El Sacha Chango

The Wild Monkey

El Sacha Chango

From the north I have arrived here through mountains and estuariesDesde el norte yo he llega'o aquí por montes y esteros
My little ranch has stayed there next to the pasturesMi ranchito se ha queda'o allá junto a los potreros
I spent my childhood there, that's why I love it so muchAhí he pasa'o mi niñez por eso tanto yo lo quiero

The little school called me with its happy so-so-soLa escuelita me llamaba con su alegre tan-tan-tan
Happy I galloped on my lazy donkeyContento yo galopaba en mi burrito holgazán
From afar, like a cardón flower, I saw itDesde lejos cual flor de cardón yo la divisaba

To my beautiful teacher, what she has taught me so muchA mi linda maestrita lo que tanto me ha enseña'o
In those lost mountains his youth has endedEn esos montes perdidos su juventud se ha acaba'o
I remember all this, that's why today I want to sing to youTodo esto yo me acuerdo por eso hoy les quiero cantar

I want to go back there but it makes me sadTengo ganas de volver allá más me causa pena
See the tapas house already full of yuyo and pencasVer la casita tapera ya yuyo y pencas llena
My dad and my mom went to heaven on a serene nightMi tata y mi mamá fueron al cielo en noche serena

Now I don't have my Chinese girl born in Pozo CavaoAhora no tengo a mi china nacida en Pozo Cavao
Sweet, tender and precious jewel that has me in loveDulce tierna y alhajita que me tiene enamora'o
Every time I go there I arrive at La CañadaCada vez que yo me voy para ahí llego a La Cañada

The monkeys are waiting for me there, the guitar playing startsLos changos allá me esperan se arma la guitarreada
In Doña Cleme, copla wine and dawn come togetherEn doña Cleme se juntan vino copla y madrugada
I don't lack anything singing my santiagueñadasA mí no me falta nada cantando mis santiagueñadas