My Homeland

Mi Tierra

From my beautiful homelandDe mi tierra bella
From my holy landDe mi tierra santa
I hear that cry of the drumsOigo ese grito de los tambores
And the timpani at the cumbancharY los timbales al cumbanchar

And that proclamation that a brother singsY ese pregón que canta un hermano
Who lives far from his homelandQue de su tierra vive lejano
And the memory makes him cryY que el recuerdo le hace llorar
A song that lives on singingUna canción que vive entonando
From his pain, from his own cryingDe su dolor, de su propio llanto
And you can hear him grievingY se le escucha penar

The homeland pains you, the homeland gives to youLa tierra te duele, la tierra te da
In the depths of my soul when you are not thereEn medio del alma cuando tú no estás
The homeland pushes you down by the roots and limeLa tierra te empuja de raíz y cal
The homeland sighs if it no longer sees youLa tierra suspira si no te ve más

You cannot forget the land where you were bornLa tierra donde naciste no la puedes olvidar
Because it holds your roots and what you leave behindPorque tiene tus raíces y lo que dejas atrás

The homeland pains you, the homeland gives to youLa tierra te duele, la tierra te da
In the depths of my soul when you are not thereEn medio del alma cuando tú no estás

The street cries continue, the melancholySiguen los pregones, la melancolía
And every night, next to the Moon, the countryman continues to sing the sonY cada noche junto a la Luna, sigue el guajiro entonando el son
And every street that leads to my town has a groan, has a lamentY cada calle que va a mi pueblo tiene un quejido, tiene un lamento
It has nostalgia like his voiceTiene nostalgia como su voz
And that song that he keeps singing runs in his bloodY esa canción que sigue entonando corre en la sangre
And it keeps comingY sigue llegando
With more strength to the heartCon más fuerza al corazón

The homeland pains you, the homeland gives to youLa tierra te duele, la tierra te da
In the depths of my soul when you are not thereEn medio del alma cuando tú no estás
The homeland pushes you down by the roots and limeLa tierra te empuja de raíz y cal
The homeland sighs if it no longer sees youLa tierra suspira si no te ve más

It has a moan (my homeland), it has a lament (my homeland), I never forget it (my homeland)Tiene un quejido (mi tierra), tiene un lamento (mi tierra), nunca la olvido (mi tierra)
I carry it in my heart (my homeland), yes, sirLa llevo en mi sentimiento (mi tierra), sí, señor
I hear that cry (my homeland), the memory lives on (my homeland), it runs in my blood (my homeland)Oigo ese grito (mi tierra), vive el recuerdo (mi tierra) corre en mi sangre (mi tierra)
I carry it inside me, how could I not (my homeland)La llevo por dentro como no (mi tierra)

Song of my beautiful (my homeland) and holy landCanto de mi tierra bella (mi tierra) y santa
I suffer that pain that is in your soul (my homeland)Sufro ese dolor que hay en su alma (mi tierra)
Even though I am far away, I feel it (my homeland)Aunque esté lejos yo la siento (mi tierra)
And one day I'll return, oh, I know itY un día regreso, ay, yo lo sé

The cries of the town criers continue (my land), the melancholy (my homeland)Siguen los pregones (mi tierra), la melancolía (mi tierra)
And every night, next to the Moon, the countryman continues to sing the song (my homeland)Y cada noche junto a la Luna, sigue el guajiro entonando el son (mi tierra)
And every street that leads to my town (my homeland) has a groan (my homeland), has a lamentY cada calle que va a mi pueblo (mi tierra) tiene un quejido (mi tierra), tiene un lamento
It has nostalgia like his voice (my homeland)Tiene nostalgia como su voz (mi tierra)

(The homeland hurts you, the homeland gives to you) the homeland, the homeland(La tierra te duele, la tierra te da) la tierra, la tierra
(In the depths of my soul when you are not here) how my homeland pains me(En medio del alma cuando tú no estás) cómo me duele mi tierra
(The homeland pushes you down by the roots and lime)(La tierra te empuja de raíz y cal)
(The homeland sighs if it doesn't see you anymore)(La tierra suspira si no te ve más)