Las Hormiguitas

The Little Ants

Las Hormiguitas

The white and blue little antsLas hormiguitas blancas y azules
With their load cross the earth,Con su carguita cruzan la tierra,
Cross the seas, cross the skiesCruzan los mares, cruzan los cielos
Leaving behind the storm,Dejando atrás el temporal,
The broken house, the killer foot,La casa rota, el pie asesino,
Life wounded by that evil,La vida herida por ese mal,
The storm.El temporal.

But dreams and pathsPero los sueños y los caminos
The little ants will not leave;Las hormiguitas no dejarán;
They carry them with the illusionLos van cargando con la ilusión
Of a circus traveling to the show.De un circo en viaje hacia la función.
If they are asked where they workSi les preguntan dónde trabajan
They always answer 'in construction',Contestan siempre "en la construcción",
The construction.La construcción.

The little ants carpentering,Las hormiguitas carpintereando,
Masonry, painting,Albañileando, pintarrajeando,
Imagining, not forgetting,Imaginando, desolvidando,
Falling in love and even singingEnamorando y hasta cantando
They walk and accumulateVan caminando y acumulando
Green energy, lots of hope,Verde energía, mucha esperanza,
Lots of hope.Mucha esperanza.

They keep walking on the earth,Siguen andando sobre la tierra,
On the skies, on the seas,Sobre los cielos, sobre los mares,
Multiplying leaves and flowers,Multiplicando hojas y flores,
Accumulating green energy,Acumulando verde energía,
Lots of hope, a very good day,Mucha esperanza, mucho buen día,
For their circular journey,Para su viaje que es circular,
It's circular, it will endEs circular, va a terminarse
To begin.Para empezar.

The little ants are very tenacious,Las hormiguitas son muy tenaces,
The scars will close,Las cicatrices van a cerrar,
With their little mate herb leavesCon sus hojitas de yerba mate
The little ants will heal.Las hormiguitas se sanarán.
Few understand their long journey,Pocos comprenden su largo viaje,
Why did they leave if they have to return?¿por qué salieron si han de volver?
They have to return.Han de volver.

All crooked the little ants,Todas chuequitas las hormiguitas,
They are as supportive as a beehive.Son solidarias como un panal.
All crooked the little ants,Todas chuequitas las hormiguitas,
They are as supportive as a beehive,Son solidarias como un panal,
But if they find the killer foot,Pero si encuentran el pie asesino,
Itching and itching, they will attack.Pica que pica, lo atacarán.
They will attack!¡lo atacarán!

The little ants that I sing to you aboutLas hormiguitas que yo les canto
Are so tiny that they are not even seen,Son tan chiquitas que ni se ven,
But the dreams they carryPero los sueños que van cargando
Have the height that goodness has,Tienen la altura que tiene el bien,
The goodness of all natureEl bien de toda naturaleza
That on this earth asks for a place.Que en esta tierra pide un lugar.

The little ants never get lostLas hormiguitas nunca se pierden
Because their journey is circular,Porque su viaje es circular,
It's as round as the eyesEs tan redondo como los ojos
Of a human waking up,De un ser humano al despertar,
It's as round as the planetEs tan redondo como el planeta
That we are going to liberate.Que vamos juntos a liberar.
To liberate!¡a liberar!