La Bronca de Painefil

The Anger of Painefil

La Bronca de Painefil

Dawn breaks before the sunriseAmanece antes que el alba
Shouldering the countryLe pone el hombro al pais
When talking about the homelandCuando me hablo de la patria
I saw a tear in his eyeUna lagrima le vi
Saying the lake is no longer the sameQue el lago ya no es el lago
Painefil told meMe decia painefil
And the hill is now fencedY que el cerro tiene alambre
Can't climb anymore...Ya no se puede subir...

But if the hill was oursPero si el cerro era nuestro
The river and the lake tooEl rio y el lago tambien
Today we're left only with the windHoy solo nos queda el viento
They couldn't sell it...No lo han podido vender...

Come, countryman, to my ranchVenga paisano a mi rancho
Can't miss itQue no se puede perder
A sky-blue and white mastUn mastil celeste y blanco
And a flag tooY una bandera tambien
Every day of the yearTodos los dias de el año
You can see it wavingEnarbolada puede ver
The door will be openEstara la puerta abierta
And if you like, come in...Y si gusta bajese...

In the language of my peopleEn la lengua de mi pueblo
I'll tell you the storyYo le contare la historia
Of my father, my grandfatherDe mi padre de mi abuelo
Of their race and their gloryDe su raza y de su gloria
Of the winter snowDe la nieve del invierno
Of the people with no memoryDe la gente sin memoria
Who come and promiseQue nos vienen y prometen
Not to forget Patagonia...No olvidar la patagonia...

They speak with a smooth tongueNos hablan con lengua fina
That seems like another languageQue parece en otro idioma
As if our beautiful PatagoniaComo si fuera otra tierra
Were another landNuestra hermosa patagonia
And they forget that its riversY se olvidan que es de ella
Their wildness belongs to itNuestros rios su bravura
And that it's the energyY de que ella es la energia
Of the light that shines on themDe la luz que los alumbra
And when winter comesY cuando llega el invierno
And is harsh on my peopleQue se ensaña con mi pueblo
They take away all the warmthSe llevan todo el calor
That springs from our landQue brota de nuestro suelo
And they forget about those menY se olvidan de aquellos hombres
Who are also ArgentiniansQue tambien son argentinos
Who give their lives down southQue dan su vida alla en el sur
In the oil wellsEn los pozos petroleros
That's why I'm angryPor eso es que tengo rabia
Haunted by memoriesY me acosan los recuerdos
Of when the lake was the lakeDe cuando el lago era el lago
Embracing the skyY se abrazaba con el cielo
And the river singing belowY el rio bajo cantando
Its song of freedomSu canción de libertad
And the hill had no fenceY el cerro no tuvo alambre
And the condor could nestY el condor pudo anidar
Today we're left only with the windHoy solo nos queda el viento
They couldn't sell itNo lo han podido vender
Patagonia, you're my landPatagonia sos mi tierra
I'll defend youYo te voy a defender
If I have high cheekbonesSi tengo pomulos altos
And this color in my skinY este color en la piel