La Vengo a Dejar

I'm Here to Leave It

La Vengo a Dejar

It's burning in my chestMe está quemando en el pecho
The tune of a folk songLa copla de una vidala
And I walk alone through the countrysideY andoi solo por el campo
I don't have a drum, nor a boxNo tengo bombo, ni caja

Life is all pathsLa vida es toda caminos
All sand and distanceToda arenal y distancia
And this folk song consumingY esta copla consumiendo
My heart with its emberMi corazón con su brasa

Up there above the mountainsAllá por sobre los monte
The round Moon passesLa Luna redonda pasa
Oh if it could help meAy si pudiera ayudarme
Oh if the Moon came downAy si la Luna bajara

If I had her in my armsSi la tuviera en mis brazos
I would have the best drumTendría la mejor caja
To play it softlyPa' tinquiarla despacito
While I let go of the folk songMientras suelto la vidala

To sing to MailínPara cantarle a Mailín
To Añatuya and La BandaA Añatuya y a La Banda
To Herrera, to Suncho CorralA Herrera, A Suncho Corral
To Salavina and BarrancasA Salavina y Barrancas

And walk through all of SantiagoY andar por todo Santiago
With the Moon as my boxCon una Luna por caja
Then get lost in the mountainsDespués perderme en el monte
Looking for the mythical creatureBuscando la salamanca

I raise my drum and singAlzo mi caja y entono
A song for my homelandPara mi pago un cantar
It's all I haveEs todito lo que tengo
It's my only possessionEs mi única prienda
I'm here to leave itLa vengo a dejar

One must not be from SantiagoNo debe ser santiagueño
If they don't know how to singQuien no sabe vidalear
That's why I bring this folk songPor eso traigo esta copla
It's my only possessionEs mi única prienda
I'm here to leave itLa vengo a dejar

Oh my beloved SantiagoAy mi Santiago querido
It's my only possessionEs mi única prienda
I'm here to leave itLa vengo a dejar