Como Yo Lo Siento

As I Feel It

Como Yo Lo Siento

Don't come to measure the fieldNo venga a tasarme el campo
With eyes of a strangerCon ojos de forastero
Because it's not as it seemsPorque no es como aparenta
But as I feel itSino como yo lo siento

I am a thistle of these plainsYo soy cardo de estos llanos
Reed of those marshesTotoral de esos esteros
Ñapindá of those hillsÑapindá de aquellos montes
Dark stone of my mountainsPiedra mora de mis cerros
And you won't believe if I tell youY no va a creer si le digo
That I recently understand itQue hace poco lo comprendo

Under that little treeDebajo de ese arbolito
I usually brood in silenceSuelo amarguear en silencio
How many times I've washed the mate gourdsSi habré lavado cebaduras
To get close and know itPa intimar y conocerlo

It doesn't give wood even for coldNo da leña ni pa un frío
It doesn't give flowers even for healingNo da flor ni pa remedio
And it's a mourning handkerchiefY es un pañuelo de luto
The shadow where I take shelterLa sombra en que me guarezco

It doesn't have a bird friendNo tiene un pájaro amigo
But for me, it's a companionPero pa mi es compañero

Why mention my old house, lookPa que mentar mi tapera, velay
Look, if it's falling apartVelay, si se está cayendo
It has endured the harsh AugustsLe han rigoreau los agostos
Of a winter's punchDe una ponchada de invierno

I saw it, I saw it stay emptyLa vi, la vi quedarse vacía
I saw it, I saw it fill with memoriesLa vi, la vi poblarse e recuerdos
Just to not abandon meSolo por no abandonarme
It stands firm against the windsLe hace pata ancha a los vientos
And with a moon leakY con gotera de Luna
It comes to shatter my sleepViene a estrellar mi desvelo

My field keeps thingsMi campo conserva cosas
Stored in its silenceGuardadas en su silencio
That I gained outside the fieldQue yo gane campo afuera
That I lost inside timeQue yo perdí tiempo adentro

Don't come to measure the fieldNo venga a tasarme el campo
With eyes of a strangerCon ojos de forastero
Because it's not as it seems, butPorque no es como aparenta, sino
As I feel itComo yo siento
Its belt doesn't have silverSu cinto no tiene plata
Not even to pay for my memoriesNi pa pagar mis recuerdos