| Night Boat to Cairo (original) | Night Boat to Cairo (traducción) |
|---|---|
| It’s just gone noon | acaba de pasar el mediodía |
| Half past monsoon | Monzón pasado y medio |
| On the banks of the river Nile | A orillas del río Nilo |
| Here comes the boat | Aquí viene el barco |
| Only half-afloat | Sólo medio a flote |
| Oarsman grins a toothless smile | Oarsman sonríe con una sonrisa desdentada |
| Only just one more | solo uno mas |
| To this desolate shore | A esta orilla desolada |
| Last boat along the river Nile | Último barco por el río Nilo |
| Doesn’t seem to care | no parece importarle |
| No more wind in his hair | No más viento en su cabello |
| As he reaches his last half mile | A medida que llega a su última media milla |
| The oar snaps in his hand | El remo chasquea en su mano |
| Before he reaches dry land | Antes de que llegue a tierra firme |
| But the sound doesn’t deafen his smile | Pero el sonido no ensordece su sonrisa |
| Just pokes at wet sand | Solo hurga en la arena mojada |
| With an oar in his hand | Con un remo en la mano |
| Floats off down the river Nile | Flota por el río Nilo |
| Floats off down the river Nile | Flota por el río Nilo |
| (All aboard, night boat to Cairo!) | (¡Todos a bordo, barco nocturno a El Cairo!) |
| (Night boat to Cairo!) | (¡Barco nocturno a El Cairo!) |
