El Manco Arana

The One-Armed Spider

El Manco Arana

The one-armed spider hits hardLe da duro el manco Arana
When a job comes his wayCuando le sale un trabajo
And so hard it seemsY tan duro que parece
Like he didn't lack an armQue no le faltara un brazo

He lost it in some harvestLo perdió en alguna zafra
In a mine or ropingEn una mina o pialando
With hunger at his heelsCon el hambre en los talones
He didn't lose it by wavingNo lo perdió saludando

I see him in the morningYo lo veo de mañana
With his two arms openCon sus dos brazos abiertos
The left one, new and freshEl izquierdo, nuevo y fresco
The right one, a dead childEl derecho, un niño muerto

If rest is an uphill battleSi el descanso es cuesta arriba
For the one-armed man for yearsDesde hace años para el manco
How can I not lend himComo no yaparle entonces
With my song, the arm for a whileCon mi copla el brazo un rato

The one-armed man's woman knowsLa mujer del manco sabe
That his love sounds like a guitarQue su amor suena a guitarra
And Arana strums in the airY Arana pulsa en el aire
All the warmth of his belovedTodo el calor de su amada

When a wine knocks him downCuando un vino lo voltea
I imagine him dreamingMe lo imagino soñando
That suddenly through the canesQue de pronto por las cañas
His arm rises peelingSu brazo se alza pelando

Oh, Arana that's lifeAy, Arana así es la vida
Or death if he wants itO la muerte si lo quiere
Leave it to AranaQuedésmelo en Arana
Because one doesn't die from being one-armedQue por lo manco no se muere