A Serea e o Mariñeiro
Xoel López
The Mermaid and the Sailor
She arrived like a dream
(Like a dream she arrived)
Among the foam of the waves
(Like a dream she arrived)
Attracted by one
Of a brigantine sail
Although she expected nothing
(Like a dream she arrived)
From that sad sailor
(Like a dream she arrived)
It is certain that there was not
(Like a dream she arrived)
A better place to go
You must return before
The stars disappear
Where songs are born, the mermaids
And men can never reach
Although the first song
(Like a dream she arrived)
Was an out-of-tune song
(Like a dream she arrived)
She turned her cold bed
(Like a dream she arrived)
Into a large jar of light
You must return before
The stars disappear
Where songs are born, the mermaids
And men can never reach
She arrived like a dream
(Like a dream she arrived)
Among the foam of the waves
(Like a dream she arrived)
Where the songs of the mermaids are born
And men can never reach
Like a dream she arrived
Like a dream she arrived
Like a dream she arrived
