Dueño Ausente

Absent Owner

Dueño Ausente

Countrywoman of my heightsPaisana de mis alturas
Innocent mountain girlIngenua niña serrana
With rosy cheeksLa de mejillas de rosa
And long blackberry braidsY largas trensas endrinas

From your Colorado roofDe tu techo Colorado
Set in your mountainsEngastado a tus montañás
What dreams were taken from you¿Qué ilusiones te arrancaron
Descending from your proud mountain?Bajando de esa tu altiva montaña?

Your owner serves the homelandTu dueño sirve a la patria
And left you in your careY te dejó a tu cuidado
His corn and wheat fieldsSu maicito y los trigales
And the already sown quinoaY la quinua ya sembrada
In your hidden little landEn tu tierrita escondida
At the bottom of a ravineAl fondo de una quebrada

Your owner will come for youTu dueño ha de reclamarte
After the time is upDespués del tiempo cumplido
His corn and wheat fieldsSu maicito y los trigales
And the already sown quinoaY la quinua ya sembrada
In your hidden little landEn tu tierrita escondida
At the bottom of a ravineAl fondo de una quebrada

Countrywoman of my heightsPaisana de mis alturas
If you, like the broomSi tú, como la retama
Flourish in the ravineFloreces en la quebrada
And there is no plant like yours on the coastY en la costa no hay tu mata

The rose of your cheeksLa rosa de tus mejillas
Is turning saffronSe está poniendo azafrana
Go as soon as possible, countrywomanVete cuanto antes paisana
Return, climb to your proud mountainVuelve sube a tu altiva montaña

Your owner serves the homelandTu dueño sirve a la patria
And left you in your careY te dejó a tu cuidado
His corn and wheat fieldsSu maicito y los trigales
And the already sown quinoaY la quinua ya sembrada
In your hidden little landEn tu tierrita escondida
At the bottom of a ravineAl fondo de una quebrada

Your owner will come for youTu dueño ha de reclamarte
After the time is upDespués del tiempo cumplido
His corn and wheat fieldsSu maicito y los trigales
And the already sown quinoaY la quinua ya sembrada
In your hidden little landEn tu tierrita escondida
At the bottom of a ravineAl fondo de una quebrada