La Canción Del Pirata

With ten cannons on each side
Wind aft, full sail
The sea is not cut, it flies
A brigantine sailboat

The pirate ship they call
Feared for its bravery
In all the known sea
From one end to the other

The Moon shines on the sea
And the wind moans on the canvas
And in soft motion rises
Waves of silver and blue

And the pirate captain sees
Singing happily at the stern
Asia on one side, Europe on the other
And there in front, Istanbul

Sail my sailboat
Without fear that neither enemy ship
Nor storm nor fair weather
Can alter your course

Or hold your value
Twenty prizes we have taken
In spite of the English
And their banners have given up

A hundred nations at my feet
For my boat is my treasure
For my God is my freedom
My law, the strength and wind
My only motherland the sea

There move fierce war
Blind kings, for a palm more of land
For I have here for mine
What encompasses the brave sea
To whom no one imposed laws

And there isn't a beach, be it any
Or banner of splendor
That doesn't feel my right
And faces my worth

For my boat is my treasure
For my God is my freedom
My law, the strength and the wind
My only motherland the sea