Orígenes

Origins

Orígenes

I come from a territoryYo vengo de un territorio
With a skylight skyCon cielo de claraboya
With a river like the seaCon un río como mar
That sometimes drowns meQue en ocasiones me ahoga

Soaked in nostalgiaEmpapado de nostalgia
My song sometimes mentionsMi canción a veces nombra
Some old illusionAlguna vieja ilusión
Some close storyAlguna cercana historia

I come from a territoryYo vengo de un territorio
Of joys and shadowsDe alegrías y sosobras
And I was cradled by candombesY me acunaron candombes
Gardeles and ZitaorrosasGardeles y Zitaorrosas

Identity of my songIdentidad de mi canto
Luggage of my proseEquipaje de mi prosa
I have the soul of a bandoneonTengo alma de bandoneon
And the heart of a milongaY corazón de milonga

I come from a territoryYo vengo de un territorio
Where I am almost a strangerDónde soy casi extranjero
Region where coexistComarca en la que conviven
My own and others' exilesExilios propios y ajenos

Solitudes of immigrantsSoledades de inmigrantes
Settled in my chestSe afincaron en mi pecho
The homeland that could have beenLa patria que pudo ser
And the one I seek and do not findY la que busco y no encuentro

The nostalgia of my songLa nostalgia de mi canto
Does not sadden me or bother meNo me apena ni me estorba
It is a mark that I carryEs una marca que llevo
As a form of memoryA manera de memoria

I am in search of my landAndo en busca de mi tierra
Almost since I was bornCasi desde que nací
There are times when it seems to meHay veces que me parece
That I had it and lost itQue la tuve y la perdí