Cerro Colorado

Red Hill

Cerro Colorado

I'm from the red hillSoy del cerro colorao
Where it doesn't rainAnde no sabe llover
Where no one crosses the riverAnde naides cruza el río
When it decides to riseCuando le da por crecer

In rocks and pebblesEn piedras y moldejones
Big and small workTrabajan grandes y chicos
Hammering all dayMartillando todo el día
So others become richPa' que otros se vuelva rico

A monkey passed by singingPasaba un chango cantando
And on a cargo cartY en una chata carguera
And the mule was sayingY la mula iba diciendo
Damn, what a tough lifePucha, ¡qué vida fulera¡

The fox brought me a chickenEl zorro me llevó un pollo
And one afternoon I tracked itY una tarde lo rastrié
I saw it wearing espadrillesVidé que usaba alpargatas
And they were size tenY eran del número diez

I gave water to a scribblerAgua le di a un garabato
Who was about to dry upQue se estaba por secar
And he paid me with flowersY me ha pagado con flores
That brighten my lonelinessQue alegran mi soledad

I went to Taco YacoMe fui para Taco Yaco
To buy a pacerA comprar un marchador
And I brought back a skinny bayY me truje un zaino flaco
Petite and snorerPeticito y roncador

Chacarera, chacareraChacarera, chacarera
From my red hillDe mi cerro colorao
To the lad who's dancingAl mozo que está bailando
I'm going to choose him as a brother-in-lawLo voy a elegir de cuñao

The fox brought me a chickenEl zorro me llevó un pollo
And one afternoon I tracked itY una tarde lo rastrié
I saw it wearing espadrillesVidé que usaba alpargatas
And they were size tenY eran del número diez