Romance de Fonte-frida

Fonte frida, fonre frida,—fonte frida y con amor

Cool fountain, cool fountain, cool fountain of love,

Do todas las avecicas—van tomar consolación,

where all the little birds go to console themselves,

Si no es tortolica—qu'está viuda y con dolor.

except the turtle-dove who is widowed and sorrowing.

Por allí fuera pasar—el traidor del ruiseñor;

By it there passed that traitor, the nightingale.

Las palabras que le dice—llenas son de traición:

The words that he spoke were full of treachery:

'Si tú quisieses, señora,—yo sería tu servidor'.

'If you would allow me, lady, I would be your servant.'

'Vete d'ahi, enemigo,—malo, falso, enganador,

'Go away enemy, false deceiver.

que ni poso en ramo verde,—ni en prado que tenga flor;

I do not perch on and if I find the water clear, I drank from it turbid.

que si el agua hallo clara—turbia la bebía yo;

I do not want a husband, so that there may be no children.

que no quiero haber marido—porque hihos no haya, no;

I want no pleasure with children, nor yet any consolation.

no quiero placer con ellos,—ni menos consolaciíon.

Leave me, sad enemy, wicked, false, evil traitor,

¡Dejame, triste enemigo,—malo, falso, mal traidor,

for I do not want to be your mistress,

que no quiero ser tu amiga—ni casar contigo, no!'

nor to marry you either.”