Paraguaná

Paraguaná

Paraguaná

Oh world!, dry land¡ah mundo!, tierra reseca
You see the clouds passing byQue ves las nubes pasar
Your huts are drying upSe te secan las casimbas
And the windstorm doesn't comeY no viene el vendabal

What's up with Paraguaná?What sanmara pararaguaná?
What do you say, Paraguaná?What do you say paraguana?
What a good thing, ParaguanáQue buena vaina paraguaná

And only the black trailY sólo la estela negra
Is left by the oil tankerVa dejando el petrolero
And the old fishermanY ya el viejo pescador
Is sent to fish far awayLo mandan a pescar lejos

Path of mulesCamino de recuas
The old roadEl viejo camino
Where he passedQue donde pasó
On his journey to the coastEn su viaje a la costa
Only Juan Pire tookSoló llevó juan pire
Hope with panelaLa esperanza con papelón
Some stayed and he returnedAlgunos se quedaron y él regresó
To the friendly shadeHasta la sombra amiga
Of the cotizalDel cotizal.

Oh world!, dry land¡ah mundo!, tierra reseca
You're dreaming of changeEstás soñando con cambiar
And the goats you have leftY las cabras que te quedan
Are looking for their penVan buscando su corral

Seeing the refineryAl ver el mechurrio
Burning its sky, almost criedQuemando su cielo, casi lloró
Its hill, almost criedSu cerro, casi lloró
Seeing the cumaraguasAl ver las cumaraguas
Back to the sunLomo al sol
Its lonely hill, almost criedSu solitario cerro, casi lloró
Seeing its poor peopleAl ver su pobre gente
Back to the sunLomo al sol

What's up with Paraguaná?What sanmara pararaguaná?
What do you say, Paraguaná?What do you say paraguana?
What a good thing, ParaguanáQue buena vaina paraguaná
What do you say, Paraguaná?What do you say paraguana?
What a good thing, and I won't say moreQue buena vaina y no digo más
What do you say, Paraguaná?What do you say paraguana?
What a good thing, and I won't say more (repeat)Que buena verga y no digo más (bis)

Creole Petroleum CorporationCreole petroleum corporation
Mene Grande Oil CompanyMene grande oil company
Shell, House of RockefellerShell, cada de rockefeller
What do you say, Paraguaná?What do you say paraguana?
I.N.O.S. ParaguanáI.n.o.s. paraguaná
What do you say, Paraguaná?What do you say paraguana?
What a good thing, and I won't say moreQue buena verga y no digo más