Allá en Tilcara

There in Tilcara

Allá en Tilcara

I woke up there in Tilcara,Amanecí allá en Tilcara,
with the friends of the indigenous people.con los amigos de la indiada.
The destiny wanted to take me there.Llevarme allí, quiso el destino.
Along with those who share my path.Junto con quienes mi camino comparten.
Maybe engraved in the stone walls,Tal vez grabada en las pircas,
my voice,mi voz,
has remained as a memory.como un recuerdo haya quedado.
As it has been engraved in my being,Como grabado ha quedado en mi ser,
their kind treatment.de aquellos, su trato amable.
I spent the night there in Tilcara,Anochecí, allá en Tilcara,
with the friends I have among the indigenous people.con los amigos que entre la indiada tengo.
And I was happy. A pleasant experience,Y fuí feliz. Grata experiencia,
sharing their solitary resistance.al compartir su solitaria resistencia.
May this song that I am singing,Pueda este canto que cantando estoy,
add relief to their sorrows.sumarle alivio a sus pesares.
Or satisfy those who like to know,O contentar a quien guste de saber,
that I will never forget you.que jamás te olvidaré.
I said goodbye, at dawn,Me despedí, de madrugada,
to those who helped me without expecting anything in return.de quienes a cambio de nada me asistieron.
And I was happy, a pleasant experience,Y fuí feliz, grata experiencia,
sharing their solitary resistance.al compartir su solitaria resistencia.
May this song that I am singing,Pueda este canto que cantando estoy,
add relief to their sorrows.sumarle alivio a sus pesares.
Or satisfy those who like to know,O contentar a quien guste de saber,
that I will never forget it.que jamás lo olvidaré.