Gabriela del palomar

Gabriela of the Dove House

Gabriela del palomar

I had a little dogUn perrito que yo tuve
who walked all through Chile,recorrió Chile de a pie,
starting in Arica,empezando por Arica,
ending in Chiloé.terminando en Chiloé.

Iquique saw him first,Iquique lo vio primero,
Antofagasta next,Antofagasta después,
Atacama and other placesAtacama y otras partes
in the north I’ll mention.del norte que le diré.

He got to know the Great North,Conoció del Norte Grande
mining and saltpeter,minerales salitreras,
upon reaching the Elqui Valleyal llegar al Valle del Elqui
he faced his first heartbreak.tuvo su primera pena.

They told him of a starLe contaron que una estrella
that shone in that placeque alumbraba ese lugar
that took the prettiest flower,se llevó la flor más bella,
Gabriela of the dove house.Gabriela del palomar.

Poor little wandering dog,Pobre perrito andariego,
bad luck lit his way,mala suerte lo alumbró,
his little paws got tiredse cansaron sus patitas
and the journey came to an end.y el viaje se terminó.