Aquí Me Pongo a Cantar

Aquí me pongo a cantar

Here I start to sing

Al compás de la vigüela

To the rhythm of the guitar

Que el hombre que lo desvela

That torments the man

Una pena extraordinaria

With an extraordinary sorrow

Como el ave solitaria

Like the solitary bird

Con el cantar se consuela

He consoles himself with singing

Y atiendan la relación

And pay attention to the story

Que hace un gaucho perseguido

Of a gaucho pursued

Que padre y marido ha sido

Who has been a father and husband

Y lo tienen por bandido

And they consider him a bandit

Yo he conocido esta tierra

I have known this land

En que el paisano vivía

Where the countryman lived

Y su ranchito tenía

And had his little ranch

Y sus hijos y mujer

And his children and wife

Era una delicia el ver

It was a delight to see

Cómo pasaba sus días

How he spent his days

Venía la carne con cuero

The meat came with leather

La sabrosa carbonada

The tasty stew

Mazamorra bien pisada

Well-mashed corn pudding

Los pasteles y el güen vino

The pastries and the good wine

Pero ha querido el destino

But destiny has wanted

Que todo eso acabara

All of that to end