Zamba De Resurrecion

Resurrection Zamba

Zamba De Resurrecion

Mine is the voice that sings it,Mia es la voz que lo canta,
and it's because of feeling that I dare.y es por sentir que me atrevo.
With the roots that many forget,Con las raices que tantos olvidan,
pursuing foreign models.persiguiendo foráneos modelos.

Country traditionsTradiciones del país.
that those before us forged.que forjaron aquellos.
In forts enduringEn fortines aguantando
the treacherous attack.el malón traicionero.

How well José Hernandez describes it,Que bien describe José Hernandez,
in his Martín Fierro.en su Martín Fierro
I say in the zamba that even to meDigo en la zamba que hasta mí
this guitarist brought.trajo, este guitarrero.

Today, with the whole countryHoy, que en toda su extensión
fenced off,la patria está alambrada
dispossessed gauchos and Indiansdesheredados gauchos e indios
reincarnate in poverty.empobrecidos reencarnan.

And with all their anxietyY con toda su ansiedad
to possess what those before had,por poseer lo que aquellos,
they move the wheel of the whipmueven la rueda del escolazo
and the condemnable sinister escapismy el condenable escapismo siniestro
That describes me in its dailyQue me describe en su cotidiano
plate of food.plato de alimento.
History liesMiente la historia
I say in the zamba of this guitarist.digo en la zamba de este guitarrero.

Zamba that resurrectionZamba que resurrección
will give you Creole guitars.te darán criollas guitarras
I leave my words with you,Yo mis decires dejo contigo,
in honor of the race.para honra de la raza.

To the roots will not be forgotten,A las raices restará olvido,
whoever likes to sing it.quien guste entonarla.
Like myselfComo yo mismo
and without pursuing me,y sin perseguirme,
I dared to do.me he atrevido a hacer.