El Trapiche

The Mill

El Trapiche

When the little mules come inCuando las mulitas vienen
With their small cane loadCon su carguita de caña
They look like leaf-cutting antParecen hormiga arriera
With no rest along the daySin descanso en la jornada

Little red flags, little green flagsBanderitas rojas, banderitas verdes
And with their heads, they hold them upY con la cabeza, ellas las sostienen
Greeting to the mountainSaludando a la montaña
To the canes and to the leavesLas cañitas y las hojas
Greeting to the mountainSaludando a la montaña
To the canes and to the leavesLas cañitas y las hojas

Mill, grind, grindTrapiche molé, molé
Don José's sugarcaneLa caña de don José
Cane mill, grind, grindTrapiche molé, molé
Don José's sugarcaneLa caña de don José

The little humped canesLas cañitas jorobetas
That I brought from Saint JoachimQue traje de San Joaquín
To drink a guarapoPara tomarme un guarapo
And alfandoque with aniseY alfandoque con anís
A basin of sweet waterUn tazón de aguapanela
And a big plate of birimbíY un platón de birimbí
My black head dessertMi dulce cabeza de negro
And anisse molassesY melcocha con anís

Cane mill, grind, grindTrapiche molé, molé
Don José's sugarcaneLa caña de don José
Cane mill, grind, grindTrapiche molé, molé
Don José's sugarcaneLa caña de don José

Where is the cane?¿Dónde está la caña?
It's become guarapoSe volvió guarapo
Where is the guarapo¿Dónde está el guarapo?
It's turned molassesYa se ha vuelto miel
Where is the molasses?¿Dónde está la miel?
It's turned panelaSe volvió panela
Where the panelaDonde la panela
It's already gone to sellYa se fue a vender
It is in kitchenEstá en la cocina
It is in the bellyEstá en la barriga
It's in the tendernessEstá en la ternura
It's in the smileEstá en la sonrisa

Cane mill, grind, grindTrapiche molé, molé
Don José's sugarcaneLa caña de don José
Cane mill, grind, grindTrapiche molé, molé
Don José's sugarcaneLa caña de don José

The little humped canesLas cañitas jorobetas
That I brought from Saint JoachimQue traje de San Joaquín
To drink a guarapoPara tomarme un guarapo
And alfandoque with aniseY alfandoque con anís
A basin of sweet waterUn tazón de aguapanela
And a big plate of birimbíY un platón de birimbí
My black head dessertMi dulce cabeza de negro
And anisse molassesY melcocha con anís

Cane mill, grind, grindTrapiche molé, molé
Don José's sugarcaneLa caña de don José
Cane mill, grind, grindTrapiche molé, molé
Don José's sugarcaneLa caña de don José

Where is the cane?¿Dónde está la caña?
It's become guarapoSe volvió guarapo
Where is the guarapo¿Dónde está el guarapo?
It's turned molassesYa se ha vuelto miel
Where is the molasses?¿Dónde está la miel?
It's turned panelaSe volvió panela
Where the panelaDonde la panela
It's already gone to sellYa se fue a vender
It is in kitchenEstá en la cocina
It is in the bellyEstá en la barriga
It's in the tendernessEstá en la ternura
It's in the smileEstá en la sonrisa

Cane mill, grind, grindTrapiche molé, molé
Don José's sugarcaneLa caña de don José
Cane mill, grind, grindTrapiche molé, molé
Don José's sugarcaneLa caña de don José