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 Canto
de cego de Mondoñedo
O pandeiro e bó
as cantigas tamén
sigue con ese xeito
quen a nós gústanos ben
Alalá
das Mariñas
Teño unha casiña branca
na Mariña entre loureiros
teño paz e teño amor
estou vivindo no ceo
Adiós a miña casiña
portelo do meu quinteiro
auga da miña fontiña
sombra do meu laranxeiro.
Errurrú
Errurrú, durme meu neno
cunha tranquiña no cu.
Morrerán os velos todos
quedaremos eu e tu
Millworker
Now my grandfather was a sailor
he blow in off the water
my father was a farmer
and I, his only daughter
took up with a no good millworking man
who dies from too much whiskey
and leaves me these three faces to feed
Millwork ain't easy
Millwork ain't hard
Millwork it ain't nothing
But an awful boring job
I'm waiting for a daydream
to take me in my coffee break
Where I can have a sandwich
and remember
Then it's me and my machine
for the rest of the morning
for the rest of the morning
and the rest of my life
Now my mind begins to wander
to the days back on the farm
I can see my father smiling at me
swinging on his arm
I can hear my granddad's stories
of the storms out on Lake Eerie
where vessels and cargos and fortunes
and sailors' lives were lost
Yes, but it's my life has been wasted
and I have been the fool
to let this manufacturer
ose my body for a tool
I can ride home in the evening
staring at my hands
swearing by my sorrow that a young girl
ought to stand a better chance
So may I work the mills just as long as
I am able
And never meet the man whose name is on the label
it be me and my machine
for the rest of the morning
and the rest of the afternoon
gone dor the rest of my life
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