La de Cuchillo

The One with the Knife

La de Cuchillo

He pulls out his old violinSaca su viejo violin
Simple enough to playSencillito pa tocar
Melodies danceJuegan las melodias
In the handkerchiefs that fly in the windEn los pañuelos que al viento van
At the parties in ChacoEn las fiestas chaqueñas
Through those algarrobo hillsPor esos montes de algarrobal

Love songs sprang upBrotaban coplas de amor
When they heard him playAl escucharlo tocar
The locals would sayContaba los chaqueños
That up in the hills they won't returnQue allá en los montes no volverán
That simple wayEse sencillo modo
No one plays like that gauchoComo aquel gaucho nadie ai' tocar

No one can play like himNo hay quien te toque como él
Zamba, you were born from the purest loveZamba tu naciste del más puro amor
A bombo legüero beatsSuena un bombo legüero
The sky witnesses that loveTestigo el cielo de aquel amor
And on a joyful night of guitar strummingY una noche alegre de guitarreada
The one with the knife, that's the name it gotLa de cuchillo el nombre quedó

From the soul of his violinDel alma de su violin
Memories come to roamSalen recuerdos a andar
From those youthful yearsDe aquellos años mozos
When as a kid he foundDonde de chango supo encontrar
The partner's hand of a Chaco girl from that placeLa mano compañera de una chaqueña de ese lugar
The beautiful flower of the hillsLa hermosa flor del monte
That gave life to his journeyQue le dio vida a su caminar

On the path he leftPor el camino dejó
Footprints and seeds of loveHuella y semillas de amor
That will keep playingQue han de seguir tocando
With all the soul and heartCon toda el alma y el corazón
Zambas and chacarerasZambas y chacareras
Chaco and always in a major keyChaqueña y siempre en tono mayor

No one can play like himNo hay quien te toque como él
Zamba, you were born from the purest loveZamba tu naciste del más puro amor
A bombo legüero beatsSuena un bombo legüero
The sky witnesses that loveTestigo el cielo de aquel amor
And on a joyful night of guitar strummingY una noche alegre de guitarreada
The one with the knife, that's the name it gotLa de cuchillo el nombre quedó