Cenizas de Mis Años

Ashes of My Years

Cenizas de Mis Años

What do you expect chacareraQue esperas chacarera
From my sorrowful soulDe mi alma dolorida
My verses are lamentsMis coplas son lamentos
That life left meQue me dejo la vida

Seeds of my fateSemillas de mi suerte
Where in the dark they are bornDonde nacen a oscuras
The flowers of memoryLas flores del recuerdo
Watered with bitternessRegadas de amargura

I was burning misfortunesFui quemando desdichas
In the embers of silenceEn brasas del silencio
Ashes of my yearsCenizas de mis años
Carried away by the windsQue se llevan los vientos

Tucu-tucu of the soulTucu-tucu del alma
Show me your joyMostrame tu alegría
That even if your light goes outQue aunque tu luz se apague
It will light up one daySe ha de encender un día

I calm my anxietiesCalmo mis ansiedades
The reins of affectionLas riendas del cariño
Caresses from my motherCaricias de mi madre
That she left me as a childQue me dejo de niño

Furrowed with hopesSurcadas de esperanzas
Calloused by timeCallosas por el tiempo
Were my illusionsFueron mis ilusiones
Waves of feelingsOndas de sentimientos

Night of silver lightNoche de luz plateada
Illuminating the thoughtsQue alumbra el pensamiento
Of those who kill sorrowsDe los que matan penas
Looking inside themselvesMirándose por dentro

Tucu-tucu of the soulTucu-tucu del alma
Show me your joyMostrame tu alegría
That even if your light goes outQue aunque tu luz se apague
It will light up one daySe ha de encender un día