La Canción Del Trilpe

The Song of the Tiple

La Canción Del Trilpe

With black spitsCon negros escupitajos
you scare away your melancholyahuyntas tu melancolía
Andean who climbs slowlyandino que subes lento
the mountain of your lifela montaña de tu vida

What good are the gifts¿De qúe sirven los regalos
that come up on Three Kings' Day?que suben en día de Reyes?
if they leave you all yearsi te dejan todo el año
facing your hunger and your lawsfrente a tu hambre y tus leyes

San Benito and CaribaySan Benito y Caribay
drunks with tiple and micheborrachos de tiple y miche
are walking aroundvan caminando por ahí
under the cold drizzlebajo la llovizna fría
I saw them when they laughedyo los vi cuando reían
during the patron saint festivalsen ls fiestas patronales
I saw San Benito giveyo vi a San Benito darle
a kiss to María Bonitaun beso a María Bonita

They already call you to the churchYa te llaman pa' la iglesia
in the voice of a bell toweren la voz de un campanario
you will pray for the promisesrezarás porque se cumplan
of the government to be fulfilledlas promesas del gobierno

Andean who are stoppedAndino que te detienen
by your libertarian desirestus desos libertarios
the sermon of the priestel sermón del señor cura
and the stick of the commissionery el chopo del comisario

Forgive me if this songPerdonen si esta canción
turns out tearful and sadme sale llorona y triste
I got it while ridingla conseguí cabalgando
the afternoon mistla neblina de la tarde
and I brought it hiddeny escondida me la traje
it was the song of the tiple (repeat)era la canción del tiple (bis)