Oración Del Remanso

Prayer of the Backwater

Oración Del Remanso

I am from the wild shoreSoy de la orilla brava
From the murky water and the currentDel agua turbia y la correntada
That flows beautifullyQue baja hermosa
Through its muddy depthPor su barrosa profundidad

I am a serious countrymanSoy un paisano serio
I am people from the Valerio backwaterSoy 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 calm water and its gentle danceEl agua mansa y su suave danza
In the heartEn el corazón

But sometimes darkPero a veces oscura
It goes turbulent in the blind depthVa turbulenta en la ciega hondura
And it becomes a shineY se hace brillo
In this fisherman's knifeEn este cuchillo de pescador

Christ of the netsCristo de las redes
Do not abandon usNo nos abandones
And in the fishing linesY en los espineles
Leave us your giftsDéjanos tus dones

Don't think you lost usNo pienses que nos perdiste
It's just that poverty makes us sadEs que la pobreza nos pone tristes
The tense bloodLa sangre tensa
And one only thinks about dyingY uno no piensa más que en morir

Water of the old riverAgua del río viejo
Take this song away soonLlevate pronto este canto lejos
That is clearing upQue está aclarando
And we go fishing to liveY vamos pescando para vivir

I carry my shadow alertLlevo mi sombra alerta
On the scale of the open waterSobre la escama del agua abierta
And in the dizzying restY en el reposo vertiginoso
Of the fishing lineDel espinel

I dream of raising the bowSueño que alzo la proa
And going up to the Moon in the canoeY subo a la Luna en la canoa
And so I restY así descanso
My own skin becomes a backwaterHecha un remanso mi propia piel

Calm of my painsCalma de mis dolores
Oh, Christ of the fishermenAy, Cristo de los pescadores
Tell my belovedDile a mi amada
Who is saddened waiting for meQue está apenada esperándome

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

Christ of the netsCristo de las redes
Do not abandon usNo nos abandones
And in the fishing linesY en los espineles
Leave us your giftsDéjanos tus dones

Don't think you lost usNo pienses que nos perdiste
It's just that poverty makes us sadEs que la pobreza nos pone tristes
The tense bloodLa sangre tensa
And one only thinks about dyingY uno no piensa más que en morir

Water of the old riverAgua del río viejo
Take this song away soonLlevate pronto este canto lejos
That is clearing upQue está aclarando
And we go fishing to liveY vamos pescando para vivir

Water of the old riverAgua del río viejo
Take this song away soonLlevate pronto este canto lejos
That is clearing upQue está aclarando
And we go fishing to liveY vamos pescando para vivir