Tierra Sufrida

Suffering Land

Tierra Sufrida

You saw the night like a brideViste de novia la noche
The old Moon, a tricksterLa vieja Luna añapera
The cricket in the willowsEl grillo de los sauzales
Prelude in its own wayPreludiando a su manera

The circle leaves its whistleLa ronda deja su silbo
As the star begins to bloomAl florecer el lucero
On a balcony, a girlEn un balcón una niña
Enchanted by a guitar playerPrendada de un guitarrero

The serenade singsLa serenata cantora
Carried by a crafty chiefLleva un cacique legüero
Running at dawnCorriendo al alba
The shout of the singer frolicsRetoza el grito del vidalero

Graveyard where they liveCementera donde viven
Four centuries of musicCuatro siglos musicales
And the northern wind's warmthY el viento rescoldo norte
Breathes like the tall grassTiene aliento de tuscales

Story of a ghostHistoria de aparecido
Told by a lying cab driverCuenta un cochero embustero
Ironing out his liesPlanchando hocico a sus chalas
Under the tangled hairBajo el encatrau del pelo

They flicker and fade, their firefliesPrenden y apagan sus tucus
The stars above the hillLas estrellas sobre el monte
The kakuy hangs its cryCuelga su llanto el kakuy
On the branches of the locontiEn las ramas del loconti

Drunk on honey and sunshineEbrio de mieles y soles
The coyuyo dies singingMuere el coyuyo cantando
And in the summer's warmthY en las guampas del verano
The añapa keeps dancingQueda la añapa bailando

Graveyard where they liveCementera donde viven
Four centuries of musicCuatro siglos musicales
And the northern wind's warmthY el viento rescoldo norte
Breathes like the tall grassTiene aliento de tuscales