Copla Campesina

Country Ballad

Copla Campesina

When the Moon, queen of the skyCuando la Luna, reina del cielo
Spreads her cloak over the valleysSobre los valles tiende su manto
She finds me next to my girlA mí me encuentra junto a mi chata
Looking into her eyes, loving so muchViendo sus ojos, amando tanto

Then the Moon, queen of the skyLuego la Luna, reina del cielo
Disappears behind the mountainTras la montaña desaparece
And the dawn finds me awakeY a mí me encuentra el alba despierto
Ready to fight when the day breaksEn pie de lucha cuando amanece

I saddle up a spirited horseA un cuaco brioso le echo montura
A chestnut stallion, pure cinnamonCuaco retinto, canela pura
My girl stays in our little houseMi chata en nuestro jacal se queda
I head out singing down the pathMe voy cantando por la vereda

This country balladEsta copla campesina
Can be heard from the valley to the hillSe oye del valle a la colina
This country balladEsta copla campesina
Can be heard from the valley to the hillSe oye del valle a la colina

The coffee plants have ripenedYa maduraron los cafetales
They look like lips blowing kissesParecen labios tirando besos
They’ll be relief for my troublesSerán alivio para mis males
They’re the answer to my prayersSon la respuesta para mis rezos

The coffee plants have ripenedYa maduraron los cafetales
The harvest time has comeYa se llegó el tiempo de cosecha
My bags are filled to the brimBien repletitos van mis costales
On my mules, breaking new groundSobre mis mulas, abriendo brecha

My spirited horse lets out a whinnyMi cuaco brioso me echa un relincho
Then I get close and tighten the girthLuego me acerco y le aprieto el cincho
My girl waits for me in our little houseMi chata en nuestro jacal me espera
I return singing through my fieldsVuelvo cantando por mi pradera

This country balladEsta copla campesina
Can be heard from the valley to the hillSe oye del valle a la colina
This country balladEsta copla campesina
Can be heard from the valley to the hillSe oye del valle a la colina

This country balladEsta copla campesina
Can be heard from the valley to the hillSe oye del valle a la colina
This country balladEsta copla campesina
Can be heard from the valley to the hillSe oye del valle a la colina