Entre a Mi Pago Sin Golpear

Enter My Homeland Without Knocking

Entre a Mi Pago Sin Golpear

It was a lot of sufferingFue mucho mi penar
Walking far from my homeland,Andando lejos del pago,
Running so muchTanto correr
To get nowherePa' llegar a ningun lado
And I was where I was bornY estaba en donde naci
What I was looking for was right there.Lo que buscaba por ahi.

Friendship is goldEs oro la amistad
That can't be bought or soldQue no se compra ni vende
It's only givenSolo se da
When it's felt in the heartCuando en el pecho se siente
It's not something to be usedNo es algo que se ha de usar
Just when it's convenient.Cuando te sirva y nada mas.

That's how my countrymenAsi es como se dan
Give in friendshipEn la amistad mis paisanos.
Their hands areSus manos son
Bread, meat, and mate teaPan, cacho y mate cebado
And the flower of humilityY la flor de la humildad
Tends to perfume their ranch.Suele su rancho perfumar.

Life has been lent to meLa vida me han presta'o
And I have to give it backY tengo que devolverla
When the creatorCuando el creador
Calls me for the deliveryMe llame para la entrega,
May my bones, skin, and saltQue mis huesos, piel y sal
Enrich my native soil.Abonen mi suelo natal.

The moon is a lump that shines with borrowed lightLa luna es un terron que alumbra con luz prestada.
Only to the singerSolo al cantor
Who sings soulful versesQue canta coplas del alma
The sun that climbs through his voiceLe estalla en el corazon
Explodes in his heart.El sol que trepa por su voz.

Singer to singCantor para cantar
If your verses say nothing;Si nada dicen tus versos;
Oh! whyAy! para que
Would you silence the silence;Vas a callar al silencio;
If silence is a singerSi es el silencio un cantor
Full of spirits in the voice.Lleno de duendes en la voz.

My town is a singerMi pueblo es un cantor
That sings the chacareraQue canta la chacarera
It won't singNo ha de cantar
What it doesn't deeply feelLo que muy dentro no sienta
When you want to listenCuando lo quiera escuchar
Enter my homeland without knocking.Entre a mi pago sin golpear.

Life has been lent to meLa vida me han presta'o
And I have to give it backY tengo que devolverla
When the creatorCuando el creador
Calls me for the deliveryMe llame para la entrega,
May my bones, skin, and saltQue mis huesos, piel y sal
Enrich my native soil.Abonen mi suelo natal.