Ndéve Guarâ Santani

Song of Santaní

Ndéve Guarâ Santani

I want to offer you a tender songUn tierno canto quiero ofrendarte
As I remember my SantaníAl recordarte mi Santaní
A blooming garden, cradle of loveVergel florido cuna de amores
Where I've always lived so happilyDonde he vivido siempre feliz
The town looks like white dovesParece el pueblo blancas palomas
That rest on a hill over thereQue en una loma posan ahí
They offer their waters, so blueBrindan sus aguas muy azuladas
The well-known Ykua Pa'iEl muy mentado Ykua Pa'i

Listen, over there, the woman weepingOime upépe kuña horýva
Who can't hold back her tearsIkatu’ỹva nderesarái
You keep saying you love meRejujeýne he'íva ndéve
As I long for TapirãkuãiJarepyrũma Tapirãkuãi
And those songs in the eveningHa umi che áma pe pyharérõ
The music never fades awayMusicokuéra nomongevéi
And serenades at your doorstepHa serenata pe ijapysápe
Singing softly to your tuneHe'i asýva pe ipurahéi

I always remember a sad dayRecuerdo siempre un triste día
It was dawn when I leftAmanecía cuando partí
Behind were sweet memoriesAtrás quedaban gratos recuerdos
In that town of SantaníEn ese pueblo de Santaní
There stayed my dear motherAllí quedaba mi madrecita
Who, so old, prays for meQue muy viejita reza por mí
Also the beloved who, resignedTambién la amada que resignada
With deep sorrow, saw me goCon Honda pena me vio partir

Listen, over there, the woman weepingOime upépe kuña horýva
Who can't hold back her tearsIkatu’ỹva nderesarái
You keep saying you love meRejujeýne he'íva ndéve
As I long for TapirãkuãiJarepyrũma Tapirãkuãi
And those songs in the eveningHa umi che áma pe pyharérõ
The music never fades awayMusicokuéra nomongevéi
And serenades at your doorstepHa serenata pe ijapysápe
Singing softly to your tuneHe'i asýva pe ipurahéi