El Carretero

The Cart Driver

El Carretero

Along the path of my placePor el camino del sitio mío
A cheerful cart driver passed byUn carretero alegre pasó
With his heartfelt songsCon sus canciones de muy sentida
And very joyful guajira he sangY muy guajira alegre cantó

I'm going to the ferry (bam bam)Me voy al transbordador (bam bam)
To unload the cart (bam bam)A descargar la carreta (bam bam)
I'm going to the ferry (bam bam)Me voy al transbordador (bam bam)
To unload the cart (bam bam)A descargar la carreta (bam bam)
To fulfill the goal (bam bam)Para cumplir con la meta (bam bam)
Of my little workDe mi pequeña labor

On horseback we go to the mountainA caballo vamos pa'l monte
On horseback we go to the mountainA caballo vamos pa'l monte
On horseback we go to the mountainA caballo vamos pa'l monte
On horseback we go to the mountainA caballo vamos pa'l monte

I work tirelessly (bam bam)Yo trabajo sin reposo (bam bam)
To be able to get married (bam bam)Para poderme casar (bam bam)
I work tirelessly (bam bam)Yo trabajo sin reposo (bam bam)
To be able to get married (bam bam)Para poderme casar (bam bam)
And if I achieve it (bam bam)Y si lo llego a lograr (bam bam)
I'll be a happy guajiroSeré un guajiro dichoso

On horseback we go to the mountainA caballo vamos pa'l monte
On horseback we go to the mountainA caballo vamos pa'l monte
On horseback we go to the mountainA caballo vamos pa'l monte
On horseback we go to the mountainA caballo vamos pa'l monte

I am a guajiro and cart driver (bam bam)Yo soy guajiro y carretero (bam bam)
And I live well in the countryside (bam bam)Y en el campo vivo bien (bam bam)
I am a guajiro and cart driver (bam bam)Soy guajiro y carretero (bam bam)
And I live well in the countryside (bam bam)Y en el campo vivo bien (bam bam)
Because the countryside is the EdenPorque el campo es el Edén
Most beautiful in the whole worldMás lindo del mundo entero

On horseback we go to the mountainA caballo vamos pa'l monte
On horseback we go to the mountainA caballo vamos pa'l monte
On horseback we go to the mountainA caballo vamos pa'l monte
On horseback we go to the mountainA caballo vamos pa'l monte

Clear the mountain, cultivate the plainChapea el monte, cultiva el llano
Harvest the fruit of your sweatRecoge el fruto de tu sudor
Clear the mountain, cultivate the plainChapea el monte, cultiva el llano
Harvest the fruit of your sweatRecoge el fruto de tu sudor