A Don Ata

To Don Ata

A Don Ata

Through the path of the IndianPor el camino del indio
The spirit of Don AtaEl anima de don Ata
Riding his chestnut horseEn su alazán montado
The vidala saw him pass byLo vio pasar la vidala
The air of the hillEl aire del cerro
The flowers of the valleyLas flores del valle
Tangle in his soulSe le enriedan en el alma
Ay ay Don AtaAy ay a don Ata

A Tucuman moonUna Luna tucumana
Lights up stone and roadAlumbra piedra y camino
And next to La PobrecitaY junto a la Pobrecita
The mountains and rivers cry for himLo lloran montes y ríos
For Tafi del VallePor Tafi del Valle
Fields of AcheralCampos de Acheral
Also for La Bomba and LulesTambién por La Bomba y Lules
Just like for AmaichaIgual por Amaicha

The girl from Santiago del EsteroLa criollita santigueña
To relieve him from the coldPara aliviarlo del frío
Weaves him a poncho pampaLe teje un poncho pampa
For the pursued troubadourAl payador perseguido
There in the ravines and in SalavinaAllá por barrancas y por Salavina
La Humilde with La OlvidadaLa Humilde con l¿La Olvidada
Look for shelter for himLe buscan guarida

There goes Don AtahualpaAhí anda don Atahualpa
Through the roads of the worldPor los caminos del mundo
With a verse as his lanceCon una copla por lanza
Marking the four directionsMarcando los cuatro rumbos
May God bless himQue Dios lo bendiga
Keep him in gloryLo tenga en la gloria
For so many beautiful memoriesPor tantos recuerdos lindos
And for his memoryY por su memoria

A lonely muleteerUn arriero solitario
Passed through AltamiranoPaso por Altamirano
With a nostalgic whistleCon un silbo nostalgioso
In search of his brothersEn busca de sus hermanos
Driving his sorrowsArriando sus penas
For not finding themPor no encontrarlos
He slowly leftSe fue yendo despacito
The land of Entre RíosDel pago entrerriano

The day is breakingSe viene clareando el día
Over Cerro ColoradoPor el Cerro Colorado
And in the thorns of the churqui treeY en las espinas del churqui
A broken ray strikesSe estrella un rayo cortado
La Añera wakes up with La HuanchaqueñaDespierta La Añera con La Huanchaqueña
San Francisco del Chañar and also Santa ElenaSan Francisco del Chañar y también Santa Elena

A breeze from Buenos AiresUn aire de Buenos Aires
Gave him its wind songLe dio su canto del viento
And he fell asleep on a trailY se durmió en una huella
In a timeless styleEn un estilo sin tiempo
There in Pergamino, maybe Santa RosaAllá en Pergamino, tal vez Santa Rosa
The entire pampa mourns him in a bass stringLo llora toda la pampa en una bordona

There goes Don AtahualpaAhí anda don Atahualpa
Through the roads of the worldPor los caminos del mundo
With a verse as his lanceCon una copla por lanza
Marking the four directionsMarcando los cuatro rumbos
May God bless himQue Dios lo bendiga
Keep him in gloryLo tenga en la gloria
For so many beautiful memoriesPor tantos recuerdos lindos
And for his memoryY por su memoria