Viejo Pregón

Old Announcement

Viejo Pregón

The three have struck and it's calm...Las tres han dado y sereno...
din don,din don,
din don,din don,
din don.din don.
Hail Mary, pure one,Ave María Purísima,
din don,din don,
the three have struck and it's calm...las tres han dado y sereno...

Old announcement,Viejo pregón,
a colonial memory,recuerdo colonial,
better times,mejores tiempos,
you make us long for,nos haces añorar,
your melody, sweet and sentimental,tu melodía, dulce y sentimental,
old announcement,viejo pregón,
a colonial memory.recuerdo colonial.

And at the prayer,Y a la oración,
you can hear it sung,se oye entonar,
that announcement,aquel pregón,
a romantic ideal.romántico ideal.
And at the prayer,Y a la oración,
you can hear it sung,se oye entonar,
that announcement,aquel pregón,
a romantic ideal.romántico ideal.
Din don,Din don,
din don,din don,
din don.din don.

Oh my Santiago,Oh mi Santiago,
I'll never forget,nunca podre olvidar,
the Calicanto and the old Tajamar,el Calicanto y el viejo Tajamar,
all that's left for me,solo me queda,
to be able to remember,pa' poder recordar,
that announcement,aquel pregón,
from the colonial times.del tiempo colonial.

And at the prayer,Y a la oración,
you can hear it sung,se oye entonar,
that announcement,aquel pregón,
a romantic ideal.romántico ideal.
And at the prayer,Y a la oración,
you can hear it sung,se oye entonar,
that announcement,aquel pregón,
a romantic ideal.romántico ideal.

Music. (Guitar)Música. (Guitarra)

Tender prayer,Tierna plegaria,
of a happy age,de una dichosa edad,
happy days,días felices,
that will never return.que ya no volverán.
I feel the voice,Siento la voz,
of the ancestral past,del pasado ancestral,
old announcement,viejo pregón,
a colonial memory.recuerdo colonial.

And at the prayer,Y a la oración,
you can hear it sung,se oye entonar,
that announcement,aquel pregón,
a romantic ideal.romántico ideal.
And at the prayer,Y a la oración,
you can hear it sung,se oye entonar,
that announcement,aquel pregón,
a romantic ideal.romántico ideal.

Long live Chile,Viva Chile,
the three have struck and it's calm...las tres han dado y sereno...
din don,din don,
din don,din don,
din don.din don.