Costumbre Criolla

Los Hermanos Toledo
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Translation

Perduran en mi pago

Endure in my homeland

Las añejas tradiciones

The age-old traditions

Costumbres de santiago

Customs of Santiago

Que no he de olvidar

That I will not forget

Un chango junto al río

A monkey by the river


Haciendo picar mojarras

Catching sunfish

Tiritando de frío

Shivering from the cold

Se pone a silbar

He starts to whistle

La cruz del linyerita

The cross of the linyerita

Que convoca promesantes

Summoning devotees

Sus ofrendas agita en la soledad

He waves his offerings in solitude


Costumbres lugareñas

Local customs

Tomar aloja fresquita

Drinking fresh aloja

Cantando vidalitas

Singing vidalitas

Para el carnaval

For the carnival


Sonriendo bajó un tala

Smiling under a tala tree

Pa'no perder la costumbre

To not lose the habit

Mientras pito mi chala

While I play my chala

Me gusta matear

I enjoy drinking mate

Ofreciendo chipacos

Offering chipacos


Por las calles de mi pueblo

Through the streets of my town

Un changuito mataco

A Mataco monkey

Grita sin césar

Screams incessantly

Un viejo guitarrero

An old guitar player

Recordando sus andanzas

Recalling his adventures

Componiendo el garguero

Composing the garguero

Parece cantar

Seems to be singing

Estribillo

Chorus

Moderated by Javier Sánchez
Bogotá, Colombia June 9, 2024
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