Tia Juana

Aunt Juana

Tia Juana

On the eastern coast of the lakeEn la costa oriental del lago
Something happens that brings painSucede algo que da dolor
I saw my brother in abandonmentYo vi a mi hermano en el desamparo
Without anyone coming to give him loveSin que vinieran a darle amor
And at that moment I didn't have anything on handY en el momento no tuve a mano
But the resource of a songSino el recurso de una canción
That would help him in his callQue lo ayudara en su llamado
That there is no fruitDe que no hay fruto
If there is no flowerSi no hay flor
The flower of man, the most beautifulLa flor del hombre, la más hermosa
And painful in his heartY dolorosa en su corazón

Because this life they are giving mePorque esta vida que me están dando
Doesn't resemble the one I dreamed ofNo se parece a la que soñé
I first dreamed of my rightSoñé primero en mi derecho
To be told the truthA que me dijeran la verdad
And not to lieY que no mientan
When they promiseCuando prometen
That help will come soonQue pronto ayuda me llegará
That's what they said and my boyAsí dijeron y mi muchacho
Is of the age of that promiseDe esa promesa tiene la edad

And my boy who is already grownY mi muchacho que ya está grande
Is of the age of that promise (repeat)De esa promesa tiene la edad (bis)

Hey, Aunt Juana, my loveOye, tia juana, mi amor
How they cause you painComo te causan dolor
Hey, Aunt Juana, my loveOye, tia juana, mi amor
They break your heartTe parten el corazón

But riding on the horsePero cabalgando en el potro
Beautiful of hopeHermoso de la esperanza
And they won't take that away from meY esa no me la quitarán
Because that has the blood of maraPorque esa tiene sangre de mara
And the freedom of Bolivar (repeat)Y de bolívar la libertad (bis)

And they won't take that away from meY esa no me la quitarán
I swear they won't take it away from meJuro que no me la quitarán
Cousin they won't take it away from mePrimo que no me la quitarán

My sole effortMi solo esfuerzo
Is just a simple windEs un simple viento
But with the wind of the peoplePero con el viento del pueblo
I will have the fury of a galeTendré la furia de un vendabal
And they won't take that away from meY esa no me la quitarán

I swear they won't take it away from me...Juro que no me la quitarán...

Hey, Aunt Juana, my love...Oye, tia juana, mi amor...

For your life, little onePor tu vida chinita
May the gaita not dieQue no se muera la gaita
God save you, beautiful little oneDios te salve chinita hermosa
And us to Aunt Juana (repeat)Y nosotros a tia juana (bis)