El Maracaibero

The Maracaibo Resident

El Maracaibero

There's nothing like the sunriseNo hay como el amanecer
Of this land of ZuliaDe esta mi tierra zuliana
Where the Sun every morningDonde el Sol cada mañana
Kisses and makes it bloomBesa y hace florecer

There's nothing like the sunriseNo hay como el amanecer
Of this land of ZuliaDe esta mi tierra zuliana
Where the Sun every morningDonde el Sol cada mañana
Kisses and makes it bloomBesa y hace florecer

The Maracaibo residentEl maracaibero
Always remembers and doesn't forgetSiempre recuerda y no olvida
What gives him lifeAquello que le da vida
And on his list, it's the firstY en su lista es lo primero
His lake, his Sun, his landSu lago, su Sol, su suelo
The gaita and his beautiful girlLa gaita y su hermosa china

The Maracaibo residentEl maracaibero
Always remembers and doesn't forgetSiempre recuerda y no olvida
What gives him lifeAquello que le da vida
And on his list, it's the firstY en su lista es lo primero
His lake, his Sun, his landSu lago, su Sol, su suelo
The gaita and his beautiful girlLa gaita y su hermosa china

Come on, Pillopo, enjoy!¡Anda Pillopo Goza!

The neighborhood of SaladilloBarriada saladillera
Full of diamond lightLlena de luz diamantina
Home of our girlMorada de nuestra china
The Maracaibo queenLa reina maracaibera

The neighborhood of SaladilloBarriada saladillera
Full of diamond lightLlena de luz diamantina
Home of our girlMorada de nuestra china
The Maracaibo queenLa reina maracaibera

The Maracaibo residentEl maracaibero
Always remembers and doesn't forgetSiempre recuerda y no olvida
What gives him lifeAquello que le da vida
And on his list, it's the firstY en su lista es lo primero
His lake, his Sun, his landSu lago, su Sol, su suelo
The gaita and his beautiful girlLa gaita y su hermosa china

The Maracaibo residentEl maracaibero
Always remembers and doesn't forgetSiempre recuerda y no olvida
What gives him lifeAquello que le da vida
And on his list, it's the firstY en su lista es lo primero
His lake, his Sun, his landSu lago, su Sol, su suelo
The gaita and his beautiful girlLa gaita y su hermosa china

Tell me about the old cobblestoneDígame el viejo empedrao'
With its joyful imageCon su estampa de alegría
Where he saw Saint LuciaDonde vio santa lucia
So many famous gaiterosTanto gaitero afamao'

Tell me about the old cobblestoneDígame el viejo empedrao'
With its joyful imageCon su estampa de alegría
Where he saw Saint LuciaDonde vio santa lucia
So many famous gaiterosTanto gaitero afamao'

The Maracaibo residentEl maracaibero
Always remembers and doesn't forgetSiempre recuerda y no olvida
What gives him lifeAquello que le da vida
And on his list, it's the firstY en su lista es lo primero
His lake, his Sun, his landSu lago, su Sol, su suelo
The gaita and his beautiful girlLa gaita y su hermosa china

The Maracaibo residentEl maracaibero
Always remembers and doesn't forgetSiempre recuerda y no olvida
What gives him lifeAquello que le da vida
And on his list, it's the firstY en su lista es lo primero
His lake, his Sun, his landSu lago, su Sol, su suelo
The gaita and his beautiful girlLa gaita y su hermosa china

That old pierAquel viejo malecón
With pelicans on the shoreCon buchones en la orilla
The sea roar and the dobillaEl maregror y el dobilla
Witnesses of the olden daysTestigos de lo antañón

That old pierAquel viejo malecón
With pelicans on the shoreCon buchones en la orilla
The sea roar and the dobillaEl maregror y el dobilla
Witnesses of the olden daysTestigos de lo antañón

The Maracaibo residentEl maracaibero
Always remembers and doesn't forgetSiempre recuerda y no olvida
What gives him lifeAquello que le da vida
And on his list, it's the firstY en su lista es lo primero
His lake, his Sun, his landSu lago, su Sol, su suelo
The gaita and his beautiful girlLa gaita y su hermosa china

The Maracaibo residentEl maracaibero
Always remembers and doesn't forgetSiempre recuerda y no olvida
What gives him lifeAquello que le da vida
And on his list, it's the firstY en su lista es lo primero
His lake, his Sun, his landSu lago, su Sol, su suelo
The gaita and his beautiful girlLa gaita y su hermosa china