Leyenda Del Cerro Largo

Legend of the Long Hill

Leyenda Del Cerro Largo

In my homeland there is a mountainEn mi pago hay una sierra
In my homeland there is a mountain that is not a mountain, howeverEn mi pago hay una sierra que no es sierra sin embargo
But a long hill that gives its name to my landSino que es un cerro largo que le da nombre a mi tierra
They say its history holds a legend of loveCuentan que su historia encierra una leyenda de amor
Between an indigenous woman and a Spaniard, and a tribe that does not give upDe india con español, y una tribu que no ceja
That fights and dies without complaint, facing the conquerorQue pelea y muere sin queja, de frente al conquistador

It was a wild race that had its home thereEra una raza salvaje que allí tenía su querencia
That loved the independence that its courage gaveQue amaba la independencia que le daba su coraje
In the midst of that Indian tribe, a young Indian girl livedEn medio de aquel indiaje una indiecita vivía
Beautiful among fierce people, sweet as lechiguanaLinda entre gente bravía, dulce como lechiguana
A virgin Arachana, with the heat of middayUna virgen arachana, con calor, de mediodia

The Indian fell in loveLa india se enamoro
The Indian fell in love, her innocence like a turtledoveLa india se enamoro, su inocencia de torcaza
Was captivated by the armor of a Spanish officerSe encandilo en la coraza de un oficial español
And she died from a spear thrown by the enraged chiefY de un lanzaso murió del cacique enfurecido
Because she loved an enemy, from her own race and peoplePorque amaba a un enemigo, de su raza y de su gente
The land mourned sadly, seeing her fallen bodyLa tierra, gimió doliente, al ver su cuerpo caído

Today she still lies there, in deep slumberHoy sigue tendida allí, sumida en hondo letargo
Her body is the long hill, her chest the guazunambíSu cuerpo es el cerro largo, su pecho el guazunambí
That's why I love it like this, because it's wild and tenderPor eso lo quiero así, porque es salvaje y es tierno
Because it inspires eternal love, pure courage and braveryPorque inspira amor eterno, puro coraje y bravura
Pure innocence and sweetness, virgin Indian of my hillPura inocencia y dulzura, virgen india de mi cerro