Zamba de Cura Brochero

Zamba of Cura Brochero

Zamba de Cura Brochero

Do you see that tough guy¿Ve ese macho mala cara
Heading towards the hill?Que va rumbeando pal cerro?
Do you see the rider with a hat¿Ve el jinete con sombrero
That young man well mounted?Ese mozo bien montado?
The one who greeted meEse que me ha saludado
That's Cura BrocheroEse es el cura brochero

The one carrying those beamsEl que acarrea esas vigas
The one with a tonsureEse que tiene tonsura
And a handkerchief around his waistY un pañuelo en la cintura
To hold the cassockPa sujetar la sotana
The one who tightens with more determinationEl que cincha con más ganas
Well, my friend: That's the priestBueno amigo: Ese es el cura

There he goes, with his loveAllá va, con su amor
Following the path of the skySigue la huella del cielo
From dawn until the evening starDesde el alba hasta el lucero
Bringing faith and hopeLlevando fe y esperanza
If God advances by his sideSi dios a su lado avanza
That's Cura BrocheroEse es el cura brochero

He is about to buildEl está por levantar
A house for retreatsUna casa de ejercicios
To combat the vicesPara combatir los vicios
That plague the populationQue azotan la población
The one who puts his heart into itEl que pone el corazón
That's the priest, my friendEse es el cura, amigo

He became poor among the poorSe hizo pobre entre los pobres
A mountain man among the mountain peopleSerrano entre los serranos
He taught us to be ChristiansNos enseñó a ser cristianos
And stayed for forty yearsY se quedó cuarenta años
Guiding his flockOrientando su rebaño
His friends, his brothersSus amigos, sus hermanos