El Parrandero

The Partier

El Parrandero

Moonlit pathTrocha de luna fiestera
To the party shackCamino de la ramada
To the party shackCamino de la ramada
Llanera harp strummingBordoneo de arpa llanera
Singer of the festivitiesCantador de las parrandas
Maraca player of the danceMaraquero del corrio
When the evening star is inspiredCuando el lucero se inspira
Above the dark guama hairSobre el negro pelo e guama

Ribbon, flower, and streamerCinta flor y serpentina
Carries my chestnut horseLleva mi potro alazan
Carries my chestnut horseLleva mi potro alazan
Lovely manes bounceLindas crinejas rebotan
With the rhythm of the songCon la reaza del cantar
And a hummingbird from the horizonsY un colibri de horizontes
Gets lost in the savannahSe pierde por la sabana
Wide openAbiertas de par en par

It must be the nostalgiaDebe ser por la nostalgia
That the breeze from the palm groveQue la brisa del palmar
That the breeze from the palm groveQue la brisa del palmar
Runs over my singingCorre sobre mi cantar
Towards the grim savannahHacia la sabana ingrima
That's why my intimate songPor eso mi copla intima
Blooms with white liliesFlorece de lirios blancos
When it goes out to the marshCuando sale a el tremedal

Here still singingAqui todavia cantando
Trying to improveTratando de mejorar
Trying to calculateBuscando de calcular
That I don't lack or have too muchQue no me falte ni sobre
In this life of povertyEn esta vida de pobre
But full of hopesPero llena de esperanzas
To start overPara volver a empezar