I feel like the king
of singing birds,
behind the bars
I never stop singing.
I am happy
because I don't know of rancor,
although I have lost
my freedom completely.
I don't mind the punishment at all,
neither I mind what people may say,
I will carry out my sentence
the way a brave man should do.
Because of a kiss I gave, at the port,
to a lady whom I didn't know,
because of a kiss I gave her at the port,
they wanted to kill my happiness.
For a kiss that I gave her at the port,
in this prison, I find myself locked up,
if my bones would have known
I fill her with kisses up to her heart.
I am asking
to be let out of this jail
because from the port
I will never go away.
I will make passes
to Spaniards and foreigners
and, if they let me,
I also will kiss them.
Because we, Spanish men,
are gallants to this extent
and although they may break our souls,
a smile always shows in the face.
Because of a kiss I gave, at the port,
to a lady whom I didn't know,
because of a kiss I gave her at the port,
they wanted to kill my happiness.
For a kiss that I gave her at the port,
in this prison, I find myself locked up,
if my bones would have known
I fill her with kisses up to her heart.