El Huichol

The Huichol

El Huichol

September of seventy-eightSeptiembre del setenta y ocho
I took a train to San LuisTome un tren hacia san luis
To meet the HuicholesPara conocer a los huicholes
Who sometimes come down that way.Que aveces bajan por ahi.

We traveled at nightViajamos de noche
From Mexico to San LuisDe méxico a san luis
And upon arriving at the stationY al llegar a la estación
The sun was about to rise.El sol ya iva a salir.

Real de CatorceReal de catorce
That's what that place is calledAsí se lalma ese lugar
From there we saw the mountainDesde ahi vimos la cierra
That we wanted to climb.Que queriamos escalar.

The next day very earlyAl otro día muy temprano
We started to climbEmpezamos a subir
To the burned mountainA la cierra del quemado
That's what they call it around here.Así le dicen por ahí.

And he acted as our guideY nos la hizo de guia
Because he knows the placePor que conoce el lugar
And as the daylight fadedY al irse la luz del día
We could barely make it.Apenas pudimos llegar.

And we saw the valleyY vimos el valle
When the sun was settingCuando se metia el sol
When night fellCuando cahia la noche
We found a Huichol.Encontramos un huichol.

We tried to make a fireTratamos de hacer una fogata
But it didn't light upPero no prendio
Tino tried to open a canTino quizo abrir una lata
But he forgot.Pero se le olvido.

Then he took out a harmonicaEntonces saco una armonica
The stars with their lightLas estrellas con su luz
And that's how we spent the nightY así nos pasamos la noche
All singing the blues.Todos cantando el blues.

And we saw the valleyY vimos el valle
When the sun was risingCuando ya salia el sol
And we haven't seen againY ya no hemos vuelto a ver
Our Huichol friend.A nuestro amigo el huichol.