Río de Los Pájaros

Jorge Cafrune
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El Uruguay no es un río

The Uruguay is not a river

Es un cielo azul que viaja

It's a blue sky that travels

Pintor de nubes camino

Painter of clouds on the way

Con sabor a mieles ruanas

With a taste of ruanan honey


Los amores de la costa

The loves of the coast

Son amores sin destino

Are loves without destiny

Camalotes de esperanza

Hopeful floating plants

Que se va llevando el río

That the river keeps carrying away


Chuá, chuá, chuá ja ja ja

Chuá, chuá, chuá ha ha ha

No cantes más torcacita

Don't sing anymore, little torcacita

Que llora sangre el ceibal

For the ceibo tree weeps blood


Morenita lavandera

Brown-skinned laundry woman

Biguacita de la costa

Little biguá from the coast

Enróllate la pollera

Roll up your skirt

Ponete a lavar la ropa

Start washing clothes


Tu madre cocina charqui

Your mother cooks dried meat

Tu padre fue río arriba

Your father went upriver

Y vos te quedaste sola

And you stayed alone

Lavando ropa en la orilla

Washing clothes on the shore


Chuá, chuá, chuá ja ja ja

Chuá, chuá, chuá ha ha ha

No cantes más torcacita

Don't sing anymore, little torcacita

Que llora sangre el ceibal

For the ceibo tree weeps blood


Canoíta pescadora

Fishing canoe

Aguantame el temporal

Hold onto the storm for me

Si mis brazos no se cansan

If my arms don't tire

Remando te he de sacar

Rowing, I'll get you out


Gurisito pelo chuzo

Rough-haired little boy

Ojitos de yacaré

Little alligator-eyed one

Barriguita chifladora

Chirping little belly

Lomito color café

Coffee-colored back


Chuá, chuá, chuá ja ja ja

Chuá, chuá, chuá ha ha ha

No cantes más torcacita

Don't sing anymore, little torcacita

Que llora sangre el ceibal

For the ceibo tree weeps blood

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Guatemala City, Guatemala November 17, 2024
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