Plegaria Coya

Coya Prayer

Plegaria Coya

Virgin of the valleyVirgencita del valle
I don't know how to prayYo no se rezar
I don't want to be lazyNi quiero ser flojo
I don't want to complainNi quiero quejarme
I don't want to cryNi quiero llorar

I come from the hillYo vengo del cerro
Holy good adventureSan buena aventura
My dog has followed meMe a seguio mi perro
At the pace of the muleAl tranco y la mula
Keep on walkingDale y dale andar
Through those gorgesPor esas quebradas
Inside the riverPor dentro del rio
Suffering the frostSufriendo la helada
Shivering with coldTemblando de frio
And without restY sin descansar
I've come down from the hillYoi bajao del cerro
Next to the villagePal lao del poblao
And even to TinogastaY hasta tinogasta
Hungry and exhaustedHambriento y agata
And I could arriveY podio llegar
My good harvestMi buena collita
Has been entrusted to me a lotMucho me a encargao
Go, old manAndate tatita
The Virgin willQue la virgencita
Accompany youTe ai de acompaña
Go and tell herAndate y decile
That I am sickQue yo estoy enferma
That neither herbs nor plantsQue ni yuyos ni yerbas
Nor rituals nor cleansingsNi saumos ni friegas
Have been able to heal meMe an podio curar
But that's nothingPero eso no es nada
Because I am strongPorque yo soy juerte
And I can endureY puedo aguantar
And if the illness worsensY si el mal se agraba
I will pray a lotMucho Iei de rezar
Go, old manAndate tatita
March quicklyMarchando lijero
Get closeLlegate cerquita
Next to the VirginJuntito a la virgen
There in the cityAya en la ciudad
Look into her eyesMirale a los ojos
Ask for the miraclePedile el milagro
Plead with faithRogale con fe
That she, who is so goodQue ella que es tan buena
Will grant it to youTe lo ai de concede
And here I am, mommyY aqui estoy mamita
In your cathedralEn tu catedral
From up there on the hillDesde haya del cerro
My dog has followed meMe a seguio mi perro
To help me speakPa ayudarme habla
And here is the requestY aqui esta el encargo
From my poor coyaDe mi pobre coya
Maybe you will hear meTalvez me oigas
And I am begging youY te estoy rogando
Heal himHacelo sanar
Dark VirginVirgen morenita
At the foot of your altarAl pie de tu altar
I bring you my childTe traigo a mijito
Very delayedMuy atrasadito
With his illnessCon su enfermedad
With him in my armsCon el en mis brazos
I come to beg youTe vengo a rogar
Mommy, save himMamita salvalo
Because even though I am badQue aunque yo soy malo
I will never forgetNunca ei de olvidar
You know, VirginSabes virgencita
That I was thinking of making my sonQue yo a mi hijo
StudyPensaba hacelo estudiar
So he doesn't end up like his fatherQue no salga al tata
Who doesn't even know how to speakQue ni sabe hablar
I was thinking of making him followYo pensaba hacelo segui
To be a doctor, a doctor for the poorPa doctor, dr pa los pobres
To relieve painQue alivie dolores
To know how to healQue sepa curar
But it seems to mePero a mi se me hace
That my poor dreamsQue mis pobres sueños
Will not come trueNo se cumpliran
Because if he continues sickPues si sigue enfermo
How will he studyComo va a estudiar
If the poor boy is sickSi el pobre esta malo
And is just getting worseY se va noma
Mommy, look at himMamita, miralo
He doesn't even open his eyesYa ni abre los ojos
And he's going to leave meY me va a dejar

Virgin of the valleyVirgencita del valle
I don't know how to prayYo no se rezar
Dark VirginVirgen morenita
You are the queen of the placeSos la reina del lugar

But look, he's backPero ve, y ya vuelto
And he has looked at meY ya me a mirao
It seems like a taleSi parece un cuento
And he has improvedY ya se a mejorao
Dark VirginVirgen morenita
You have healed himLo has hecho sanar
Come to her, she is seenVen a ella ta vista
For any little thingPor cualquier cosita
She sheds tearsSe hecha lagrimiar
Look, VirginMira virgencita
I will swear to youQue yo te gua jurar
Just like to my momIgual que a mi mama
For this favorPor esta gauchada
I will learn to prayAprendo a rezar

Virgin of the valleyVirgencita del valle
I don't know how to prayYo no se rezar
Dark VirginVirgen morenita
You are the queen of the placeSos la reina del lugar