El Gavilán

The Sparrowhawk

El Gavilán

Canoeist of the Arauca riverCanoero del río Arauca
Arauca river, take me to the other sideRío Arauca pásame p'al otro lado
Because the reddish sparrowhawk is chasing meQue me viene persiguiendo
SparrowhawkEl gavilán colorao, gavilán
Uncle uncle sparrowhawk, tao tao sparrowhawkTío tío gavilán, tao tao gavilán
Yellow beak sparrowhawkPico amarillo gavilán
Pink beak sparrowhawkPico rosado gavilán

If the sparrowhawk were to eatSi el gavilán se comiera
Were to eat like it eats the cattleSe comiera como se come al gana'o
I would have already hunted it downYo ya lo habría cazado
The reddish sparrowhawk, sparrowhawkAl gavilán colorao, gavilán
Uncle uncle sparrowhawk, tao tao sparrowhawkTío tío gavilán, tao tao gavilán
Yellow beak sparrowhawkPico amarillo gavilán
Pink beak sparrowhawkPico rosado gavilán

Girl, get on the boatMuchacha sube a la lancha
Get on the boat and bring the rifleSube a la lancha y trae la carabina
To kill the sparrowhawkP*a matar al gavilán
That ate the hen, sparrowhawkQue se comió a la gallina, gavilán
Uncle uncle sparrowhawk, tao tao sparrowhawkTío tío gavilán,tao tao gavilán
Yellow beak sparrowhawkPico amarillo gavilán
Pink beak sparrowhawkPico rosado gavilán

The Venezuelan womanLa mujer venezolana,
Venezuelan woman walks with a swayVenezolana camina de mediola'o
When she's being chasedCuando la viene persiguiendo
By the reddish sparrowhawk, sparrowhawkEl gavilán colorao, gavilán
Uncle uncle sparrowhawk, tao tao sparrowhawkTío tío gavilán, tao tao gavilán
Yellow beak sparrowhawkPico amarillo gavilán
Pink beak sparrowhawkPico rosado gavilán