Quito Chiquito

Little Quito

Quito Chiquito

In valleys and mountains, over rivers and streamsEntre valles y montañas, sobre ríos y quebradas
My Little Quito grew, in the land of the sacred sunCreció mi Quito Chiquito, a tierra del sol sagrado
Since I was just a little kid, Little Quito taught meDesde que era bien guambrito, me enseño Quito Chiquito
To dance the San Juanito, lifting my feet!A bailar el San Juanito, levantando los pies!

That's how you dance the San JuanitoAsi se baila el San Juanito
Lift it up, lift it up!Levanta, Levanta!

In valleys and mountains, over rivers and streamsEntre valles y montañas, sobre ríos y quebradas
My Little Quito grew, in the land of the sacred sunCreció mi Quito Chiquito, a tierra del sol sagrado
Since I was just a little kid, Little Quito taught meDesde que era bien guambrito, me enseño Quito Chiquito
To dance the San Juanito, just like this!!!A bailar el San Juanito, Así!!!

Its landscapes and its birds, whisper their tunes to usSus paisajes y sus aves, nos susurran sus tonadas
Through its steep streets, the locals and empanadasPor sus calles empinadas, los morochos y empanadas
That's why I stay in Quito, to enjoy my San JuanitoPor eso me quedo en Quito, a gozar mi San Juanito
I sing to you so beautifully, in this Little QuitoYo te canto bien bonito, en este Quito Chiquito
Everyone dances San Juanito, since they were little kidsTodos bailan San Juanito, desde que eran bien guambritos
We party in the District, that's my Little Quito, oh yeahVacilamos el Distrito, así es mi Quito Chiquito, Hay sí
We all party in the District fromTodo el Distrito vacilamos desde
The Northwest to the Valley of the ChillosEl Noroccidente hasta el Valle de los Chillos
Yeah!!Si!!

We’re growing, devouring the environmentVenimos creciendo, devorando el ambiente
Filling with concrete, the beds of dead riversLlenando de cemento, los lechos de ríos muertos
Dead rivers, dead riversRíos muertos, ríos muertos
Dead rivers!!Ríos muertos!!
Pollution, hundreds of years of this pollution, it contaminates mePolución, cientos de años de esta polución, me contaminan
Pollution, hundreds of years of this pollution, it exterminates mePolución, cientos de años de esta polución, me exterminan
Pollution, hundreds of years of this pollution, it contaminates usPolución, cientos de años de esta polución, nos contaminan
Pollution, hundreds of years of this pollution, it exterminates usPolución, cientos de años de esta polución, nos exterminan

We’re cutting down, the forests that sustain youVenimos talando, los bosques tu sustento
Trash is your food, the sky filled with thick smokeBasura tu alimento, el cielo de humo denso
I don’t believe in progress, it kills and contaminates usNo creo en el progreso, nos mata y contamina
Your civilization is on the brink of ruin.Tu civilización al borde la ruina