La Colorada

The Redhead

La Colorada

I'm from Red HillSoy de cerro Colorao
where it doesn't rain,ande no sabe llover,
and where no one crosses the rivery ande naide pasa el río
when it decides to rise.cuando le da por crecer.

In rocks and moundsEn piedras y moldejones
both adults and kids work,trabajan grandes y chicos,
hammering all daymartillando todo el día pa'
so someone else gets rich.que otro se vuelva rico.

A monkey was passing by singingPasaba un chango cantando
on a loaded wagonen una chata carguera
and the mule was thinkingy la mula iba pensando
damn, what a crappy life.pucha, qué vida fulera.

The fox brought me a chickenEl zorro me llevó un pollo
and one afternoon I tracked it,y una tarde lo rastré,
I saw it was wearing espadrillesvide que usaba alpargatas
and they were size ten.y eran del número diez.

I went to Taco and YacoMe fui para Taco y Yaco
to buy a trottera comprar un marchador
and I brought back a skinny bay horse,y me traje un zaino flaco,
small and snorer.peticito y roncador.

I gave water to a scribblerAgua le di a un garabato
that was about to dry upque se estaba por secar
and it paid me back with flowersy me ha pagado con flores
that brighten my loneliness.que alegran mi soledad.

From morning till nightDe la mañana a la noche
a monkey sang in the weedscantaba un chango en lo yuyos
and as I've been informedy según me ha noticiado
it had swallowed a lizard.se había tragao un coyuyo.

Chacarera, chacareraChacarera, chcarera
from my Red Hill,de mi cerro Colorado,
the lad who's dancingal mozo que está bailando
I'm gonna choose as a brother-in-law.lo voy a elegir pa' cuñao.