Cancion Del Pirata

With ten cannons on each side
Wind astern, full sail
The sea is not cut, but flies
A brigantine sailboat
The pirate ship they call
For its bravery, The Feared
In every known sea
From one end to the other

Sail, my sailboat
Without fear
For neither enemy ship
Nor storm, nor fair weather
Can bend your course
Nor restrain your valor

Twenty prizes
We have taken
Despite
The English
And they have surrendered
Their flags
A hundred nations
At my feet

For my ship is my treasure
For my god is freedom
My law, strength, and wind
My only homeland, the sea

The moon shines on the sea
The wind moans on the canvas
And rises in a gentle movement
Waves of silver and blue
And the pirate captain goes
Singing happily at the stern
Asia on one side, Europe on the other
And there in front, Istanbul
There; fierce wars are waged
Blind kings
For a palm more of land
That I here; have as mine
As much as the wild sea covers
To whom no one imposed laws
And there is no beach
Whatever it may be
Nor flag
Of splendor
That does not feel
My right
And my valor gives me strength

In the prizes
I divide
What is caught
Equally
I only desire
For wealth
The unrivaled beauty

For my ship is my treasure
For my god is freedom
My law, strength, and wind
My only homeland, the sea

I am sentenced to death!
I laugh
Luck does not abandon me
And to the one who condemns me
I will hang from some mast
Perhaps; on his own ship

And if I fall
What is life?
Already lost
I gave it
When the yoke
Of the slave
Like a brave
I shook off

And from the thunder
To the violent sound
And from the wind
To the roar
I fall asleep
Calm
Rocked
By the sea

For my ship is my treasure
For my god is freedom
My law, strength, and wind
My only homeland, the sea