by Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936)
Translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Ovejita, niño mío
Language: Spanish (Español) 
Ovejita, niño mío,
vámonos a la orilla del mar.
La hormiguita estará en su puerta,
yo te daré la teta y el pan.
Bernarda,
cara de leoparda.
Magdalena,
cara de hiena.
¡Ovejita!
Meee, meee.
Vamos a los ramos del portal de Belén.(Ríe)
Ni tú ni yo queremos dormir.
La puerta sola se abrirá
y en la playa nos meteremos
en una choza de coral.
Bernarda,
cara de leoparda.
Magdalena,
cara de hiena.
¡Ovejita!
Meee, meee.
Vamos a los ramos del portal de Belén!

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Little Lamb
Language: English  after the Spanish (Español) 
Little Lamb, child of mine
Let's go to the shore of the sea
The little ant is at his door
I'll give you my breast and bread
Bernarda, 
Face of a leopard
Magdalena 
Of a hyena
Little lamb
Baa! Baa! Baa!
We'll go the palms at Bethlehem's gate
You and I won't want to sleep
A door will open on its own
On the beach you and I 
Will hide in a hut of coral reef.
Bernarda 
Face of a leopard
Magdalena 
Of a hyena
Little lamb, 
baa, baa
We'll go the palms at Bethlehem's gate.

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This text was added to the website: 2003-10-19
Line count: 22
Word count: 96