Querencia

Longing

Querencia

She was a beauty, the girlEra lindaza la china
And my homeland was beautifulY era bonito mi pago
And that life was lovelyY era linda aquella vida
Lived there in her armsVivida allí entre sus brazos
But women, my friendPero las hembras, amigo
Have the devil in their bodiesTienen en el cuerpo el diablo
And one day the devil cameY el diablo se vino un día
Riding a bay horseMontando un caballo zaino
And my girl, buddyY mi china, compañero
Fled from my poor ranchJuyó de mi pobre rancho

I entrusted them to chase themYo les confié el perseguirlos
On the hooves of my bay horseA las patas de mi zaino
And in the embrace of that mountainY en abras de aquella sierra
I caught up with the villainsLes di alcance a los malvados
Knife against knifeCuchillo contra cuchillo
Right there we attacked each otherAhí nomás nos atacamos
We wounded each other several timesNos herimos varias veces
But my arm was injuredPero estuve mal del brazo
My sight was lost in bloodSe me fue la vista en sangre
And there I lay among the grassY allí quedé entre los pastos

And now I tell you, partnerY aura le digo, aparcero
That longing pulls meQue me tira la querencia
But I don't want to go backMás no quiero, he d’ir al pago
Because I'm ashamedPorque ya me da vergüenza
I'm worn out like a dogAndo juido como un perro
Licking my woundsRelamiéndome las pellas
I was bad with the knifeEstuve mal pa'l cuchillo
And I lost that fightY perdí aquella pelea
But you don't know, my friendPero usted no sabe amigo
What longing pullsLo que tira la querencia