El Cosechero

The Harvester

El Cosechero

The old river that goesEl viejo río que va
Crossing the dawnCruzando el amanecer
Like a great marshComo un gran camalotal
Carries the raft in its crazy swayLleva la balsa en su loco vaivén

Heading to the harvest, harvester I will beRumbo a la cosecha, cosechero yo seré
And, among white flakes, I will sing my hopeY, entre copos blancos, mi esperanza cantaré
With calloused hands, I will leave in the cottonCon manos curtidas, dejaré en el algodón
My heartMi corazón

The land of Chaco, quebracho and wildLa tierra del Chaco, quebrachera y montaraz
Will ignite in my blood with a hoarse sapucayPrenderá en mi sangre con un ronco sapucay
And it will be, in the furrow, my hat under the SunY será, en el surco, mi sombrero bajo el Sol
Lighthouse of lightFaro de luz

Cotton that goes, that goes, that goesAlgodón que se va, que se va, que se va
Soft silver wet with Moon and sweatPlata blanda mojada de Luna y sudor
A little drunk ranch of dreams and loveUn ranchito borracho de sueños y amor
I wantQuiero yo

Cotton that goes, that goes, that goesAlgodón que se va, que se va, que se va
Soft silver wet with Moon and sweatPlata blanda mojada de Luna y sudor
A little drunk ranch of dreams and loveUn ranchito borracho de sueños y amor
I wantQuiero yo

From Corrientes, I comeDe Corrientes, vengo yo
Barranqueras is already seenBarranqueras ya se ve
And, on the coast, an accordionY, en la costa, un acordeón
Moaning goes its slow chamaméGimiendo va su lento chamamé

Heading to the harvest, harvester I will beRumbo a la cosecha, cosechero yo seré
And, among white flakes, I will sing my hopeY, entre copos blancos, mi esperanza cantaré
With calloused hands, I will leave in the cottonCon manos curtidas, dejaré en el algodón
My heartMi corazón

The land of Chaco, quebracho and wildLa tierra del chaco quebrachera y montaraz
Will ignite in my blood with a hoarse sapucayPrenderá en mi sangre con un ronco sapucay
And it will be, in the furrow, my hat under the SunY será, en el surco, mi sombrero bajo el Sol
Lighthouse of lightFaro de luz

Cotton that goes, that goes, that goesAlgodón que se va, que se va, que se va
Soft silver wet with Moon and sweatPlata blanda mojada de Luna y sudor
A little drunk ranch of dreams and loveUn ranchito borracho de sueños y amor
I wantQuiero yo

Cotton that goes, that goesAlgodón que se va, que se va
Soft silver wet with Moon and sweatPlata blanda mojada de Luna y sudor
A little drunk ranch of dreams and loveUn ranchito borracho de sueños y amor
I wantQuiero yo