hincas la uña
Te cortaré el rabito.
If you put your claw in me
larán, larán, larito
if you put your claw in me
I will cut your tail.

La uña se la hincó
Larán, larán, larito
La uña se la hincó,
Y el rabito le cortó.
It put the claw in her
larán, larán, larito
it put the claw in her
and she cut his tail

A confesar la falta
Larán, larán, larito
A confesar la falta
Se fue al padre Benito.
To confess the fault
larán, larán, larito
to confess the fault
she went to padre Benito.

A vos padre me acuso
Larán, larán, larito
A vos padre me acuso
Que le corté el rabito.
To you, padre, I accuse myself
larán, larán, larito
to you, padre, I accuse myself
that I cut his tail.

De penitencia te echo
Larán, larán, larito
De penitencia te echo
Que le des un besito
el besito se lo dió
Larán, larán, larito
el besito se lo dió
Larán, larán, larito
Y el cuento se acabo.
As punishment I impose
larán, larán, larito
as punishment I impose
that you give him a kiss
she gave him the kiss
larán, larán, larito
she gave him the kiss
larán, larán, larito
and the story ends.

vocabulary 
la pastora = shepherdess
cuidar = to herd, to tend
la leche = milk
la cabra = goat
el queso = cheese
mirar = to look at
la niña = girl
el ojo = eye
hincar = to push sth into sth
cortar = to cut
el rabo = tail
confesar = to confess
el padre = padre
acusar = to accuse
dar = to give
el beso = kiss
el cuento = tale, story
acabar = to end






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