La Sencillita

The Simple One

La Sencillita

Heading to ColoniaRumbeando para Colonia
Three streams awayA tres arroyos de distancia
I turned leftMe le volqué pa la zurda
And found her lying downY me la topé acostada

Look how close it isMiren si serà cerquita
Where there's nothing but waterQue allì lo que sobra es agua
I don't know if she understood meNo sé si me habrà entendido
I talked about Villa PanchaYo le hablò de Villa Pancha

I came from a very cold placeVenìa de un pago muy frìo
My guitar was sickTraìa enferma mi guitarra
Maybe it missed the nestTal vez extrañaba el nido
Of little purple blanketsDe cobijitas moradas

Where we learned togetherDonde juntos aprendimos
To shape the jacketA modelar la chamarra
In the likeness of the townA semejanza del pueblo
So it could speak for the townPa'que por el pueblo hablara

How nice it is to return homeQue lindo es volver al pago
And copy the tunesY copiarle las tonadas
From the rain pouring downA la lluvia que se vuelca
On the half-roofed housesPor los techos de media agua

To smell the smokePa' sentir olor a humo
To step on the soft earthPa' pisar la tierra blanda
To throw a party for the dogsPa' hacerle fiesta a los perros
And live in peaceY poder vivir en calma

How nice it is to return homeQue lindo es volver al pago
That place smelling of foscataEse de olor a foscata
To chat with the neighborsP'a charlar con los vecinos
Complaining in the morningAmargueando de mañana

To feel the wind cryPa sentir llorar el viento
When it hangs on the branchesCuando se cuelga en las ramas
And on stormy nightsY en las noches de tormenta
The frogs' prayersLas plegarias de las ranas

How nice it is to return homeQue lindo es volver al pago
And find what was missingY encontrar lo que faltaba
Affection, love, and adviceCariño, amor y consejos
The warmth of home, and hopeCalor de hogar, y esperanza

In two lovely old folksEn dos viejitos divinos
With plenty of gray hairBien cargaditos de canas
How nice it is to return homeQue lindo es volver al pago
When the soul has been left behindCuando se ha dejado el alma

Heading to ColoniaRumbeando para Colonia
Three streams awayA tres arroyos de distancia
I turned leftMe le volquè pa la zurda
And found her lying downY me la toPè acostada

Look how close it isMiren si serà cerquita
Where there's nothing but waterQue allì lo que sobra es agua
I don't know if she understood meNo sé si me habrà entendido
I talked about Villa PanchaYo le hablò de Villa Pancha

With Don Rosendo, with Doña EustaquiaCon don Rosendo, con doña Eustaquia
Drinking mate in the morningsTomando mate, por las mañanas
Picking figs, or roasting cornBajando higos, o asando choclos
Look how nice it is, with the neighborsMire que lindo, con los vecinos
With Alejandro, with SusanaCon Alejandro, con la Susana
With the little one walking the dogCon la pequeña paseando el perro
But how beautiful my neighborhood isPero que lindo que está mi barrio
The eucalyptus, the sandy areasLos eucaliptus, los arenales
The candelares, but how lovelyLos candelares, pero qué hermosa
My Villa PanchaMi villa pancha