Salta Carpera

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Salta Carpera

I hear a drum beatingEscucho golpear un bombo
And a guitar playingY sonar una guitarra
The air that crosses the valleyEl aire que cruza el valle
Smells like cacharpayasHuele a cacharpayas

In the stable bellowsEn el fuelle estable
Marcos Tames playsSuena Marcos Tames
Patron of the revelryPatrón de la farra

Come friend, wild herb mountainVenga amigo yuyo monte
Fill February with versesLlene de coplas febrero
Sing one of those zambasCante una zamba de aquellas
From the Salta ChacoDel Chaco salteño

When dawn arrivesCuando llegue el alba
From his throatEntre su garganta
Like a bagualeroA lo bagualero

I always look for a table, close to the stageSiempre busco una mesa, cerca del escenario
I don't want to miss anything from the partyNo quiero perderme nada de la fiesta
Once a yearUna vez al año
My dear Salta singer and carpera, I'm embracing youMi salta querida cantor y carpera, te estoy abrazando

Gracefully the dancerCon gracia la bailarina
Has lost her handkerchiefHa perdido su pañuelo
She waits for it to be brought to herEspera que se lo acerque
On the way to the hillCamino del cerro

A carnival danceUn carnavalito
Invites me to a little trainMe invita un trencito
Sensual and festiveSensual y fiestero

With the roosters' crowingCon el canto de los gallos
The night will be forgottenLa noche se irá al olvido
Among empty bottlesEntre botellas vacías
Sleeping countrymenPaisanos dormidos

And the cerrillanaY la cerrillana
Will hang from the soulColgará del alma
Like a crucifixComo un crucifijo

I always look for a table, close to the stageSiempre busco una mesa, cerca del escenario
I don't want to miss anything from the partyNo quiero perderme nada de la fiesta
Once a yearUna vez al año
My dear Salta singer and carpera, I'm embracing youMi salta querida cantor y carpera, te estoy abrazando