Inti Illimani — La Petenera song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "La Petenera" by Inti Illimani.
Lyrics
La sirena esta encantada
Porque desobedeció
No más por una bañada
Que en jueves santo se dio
Y a la semana sagrada.
La sirena de la mar
Me dicen que es muy bonita
Yo la quisiera encontrar
Pa’besarle su boquita
Pero como es animal
No se puede naditita.
Una vez yo me embarqué
Y en una barquita inglés
Al pasar por alemania
Me dijo un sabio francés
En la costa americana
Y alumbra el sol al revés
Lyrics translation
The mermaid is enchanted
Because he disobeyed
No more for a bath
That on Holy Thursday was given
And Holy Week.
The mermaid of the sea
They tell me she's very pretty.
I'd like to find her.
PA ' kiss her mouth
But as it is animal
You can't do anything.
I once embarked
And in an English boat
By passing through Germany
A French Sage told me
On the American coast
And light the sun upside down