La Trunca Norte

The Northern Break

La Trunca Norte

Northern break, songbird,Trunca norte, cancionera,
child and mother, lullaby,niño y madre, arrorró,
sky and clay, communion,cielo y greda, comunión,
hopeful miracle.esperanza milagrera.

Northern break, wild and free,Trunca norte, montaraz,
a prayer for liberty,plegaria de libertad,
pulse and beat, love's rhythm,pulso y golpe, parche del amor,
in love with the wind,enamorada del viento,
your river of feelingtu río de sentimiento
on its journey of song,en su viaje de canción,
carries the magic of the sunlleva la magia del sol
and the strength of my people.y la fuerza de mi pueblo.

Ember, light, summer's glow,Brasa, luz, estivalera,
axe and man, burning pain,hacha y hombre, quemazón,
man and sorrow, deep pit,hombre y pena, socavón,
box and blood, life's flow.caja y sangre vidalera.

Moon, carnival flower,Luna, flor carnavalera,
relief for the hard worker,alivio del rudo peón,
from his watchful dream,de su sueño velador,
from his companion's fight.de su lucha compañera.