Sapo Fierro
María Elena Walsh
Iron Toad
Here I started to live
With my toad and my little toads
In this infinite cistern
The more fixed the better
Because the toad, very flirtatious
They catch him like a sandpiper
I was born in a lagoon
And my cradle was made of mud
Something that in no way
Can discredit me
Because at the time of birth
We are all tadpoles
I rolled to this bottom
I moved with great effort
I am not a scrubbing brush
Nor do I sink out of laziness
It's not the same to be deep
As to have come down
Here I am entertained
Like a cat in a store
I like to have a good time
Quietly and economically
A toad that walks on the track
Is only stopped by the train
I have a cunning
When the pulley sounds
I gladly hide
To save my skin
Because the toad knows from being old
But knows more from being a frog
Here I am going to settle
Deep as a pit
I tell the fickle one
Who for a change goes crazy
A toad that changes cistern
Is always a toad from another well