Al Yaguari

The Jaguar

Al Yaguari

And they go, they goY se van, se van
The streams goLos arroyos van
The Tacuarembó makesHace el Tacuarembó
With clear backwatersCon remansos claros
Of full moonDe Luna llena
In its walkEn su caminar

And the singer thereY el cantor allí
Is the JaguarEs el Yaguari
In every trailEn cada picada
Mystery insideMisterio adentro
His voice is heardSe oye su voz

The January nightsLas noches de enero
Wounded by starsHeridas de estrellas
Hurt me moreMe duelen más
And an Indian sorrowY una pena india
Weaves nostalgiasTeje nostalgias

In GuaraníEn guaraní
And a song from yesterdayY un canto de ayer
Returns to lifeVuelve a renacer
Mysterious forestMisterioso monte
Sweet lamentDulce lamento
Of the YaravíDel Yaraví

To an open fishing boatA un pesquero abierto
Among the water hyacinthsEntre camalotes
They will arriveSe arribarán
Two or three countrymenDos o tres paisanos
With sunken facesDe rostro hundido
In the darknessEn la oscuridad

And there they will embodyY allí encarnarán
A dream of breadUn sueño de pan
And a liquid skyY un líquido cielo
Fishing starsPescando estrellas
They will earnSe ganarán

The silence awakensDespierta el silencio
The hoarse squawkEl ronco graznido
Of the sunflowerDel mirasol
Like a soul in painComo un alma en pena
The lights wanderVagan las luces
Of the caiporáDel caiporá

And it burns in the bonfireY arde en el fogón
Goblin and werewolfDuende y lobisom
Legend and streamLeyenda y arroyo
In the full moonEn el plenilunio
It will be rebornRenacerá