Letra original / traducida
Hurdy gurdy man
Thrown like a star in my vast sleep
I open my eyes to take a peep
To find that I was by the sea
Gazing with tranquillity.
‘Twas then when the Hurdy Gurdy Man
Came singing songs of love,
Then when the Hurdy Gurdy Man
Came singing songs of love.
Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, gurdy he sang.
Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, gurdy he sang.
Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, gurdy he sang.
Histories of ages past
Unenlightened shadows cast
Down through all eternity
The crying of humanity.
‘Tis then when the Hurdy Gurdy Man
Comes singing songs of love,
Then when the Hurdy Gurdy Man
Comes singing songs of love.
Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, gurdy he sang.
Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy.
Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, gurdy he sang.
Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, gurdy he sang.
Here comes the roly poly man and he’s singing songs of love,
Roly poly, roly poly, roly poly, poly he sang.
Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, gurdy he sang,
Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, gurdy he sang
El hombre de la zanfona*
Tirado como una estrella en mi extenso sueño
Abro mis ojos para echar un vistazo
Para encontrarme que estaba en el mar
mirando con tranquilidad
Fue entonces cuando el hombre de la zanfona
llegó cantando canciones de amor
zanfona, zanfona, zanfona, zanfona cantó
zanfona, zanfona, zanfona, zanfona cantó
zanfona, zanfona, zanfona, zanfona cantó
Historias de épocas pasadas
Sombras sin luz se proyectan
a través de toda la eternidad
El grito de la humanidad
Es entonces cuando el hombre de la zanfona
llega cantando canciones de amor
zanfona, zanfona, zanfona, zanfona cantó.
zanfona, zanfona, zanfona, zanfona, zanfona
zanfona, zanfona, zanfona, zanfona he sang
zanfona, zanfona, zanfona, zanfona he sang
Aquí viene el hombre roly poly** y está cantando canciones de amor
Roly poly, roly poly, roly poly, poly cantó
zanfona, zanfona, zanfona, zanfona cantó
zanfona, zanfona, zanfona, zanfona cantó
*Instrumento musical
**Juguete que consistía en una figura con base semiesférica que oscila sobre sí misma
