El Zunzuncito

I'm gonna sing you, my child, a song, my love, about a little bird,
it's the hummingbird, my child, it's the hummingbird, my love, the little hummingbird.
It flies from flower to flower searching for nectar, my love,
and carries the sun stuck to its wings, my love,
it's the humminghumminghumminghumminghumminghumminghumminghummingbird.

It's the hummingbird, my child, it's the hummingbird, my love, a little gem,
a tiny diamond that flies, a rainbow of tiny feathers.
Ask what iridescent means, what ruby red is,
blue and lime green, the yellow, my love,
it's the humminghumminghumminghumminghumminghumminghumminghummingbird.

When it turns one year old, when the little hummingbird turns one,
it gets red feathers, red feathers, my love, like a little hat.
It flies from flower to flower searching for nectar, my love,
it carries the sun stuck to its wings, my love,
it's the humminghumminghumminghumminghumminghumminghumminghummingbird.

When it builds its nest, the little builder flies fast.
What a builder it becomes when the little hummingbird makes its nest!
It asks for fluff from the ceiba, cottony bits on branches,
its warmth in the sun, the nectar from the flower,
it's the humminghumminghumminghumminghumminghumminghumminghummingbird.

With spider silk, my child, and little pieces of tree stuck on,
that's how it decorates the nest, that's how the little hummingbird decorates the nest.
It asks for fluff from the ceiba, cottony bits on branches,
its warmth in the sun, the nectar from the flower,
it's the humminghumminghumminghumminghumminghumminghumminghummingbird.

It's very Cuban and it's a little bird
and it's very tiny, you already know it well,
it's the humminghumminghumminghumminghumminghumminghumminghummingbird.