El Siete Mares
José Alfredo Jiménez
The Seven Seas
I'm a wandering sailor
Crossing the seven seas
And since I'm a navigator
I live among the storms
Defying the dangers
That the seven seas bring me
When the sea is calm
And there are stars in the sky
Amidst sorrows and sighs
I talk to the woman I love
And only the sea answers me
Don't cry anymore, sailor
They call me the seven seas
'Cause I go from port to port
Carrying with me
A love that's almost dead
I wish I could stay
Close to my dear love
But that wasn't my life
Sailing is my destiny
Little star of the sea
Companion of ours
What news do you bring now
Of the one who drives me crazy
If she still loves me
Tell me little by little
High waves, big waves
That pull me away and drift me
When we anchor in Tampico
Stay still for a while
At least four nights
If you understand my sadness
They call me the seven seas
'Cause I go from port to port
Carrying with me
A love that's almost dead
I wish I could stay
Close to my dear love
But that wasn't my life
Sailing is my destiny
