Oración Del Remanso

Prayer of the Backwater

Oración Del Remanso

I'm from the wild shoreSoy de la orilla brava
Of the murky water and the rushing streamDel agua turbia y la correntada
That flows beautifullyQue baja hermosa
Through its muddy depthsPor su barrosa profundidad

I'm a serious country guySoy un paisano serio
I'm from the backwater ValerioSoy gente del remanso Valerio
Where the skyQue es donde el cielo
Takes flight over the ParanáRemonta el vuelo en el Paraná

I have the color of the riverTengo el color del río
And its same voice in my song I followY su misma voz en mi canto sigo
The gentle water and its soft danceEl agua mansa y su suave danza
In my heartEn el corazón

But sometimes it's darkPero a veces oscura
It goes turbulent in the blind depthsVa turbulenta en la ciega hondura
And it shinesY se hace brillo
On this fisherman’s knifeEn este cuchillo de pescador

Christ of the netsCristo de las redes
Don't abandon usNo nos abandones
And in the linesY en los espineles
Leave us your giftsDéjanos tus dones

Don't think that you've lost usNo pienses que nos perdiste
It's just that poverty makes us sadEs que la pobreza nos pone tristes
The blood runs tenseLa sangre tensa
And you can't think of anything but dyingY uno no piensa más que en morir

Water of the old riverAgua del río viejo
Take this song far away soonLlevate pronto este canto lejos
It's clearing upQue está aclarando
And we're fishing to liveY vamos pescando para vivir

I keep my shadow alertLlevo mi sombra alerta
On the scales of the open waterSobre la escama del agua abierta
And in the dizzying stillnessY en el reposo vertiginoso
Of the lineDel espinel

I dream that I raise the bowSueño que alzo la proa
And go up to the Moon in the canoeY subo a la Luna en la canoa
And there I restY allí descanso
My own skin becomes a backwaterHecha un remanso mi propia piel

Calm my painsCalma de mis dolores
Oh, Christ of the fishermenAy, Cristo de los pescadores
Tell my belovedDile a mi amada
That she's sad waiting for meQue está apenada esperándome

That I'm thinking of herQue ando pensando en ella
While I wade through the starsMientras voy vadeando las estrellas
That the river is wildQue el río está bravo
And I'm too tired to returnY estoy cansado para volver

Christ of the netsCristo de las redes
Don't abandon usNo nos abandones
And in the linesY en los espineles
Leave us your giftsDéjanos tus dones

Don't think that you've lost usNo pienses que nos perdiste
It's just that poverty makes us sadEs que la pobreza nos pone tristes
The blood runs tenseLa sangre tensa
And you can't think of anything but dyingY uno no piensa más que en morir

Water of the old riverAgua del río viejo
Take this song far away soonLlevate pronto este canto lejos
It's clearing upQue está aclarando
And we're fishing to liveY vamos pescando para vivir

Water of the old riverAgua del río viejo
Take this song far away soonLlevate pronto este canto lejos
It's clearing upQue está aclarando
And we're fishing to liveY vamos pescando para vivir