Costumbre Criolla

Creole Custom

Costumbre Criolla

Enduring in my hometownPerduran en mi pago
The old traditionsLas añejas tradiciones
Customs of SantiagoCostumbres de santiago
That I shall not forgetQue no he de olvidar
A monkey by the riverUn chango junto al río

Catching mojarrasHaciendo picar mojarras
Shivering from the coldTiritando de frío
Starts to whistleSe pone a silbar
The cross of the linyeritaLa cruz del linyerita
Summoning devoteesQue convoca promesantes
Shaking their offerings in solitudeSus ofrendas agita en la soledad

Local customsCostumbres lugareñas
Drinking fresh alojaTomar aloja fresquita
Singing vidalitasCantando vidalitas
For the carnivalPara el carnaval

Smiling under a tala treeSonriendo bajó un tala
To not lose the customPa'no perder la costumbre
While I smoke my chala pipeMientras pito mi chala
I enjoy drinking mateMe gusta matear
Offering chipacosOfreciendo chipacos

Through the streets of my townPor las calles de mi pueblo
A little mataco monkeyUn changuito mataco
Shouts incessantlyGrita sin césar
An old guitaristUn viejo guitarrero
Remembering his adventuresRecordando sus andanzas
Composing the gargueroComponiendo el garguero
Seems to singParece cantar
ChorusEstribillo