Jacinto Cenobio

Jacinto Cenobio

Jacinto Cenobio

And in the capitalY en la capital
I found him in a marketLo halle en un mercado
With his mecapalCon su mecapal
Unloading a cartDescargando un carro

I said: 'godfather, I was looking for you'Le dije: 'padrino, le andaba buscando'
He took a sip of wineSe echo un trago'e vino
And stayed thinkingY se quedo pensando

He said to me: 'I'm going to ask you a favor, daughter'Me dijo: 'un favor vo'a pedirle ahija'o
That nobody tells that they found meQue a naiden le cuente que me ha encontra'o
That I don't want to go back there anymoreQue yo ya no quero volver pa'lla
Finally, I have nowhere to goAl fin ya no tengo ni'onde llegar

His godmother, the trenida, diedMurio su madrina la trenida
The children grew up, where are they?Los hijos crecieron ¿y adonde estan?
I lost the harvest, I burned the jacalPerdi la cosecha, queme el jacal
Without what I love the most, what gives me more'Sin lo que mas quero que mas me da'

'Without what I love the most, nothing is the same'Sin lo que mas quero ya nada es igual
Blanket and hat will be my homeCobija y sombrero seran mi hogar
That's why, that's why, my daughter, I return in peacePor eso, por eso mi ahija'o regrese en paz
And nobody tells that I'm here'Y a naiden le cuente que estoy aca'

We agreedQuedamos de acuerdo
I left him drinkingLo deje tomando
I lit a memoryYo encendi un recuerdo
And smoked itY me lo fui fumando

I thought I saw him in his green mountainMe parecio verlo en su verde monte
Smiling at the wind and the horizonSonriendole al viento y al horizonte
Making a face to watchHaciendo una mueca pa' ver pasar
The flock of herons heading to the palm groveLa mancha de garzas rumbo al palmar

Jacinto cenobio, Jacinto adanJacinto cenobio, jacinto adan
If in your paradise there was only peaceSi en tu paraiso solo habia paz
I, I don't know what guilt you want to payYo, yo no se que culpa quieres pagar
Here in the city's hellAqui en el infierno de la ciudad