Cigarrito i' Chala

Cigarette in Chala

Cigarrito i' Chala

Of the things that always come back with emotionDe las cosas que siempre vuelven con emoción
I remember the old grandfather smoking alone by the hearthRecuerdo al viejo abuelo fumando solo en el fogón

While enjoying his early morning mateMientras gustaba de su mate madrugador
He lit his cigarette, tobacco in a corn husk, on the emberPrendía su cigarrito tabaco i' chala en el tizón

Every now and then I would come close to listenDe cuando en cuando me arrimaba para escuchar
Memories of the adventures of his distant youthRecuerdos de las andanzas de su lejana mocedad

How could I forget the old grandfather by the hearthCómo olvidar al viejo abuelo junto al fogón
Just like his cigarette, always being, it went outIgual que su cigarrito de estar estando, se apagó

Having his corn husk cigarette to puffTeniendo su cigarro i' chala para pitar
The old grandfather spent long hours in solitudePasaba las horas largas el viejo abuelo en soledad

A leather chair; a mate and nothing elseUna silla de cuero; un mate y nada más
Frost from the winters saw his life witherEscarcha de los inviernos vieron su vida marchitar

The tenderness in his gestures I never forgotLa ternura que había en sus gestos nunca olvidé
Kissing it affectionately, I gave him my loveBesándola con cariño mi amor de chango le entregué

How could I forget the old grandfather by the hearthCómo olvidar al viejo abuelo junto al fogón
Just like his cigarette, always being, it went outIgual que su cigarrito de estar estando, se apagó