Zamba a Los Misioneiros

Zamba to the Missionaries

Zamba a Los Misioneiros

There is an old millExiste un viejo molino
In the Castilla of the soulEn la Castilla del alma
That starts to turn with calmQue echa a girar con la calma
And the wind becomes wearyY al viento se hace cansino
That's why, if in your destinyPor eso, si en tu destino
You feel bothered to see yourselfSientes incordia de verte
Repeat to yourself in this wayRepítete de esta suerte
Missionary and priestMisionero y sacerdote
I know who I am - said Don QuixoteSé quién soy -dijo el Quijote
And he ran towards deathY fue corriendo a la muerte

There is no glory, honor or rewards, missionaryNo hay gloria, honor ni prendas, misionero
And there is no gold pay in your saddlebagsY no hay soldada de oro en tus alforjas
It is the confident wait, in which you forge yourselfEs la espera confiada, en que te forjas
The only true reasonEl único motivo verdadero
It is the confident wait, in which you forge yourselfEs la espera confiada, en que te forjas
Your pay and your full day's workTu paga y tu jornal al día entero

There are no warm home, set tableNo hay calores de hogar, mesa servida
Nor a child like you waiting for youNi un niño como vos para esperarte
Only the Love nailed to fix your gazeSolo el Amor clavado en que fijarte
To fix with love your whole lifePara fijar de amor toda tu vida
Only the love nailed to fix your gazeSolo el amor clavado en que fijarte
What is nailed, is not forgottenQue lo que está clavado, no se olvida

And there in the solitude of your missionY allá en la soledad de tu misión
Among your fears, trials and weaknessesEntre tus miedos, pruebas y flaquezas
Do not stop thinking about DulcineaNo dejes de pensar en Dulcinea
Your Lady, whom you call CongregationTu Dueña, a quien llamas Congregación
And see that your fight is so holyY mira que es tan santa tu pelea
That deserting will never be an optionQue nunca desertar será una opción

There is no going back on what has been givenNo hay volver a tomar lo ya entregado
There are no freedoms that the world givesNo hay de esas libertades que da el mundo
There is only the deepest criterionSolo existe el criterio más profundo
Of giving your whole soul to what is commandedDel don de toda el alma a lo mandado
There is only the deepest criterionSolo existe el criterio más profundo
Of being freer by being more tiedDe ser más libre estando más atado

And why do you laugh seeing the gray skyY porque ríes viendo el cielo gris
The earth does not understand what you loveLa tierra no comprende lo que amas
Since they burn all those three flamesYa que lo queman todas esas tres llamas
And everything you give, you receiveY todo lo que das lo recibís
They extinguish you, missionary, those three flamesTe extinguen, misionero, esas tres llamas
And the lily flower intoxicates you with its scentY te embriaga en su olor la flor de lis

And there in the solitude of your missionY allá en la soledad de tu misión
Among your fears, trials and weaknessesEntre tus miedos, pruebas y flaquezas
Do not stop thinking about DulcineaNo dejes de pensar en Dulcinea
Your Lady, whom you call CongregationTu Dueña, a quien llamas Congregación
And see that your fight is so holyY mira que es tan santa tu pelea
That deserting will never be an optionQue nunca desertar será una opción