Chacarera Del Patio

Courtyard Chacarera

Chacarera Del Patio

Sun and Moon PaintingPintao de Sol y Luna
star roofsTechaditos de estrellas
They are cute in my paymentLindo son en mi pago
Those dirt patiosEsos patios de tierra

Old man's face patioPatio cara de viejo
Where my mother layDonde tendía mi mama
The bread that is in the panEl pan que en la batea
I earned it by washingLavando lo ganaba

And for the carnivalsY pa' los carnavales
With cuete and chacarerasCon cuete y chacareras
Dirty chinitasEmbarrando chinitas
We set up trenchesArmabamos trincheras

earth chacareraChacarera de tierra
Monkey-colored moonLuna color de chango
Sun full of coyuyosSol lleno de coyuyos
They are patios of SantiagoSon patios de Santiago

singeing napsSiestas chamuscadoras
Of men, bugs and plantsDe hombres bichos y plantas
In tree-lined courtyardsEn patios arbolados
Water and jars are madeSe hacen agua y tinajas

If I have drunk starsSi habré bebido estrellas
that they came down to my patioQue a mi patio bajaban
On friends' nightsEn las noches de amigos
Patio, couplet and guitarPatio, copla y guitarra

Tucu-tucus illuminateTucu-tucus alumbran
Concert nightsLas noches de concierto
Of troubadour cricketsDe grillos trovadores
In the deserted courtyardsEn los patios desiertos

earth chacareraChacarera de tierra
Monkey-colored moonLuna color de chango
Sun full of coyuyosSol lleno de coyuyos
They are patios of SantiagoSon patios de Santiago