Qué camino llevará

Which Path Will Lead

Qué camino llevará

Stepping on dust and sandPisaba polvo y arena
Feet bareTrae descalzos los pies
Some say it's a promiseUnos dicen que es promesa
And others say it's just her way of beingY otros dicen que es su manera de ser

She doesn't bring a comb for her hairNo trae peine pal pelo
Nor a blanket for the coldNi una mantita pal frio
And it's rare in a womanY es raro en una mujer
To walk barefoot on the sandQue descalza por la arena
Taking the path without water for thirstHaga el camino sin agua para la sed

She threw herself onto the road aloneSe tiró al camino sola
Didn't tell anyone anythingA nadie le dijo na
No shelter or timeNo trae cobijo ni hora
Always speaking with short wordsSiempre habla con las palabras cortás

Dust prints on her faceHuellas de polvo en la cara
A scapular around her neckAl cuello un escapulario
Always the last oneSiempre la última va
Slowly walkingLentamente caminando
Holding onto the stake of a cartA la estaca de una carreta agarrá

Enduring the sleepless nightAguanta la noche en vela
Just another pilgrimEs una romera más
Who likes the fireQue le gusta la candela
And those songs that adorn the early morningY esos cantes que adornan la madrugá

A medal on her chestEn los pechos una medalla
A rosary between her fingersEntre los dedos un rosario
And tears fallY las lagrimas saltas
With the lyrics of a fandangoCon la letra de un fandango
That someone started singing by her sideQue a su vera alguien se puso a cantar

The return afternoon is sadTriste es la tarde de vuelta
We start walkingNos echamos a caminar
Where is the woman from RocíoDonde está la rociera
Who came without makeup and disheveledQue venía sin pintura y despeina

They say she was looking for a manDicen que buscaba a un hombre
Who came to see a boyQue vino a ver a un chiquillo
After all, what does it matterDespués de to que más da
God knows why he doesn't returnDios sabrá por qué no vuelve
Why he came, which path will leadPor qué vino, qué camino llevará

Everyone asks whyTodos preguntan por qué
If the Virgin will knowSi la virgen lo sabrá
It must be for a reasonPor algo tiene que ser
That no one comes with anythingQue nadie viene con na
Barefoot and thirstyDescalzo y pasando sed