La dama de Mallorca
Margarita sent this song from Majorca, Balearic Islands.
La dama de Mallorca
Alas, My Dear Doll
Traditional Song
Traditional Song
(Catalan)
(English)
A Mallorca hi ha una dama
Que és hermosa com el sol
Te la caballera rosa
I llarga fins els talons.
La mare la pentinava
Amb una pinteta d'or
Valgam Deu, Aina Maria
Robadora del meu cor.
La padrina els hi lligava
Amb un floc de set colors
S'estimat la se mirava
Amb els seus ulls robadors
Valgam Deu, Aina Maria
Robadora del meu cor.
In Majorca, there is a lady
Who is beautiful like the sun.
Her hair is blond
And long down to her heels.
Her mother would comb her hair
With a little gold comb.
May God help me, Anna Maria,
Abductor of my heart.
Her grandmother would tie it
With a ribbon in seven colors,
Her sweetheart looked at her
With his captivating eyes,
May God help me, Anna Maria,
Abductor of my heart.
Many thanks to Margarita Oliver for contributing and singing this song for us! Check out her Facebook page Lletra petiteta, a children's radio program in Catalan with stories and music for children.
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Translated by Monique Palomares and Lisa Yannucci.
Moltes gràcies
