Song to Izabal
Puerto Barrios, paradise
where my loves go to anchor,
your bay is the cradle
where the waves lull the sea.
The porteñas, exquisite
They are seagulls that speak to me of love…
from a ship, Puerto Barrios,
I sing to you with my heart
A sailor’s song is heard
from other lands, overseas,
that in the light of the stars
their complaints come to overturn.
At night, by the pier,
fishermen can be heard singing,
it’s the gentle breeze laughter
Of mermaids that spring from the sea.
On the passenger train
Slowly my love moves away…
and when he left he left me
only this sweet song,
and when I sing to you, Puerto Barrios,
you stick in my heart.