El topo de nariz estrellada,
es de apariencia agraciada,
él construyó su casa,
con cartón y hojas pardas.
Pero la hojarasca no alcanzó,
para tapar todo el cartón,
él fue por un marcador
y pintó hojas llenas de color.
The star-nosed mole, a graceful-looking animal, built his house by himself, with cardboard and brown leaves. But the leaf litter was not enough to cover all the cardboard, he went for a marker and painted leaves full of color and a nice facade was left.
Esta casa quedó camuflada,
nadie notará que un topo ahí anda,
si dejas caer lombrices endulzadas,
él saldrá de su guarida improvisada.
Lombrices con larga forma,
dulces y pomposa,
el topo come invertebrados,
eso si, de color variado,
como las que le han dejado.
This house is camouflaged, no one will notice that a mole is there and if you drop sweetened worms, he will come out of his improvised lair. Long shaped worms, sweet and pompous, the mole eats invertebrates, that is, of varied color, eat these that have been left for him.
Tras alimentarse se activa,
empieza a mover su nariz fría,
tentáculos con actividad excesiva
y hasta baila de forma sencilla
Cuando la luz desaparece,
el topo sigue con sus tentáculos alegres,
a la Luna esto le agrada y baja,
para danzar con el topo hasta la mañana.
After feeding, the mole becomes active and starts to move its cold nose, tentacles with excessive activity and the animal even dances in a simple way. When the light disappears, the mole continues with its tentacles cheerful, the moon is pleased and comes down, to dance with the mole until the next morning.