Chiquilin

(Zamba)

(Zamba)

Galopan los avenales, el sol

The avenues gallop, the sun

sonrie sobre los campos

smiles upon the fields

chiquilin me siento salir quisiera

Little one, I feel myself going out, I would like

carrera y grito por esos campos

to run and shout through those fields

La nave azul de la tarde

The blue ship of the afternoon

llevo mis dudas y mis preguntas

carries my doubts and my questions

hacia la pureza de aquellos tiempos

towards the purity of those times

cuando dulces mis amarguras

when my sorrows were sweet

Que linda que era la vida

How beautiful life was

que jugueteaba sobre mi canto

playing around my song

la ra ra rai ra, la ra ra rai ra

la ra ra rai ra, la ra ra rai ra

y como un eco en la pampa

and like an echo on the plains

teru, teru, tero lejos se oia

teru, teru, tero could be heard in the distance

que dulce y limpia que era la vida

How sweet and clean life was

Que orgullo el de la lechuza que esta

What pride the owl has as

mirando por sobre el hombro

it looks over its shoulder

a la vieja urraca que con su canto

at the old magpie that with its song

le da las gracias al sol de otono

thanks the autumn sun

Mirando con ojos de chiquilin

Looking with the eyes of a little one

el campo no es tierra y viento

the countryside is not just land and wind

y se vuelve musica en la distancia

and it becomes music in the distance

el duro bronce de los cencerros

the hard bronze of the cowbells