Triunfo de los vencidos

Triumph of the Defeated

Triunfo de los vencidos

(Triumph)(Triunfo)

This is the triumph, mother,Éste es el triunfo, madre,
of the defeated;de los vencidos;
of those who have nothing,de los que nada tienen,
of the suffering.de los sufridos.

They never had anything,Nunca tuvieron nada,
less shelter;menos cobijo;
holding the fatesosteniendo la suerte
of some leader.de algún caudillo.

This is the triumph, mother,Éste es el triunfo, madre,
that I sing and shout;que canto y grito;
for so many dead gauchospor tanto gaucho muerto
unknown.desconocido.

They were told about fighting,Le hablaron de pelea,
they tested the knife;probó el cuchillo;
they grabbed their ponchos,agarró sus cacharpas,
smiling at their son.sonriendo al hijo.

This is the triumph, mother,Éste es el triunfo, madre,
of the lost ones,de los perdidos,
turned into the land of the plains,vueltos tierra del llano,
water of the river,agua del río,
dust whirlwind,remolino de polvo,
espartillo flower;flor de espartillo;
this is the triumph, mother,éste es el triunfo, madre,
of the defeated.de los vencidos.