Me voy pa' Beté

(Sung by Rolando Alarcón in the form of a milonga)

In this canoe afloat
that you sent for me to bring,
that cuts through the water
just to come see you.

Here in my canoe,
- I'm going to Beté -,
here in my little canoe,
- I'm going to Beté -.

And those loaves, what are they for?
To have them with coffee.

If my María dies
it's not for lack of care,
under her guard she has
her white rice cooked.

Going upstream
my oar broke,
the Virgin gave me her hand,
Saint Joseph took it away.

And those loaves, what are they for?
To have them with coffee.