Nana Mouskouri — Alfonsina Y El Mar song lyrics and translation

The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Alfonsina Y El Mar" by Nana Mouskouri.

Lyrics

Por la blanda arena
Que lame el mar
Su pequeña huella
No vuelve más
Un sendero solo
De pena y silencio llegó
Hasta el agua profunda
Un sendero solo
De penas mudas llegó
Hasta la espuma
Sabe Dios qué angustia
Te acompañó
Qué dolores viejos
Calló tu voz
Para recostarte
Arrullada en el canto
De las caracolas marinas
La canción que canta
En el fondo oscuro del mar
La caracola
Te vas Alfonsina
Con tu soledad
¿Qué poemas nuevos
Fuíste a buscar?
Una voz antigüa
De viento y de sal
Te requiebra el alma
Y la está llevando
Y te vas hacia allá
Como en sueños
Dormida, Alfonsina
Vestida de mar
Cinco sirenitas
Te llevarán
Por caminos de algas
Y de coral
Y fosforescentes
Caballos marinos harán
Una ronda a tu lado
Y los habitantes
Del agua van a jugar
Pronto a tu lado
Bájame la lámpara
Un poco más
Déjame que duerma
Nodriza, en paz
Y si llama él
No le digas que estoy
Dile que Alfonsina no vuelve
Y si llama él
No le digas nunca que estoy
Di que me he ido
Te vas Alfonsina
Con tu soledad
¿Qué poemas nuevos
Fueste a buscar?
Una voz antigua
De viento y de sal
Te requiebra el alma
Y la está llevando
Y te vas hacia allá
Como en sueños
Dormida, Alfonsina
Vestida de mar

Lyrics translation

By the soft sand
Who licks the sea
Your little footprint
It doesn't come back anymore
A single path
Of sorrow and silence came
Even deep water
A single path
Of dumb sorrows came
Up to the foam
God knows what distress
He went with you.
What old pains
Your voice is silent
To lie down
Lullaby in song
Of sea snails
The song he sings
On the dark background of the sea
The snail
You're leaving Alfonsina
With your loneliness
What new poems
Did you go get it?
An ancient voice
Of wind and salt
It requires your soul
And he's wearing it
And you're going there
As in dreams
Dormida, Alfonsina
Dressed in the sea
Five little mermaids
They'll take you
By algal paths
And coral
And phosphorescent
Sea horses will do
A round by Your Side
And the inhabitants
Of the water they will play
Ready by Your Side
Put the lamp down.
A little more
Let me sleep
Nurse, in peace
And if he calls
Don't tell him I'm here.
Tell him Alfonsina's not coming back.
And if he calls
Don't ever tell him I'm here.
Say I'm gone
You're leaving Alfonsina
With your loneliness
What new poems
Did you go get it?
An ancient voice
Of wind and salt
It requires your soul
And he's wearing it
And you're going there
As in dreams
Dormida, Alfonsina
Dressed in the sea