Coplitas Del Corazón

Heart's Little Verses

Coplitas Del Corazón

The distance and the forgetfulnessLa distancia y el olvido
has made my voice sproutha hecho brotar de mi voz
some verses from Santiagounas coplas santiagueñas
to soothe so much painpa aliviar tanto dolor

And the kakuy on that branchY el kakuy en esa rama
that as a child I could seeque de chango pude ver
tears with its screamdesgarro con su alarido
a distant eveningun lejano atardecer

One morning my soulEn una mañana mi alma
galloped through a fieldpor un campo galopo
without finding a reinsin encontrar una rienda
that tied it to a flowerque la atase a alguna flor

And I went through the roadsY me fui por los caminos
with my guitar and my voicecon mi guitarra y mi voz
singing the chacarerascantando las chacareras
that Santiago taught meque santiago me enseño

Those summer afternoonsEsas siestas del verano
when the sun with its heatcuando el sol con su calor
makes the spirit dancehace zapatear al duende
in the wine of some singeren el vino de algún cantor

And the country moonY la luna campesina
that in the sweet spilledque en el dulce derramo
a saddened silenceun silencio entristecido
for never kissing the sunpor nunca besarlo al sol

The distance and the forgetfulnessLa distancia y el olvido
has made my voice sproutha hecho brotar de mi voz
some verses of feelingsunas coplas sentimientos
that come from the heartque salen del corazón

And I went through the roadsY me fui por los caminos
with my guitar and my voicecon mi guitarra y mi voz
singing the chacarerascantando las chacareras
that Santiago taught meque santiago me enseño