Chiquilin

Little one

Chiquilin

(Zamba)(Zamba)

The oats gallop, the sunGalopan los avenales, el sol
smiles over the fieldssonrie sobre los campos
little one I feel like going outchiquilin me siento salir quisiera
I would like to run and shout through those fieldscarrera y grito por esos campos

The blue ship of the afternoonLa nave azul de la tarde
takes my doubts and my questionsllevo mis dudas y mis preguntas
towards the purity of those timeshacia la pureza de aquellos tiempos
when my sorrows were sweetcuando dulces mis amarguras

How beautiful life wasQue linda que era la vida
that played around my songque jugueteaba sobre mi canto
ra ra rai ra, ra ra rai rala ra ra rai ra, la ra ra rai ra
and like an echo in the pampasy como un eco en la pampa
teru, teru, tero was heard far awayteru, teru, tero lejos se oia
how sweet and clean life wasque dulce y limpia que era la vida

How proud the owl isQue orgullo el de la lechuza que esta
looking over its shouldermirando por sobre el hombro
at the old magpie that with its songa la vieja urraca que con su canto
gives thanks to the autumn sunle da las gracias al sol de otono

Looking with the eyes of a little oneMirando con ojos de chiquilin
the field is not just land and windel campo no es tierra y viento
and it becomes music in the distancey se vuelve musica en la distancia
the hard bronze of the cowbellsel duro bronce de los cencerros