Tonadas de Manuel Rodríguez

Manuel Rodríguez's Tunes

Tonadas de Manuel Rodríguez

Madam, they say where,Señora, dicen que donde,
My mother says, they said,Mi madre dice, dijeron,
The water and the wind say,El agua y el viento dicen,
That they saw the guerrilla.Que vieron al guerrillero.

It could be a bishop,Puede ser un obispo,
It could and couldn't,Puede y no puede,
It could just be the windPuede ser sólo el viento
Over the snow:Sobre la nieve:
Over the snow, yes,Sobre la nieve, sí,
Mother, don't look,Madre, no mires,
He's coming gallopingQue viene galopando
Manuel Rodríguez.Manuel rodríguez.

The guerrilla is comingYa viene el guerrillero
By the stream.Por el estero.

Leaving Melipilla,Saliendo de melipilla,
Running through Talagante,Corriendo por talagante,
Crossing through San Fernando,Cruzando por san fernando,
Dawning in Pomaire.Amaneciendo en pomaire.

Passing through Rancagua,Pasando por rancagua,
Through San Rosendo,Por san rosendo,
Through Cauquenes, through Chena,Por cauquenes, por chena,
Through Nacimiento:Por nacimiento:
Through Nacimiento, yes,Por nacimiento, sí,
From Chiñigüe,Desde chiñigüe,
From all sides comesPor todas partes viene
Manuel Rodríguez.Manuel rodríguez.

Pass him this carnation,Pásale este clavel,
Let's go with him.Vamos con él.

Let the guitars go out,Que se apaguen las guitarras,
For the homeland is in mourning.Que la patria está de duelo.
Our land darkens.Nuestra tierra se oscurece.
They killed the guerrilla.Mataron al guerrillero.

In Tiltil they killed himEn tiltil lo mataron
The assassins,Los asesinos,
His back is bleedingSu espalda está sangrando
On the road:Sobre el camino:
On the road, yes,Sobre el camino, sí,
Who would have thought,Quién lo diría,
He, who was our blood,Él, que era nuestra sangre,
Our joy.Nuestra alegría.

The land is crying.La tierra está llorando.
Let's go in silence.Vamos callando.