El Pregon Del Pescador
Celia Cruz & Johnny Pacheco Lyrics

La mercancía que traigo es carga de mar y río
I bring a variety of fresh seafood from both the sea and the river.

La langosta fresquecita nunca falta en mi tablero
Fresh lobster is always available on my board.

Porque tiene la masita donde se le ve primero
This is because it has the best meat, which is seen first.

Aquí le traigo el serrucho, cherna, pargo y la ventrecha
Here I have a sawfish, grouper, snapper, and tuna.

Mi carga es de mar y río
My load consists of both sea and river produce.

Siempre la traigo completa
My stock is always fully loaded.

El camarón de la cueva requiere su trabajito
Cave shrimp require some effort to catch.

Porque si se pesca a mano puede quedarse mochito
If caught by hand, they can lose their claws and become less valuable.

Es barato y no lo fío, traigo la almeja peseta
It's cheap, and I don't believe in overcharging. I also bring cockles.

Eh, el pescador, oye mi pregón, parguito fresco y el abulón
Hey, fellow fisherman, hear my chant: fresh snapper and abalone!

El pescador, oye mi pregón, con la langosta y el camarón
Fishermen, hear my chant with lobster and shrimp.

Pero, el pescador, oye mi pregón cabeza 'e cherna para un sopón
But listen, fishermen, to the head of grouper for soup.

Ay, del pescador oye mi pregón, lo traigo fresco y sin discusión
Oh, fishermen, listen to my chant. I bring fresh catch without question.

Con la langosta y el camarón, almeja fresca y sabroso ostión
With lobster, shrimp, fresh cockles, and delicious oysters.

Ay, del pescador oye mi pregón, almeja viva y el tiburón
Oh, fishermen, listen to my chant. Live cockles and shark are available.

Camarone', ¿dónde 'tán lo' mamoncillo'? Y mamoncillo', ¿dónde 'tán lo' camarone'?
Hey, shrimp man, where are the green mangoes? And green mango man, where are the shrimp?

Hasta el fondo 'el río
To the bottom of the river.

Vaya niña, compra pescaíto', Cómetelo, cómetelo pescaíto'
Go ahead, girl, buy some fish. Eat it, eat it, little fish.

El pescador, mira, tiene su pregón
The fisherman, look, has his own chant.

Y yo pregono también con el corazón
And I chant from the heart as well.

Ajá
Uh-huh.

Cómprale niña y verá' qué sabrosos son
Buy from him, girl, and you'll see how delicious it is.

Pescadorcito, pescado, mi pescador
Fisherman, little fish, my fisherman.

Su carga fresca, caramba, la compro yo
I buy his fresh cargo, darn it!

Que trae parguito, la cherna y el camarón
He brings snapper, grouper, and shrimp.

Ay, qué rico el pescadito que trae el pescador
Oh, how delicious is the little fish brought by the fisherman.

Y tiene su pregón, y tiene su pregón
And he has his own chant.

Ay, míralo, míralo y míralo
Oh, look at it, look at it, and look at it.

Ay cómprale, cómprale, cómprale que se quita
Oh, buy it, buy it, buy it, it will disappear.