La Gorostiaguista

The Gorostiaguista

La Gorostiaguista

On the cross of a daggerEn la cruz de un puñal
Don Manuel GorostiagaDon Manuel Gorostiaga
Has sworn, fighting, to conquer and dieHa jurado, peleando, vencer y morir
Risking his life to triumphJugándose la vida para triunfar

The Sun trembles, upon kissingTiembla el Sol, al besar
The edge of the bathing placeLa orillita del baña'o
Why whistling to the wind, and facing as he passes byPorqué al viento silbando, y pechando al pasar
Death turns into a dance, comes to danceHecha zamba la muerte, viene a bailar

In the voice a singingEn la voz un cantar
Of the soul from Santiago del EsteroDel alma santiagueña
And the GorostiaguistaY la Gorostiaguista
Will intertwineSe va a entreverar

Turned into song in the versesHecha canto en las coplas
While playing the guitarAl guitarrear
And the GorostiaguistaY la Gorostiaguista
Will intertwineSe va a entreverar
Turned into song while playing the guitarHecha canto al guitarrear

In fighting relentlesslyAl pelear sin cuartel
The saltpeter becomes tearsSe hace llanto el salitral
The whisper of the grass in the carob tree groveEl rumor del coyúyo en el algarrobal
The strumming and the drums resoundingÉl rasguido y los bombos al repicar

In the light it always isEn la luz siempre está
Behind the nightfallDetrás del anochecer
This zamba whistling memories that goEsta zamba pitando recuerdos qué van
Stringing necklaces of sunsetHilvanando collares de atardecer