| Oh my name it is Nell and the truth for to tell
| Oh mi nombre es Nell y la verdad para decir
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| I come from Cootehill which I’ll never deny
| Vengo de Cootehill, lo cual nunca negaré.
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| I had a fine drake and I’d die for his sake
| Tuve un buen pato y moriría por él
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| That me grandmother left me and she goin' to die
| Que mi abuela me dejo y se va a morir
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| The dear little fellow his legs they were yellow
| El amiguito querido sus piernas eran amarillas
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| He could fly like a swallow or swim like a hake
| Podía volar como una golondrina o nadar como una merluza
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| Till some dirty savage to grease his white cabbage
| Hasta que un salvaje sucio para engrasar su repollo blanco
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| Most wantonly murdered me beautiful drake
| La mayoría me asesinó sin sentido hermoso drake
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| Now his neck it was green almost fit to be seen
| Ahora su cuello era verde casi apto para ser visto
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| He was fit for a queen of the highest degree
| Era digno de una reina del más alto grado
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| His body was white, and it would you delight
| Su cuerpo era blanco, y te deleitaría
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| He was plump, fat, and heavy and brisk as a bee
| Era regordete, gordo, pesado y enérgico como una abeja.
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| He was wholesome and sound, he would weigh twenty pound
| Era saludable y sano, pesaría veinte libras
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| And the universe round I would roam for his sake
| Y el universo alrededor vagaría por su bien
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| Bad luck to the robber be he drunk or sober
| Mala suerte para el ladrón, ya sea que esté borracho o sobrio
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| That murdered Nell Flaherty’s beautiful drake
| Que asesinó al hermoso dragón de Nell Flaherty
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| May his spade never dig, may his sow never pig
| Que su pala nunca cave, que su cerda nunca cochine
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| May each hair in his wig be well trashed with the flail
| Que cada pelo de su peluca sea bien destrozado con el mayal
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| My his door never latch, may his roof have no thatch
| Que su puerta nunca cierre, que su techo no tenga paja
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| May his turkeys not hatch, may the rats eat his meal
| Que sus pavos no nazcan, que las ratas se coman su comida
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| May every old fairy from Cork to Dun Laoghaire
| Que todas las viejas hadas desde Cork hasta Dun Laoghaire
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| Dip him snug and airy in river or lake
| Sumérjalo cómodo y aireado en un río o lago
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| That the eel and the trout they may dine on the snout
| para que la anguila y la trucha cenen en el morro
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| Of the monster that murdered Nell Flaherty’s drake
| Del monstruo que asesinó al dragón de Nell Flaherty
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| May his pig never grunt, may his cat never hunt
| Que su cerdo nunca gruña, que su gato nunca cace
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| May a ghost ever haunt him the dead of the night
| Que un fantasma lo persiga alguna vez en la oscuridad de la noche
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| May his hens never lay, may his horse never neigh
| Que sus gallinas nunca pongan, que su caballo nunca relinche
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| May his coat fly away like an old paper kite
| Que su abrigo vuele como una vieja cometa de papel
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| That the flies and the fleas may the wretch ever tease
| Que las moscas y las pulgas puedan molestar al desgraciado
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| May the piercin' March breeze make him shiver and shake
| Que la brisa penetrante de marzo lo haga temblar y temblar
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| May a lump of the stick raise the bumps fast and quick
| Que un trozo de palo levante los baches rápido y rápido
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| On the monster that murdered Nell Flaherty’s drake
| Sobre el monstruo que asesinó al dragón de Nell Flaherty
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| Well the only good news that I have to infuse
| Bueno, la única buena noticia que tengo que infundir
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| Is that old Paddy Hughes and young Anthony Blake
| ¿Es ese viejo Paddy Hughes y el joven Anthony Blake?
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| Also Johnny Dwyer and Corney Maguire
| También Johnny Dwyer y Corney Maguire
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| They each have a grandson of my darlin' drake
| Cada uno tiene un nieto de mi querido Drake
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| May treasure have dozens of nephews and cousins
| Que el tesoro tenga decenas de sobrinos y primos
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| And one I must get or me heart it will break
| Y uno que debo conseguir o mi corazón se romperá
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| For to set me mind easy or else I’ll run crazy
| Para tranquilizarme o me volveré loco
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| So ends the whole song of Nell Flaherty’s drake | Así termina toda la canción del dragón de Nell Flaherty |