La Leyenda Del Karau

The Legend of the Karau

La Leyenda Del Karau

Friends and buddies, if you want to hear me outAmigos y camaradas, Que me quieran escuchar
I’m gonna tell you the story of what happened to the karauVoy a contarles la historia, que le sucedio al karau
With his mother sick, he went out to find a cureEstando la madre enferma, remedio salió a buscar
And found a crowd, and there he stayed to danceY encontro una concurrencia, y ahí se quedó a bailar
The karau was dancing, feeling good and just rightBailando estaba el karau, con lagua y namas mejor
When a friend came close and said to him with painCuando se acercó un amigo, y le dijo con dolor

My dear friend, karau, I have some bad news for youAmi che amigo, karau, anive rejerokyve, aru ndeve la noticia
Your mom has passed awayNde sy omano hague

It doesn’t matter, my good friend, I won’t stop the danceNo importa mi buen amigo, el baile no eh de dejar
There’s time to cry later, let’s enjoy this chanceLa omanova ja omanoma, hay tiempo para llorar
Finally tired of dancing, he saw the dawn shiningCansado alfin de bailar, vio que brillaba la aurora
And he asked his girl, is mom still at home?Y le dijo a su guainita, mamopa opyta nde roga?
The lady replied: My home is far awayLa dama le contesto: Che roga oime mombyry
I’m just a visitor, your mom has passed awayRehosero che visita, Rehechagau ne nde sy

Hearing these words, the karau said goodbyeAl escuchar estas palabras, el karau se despidio
He left crying and saying: My mother has diedSe fue llorando y diciendo: Mi madre ya se murió

What’s the point of living, I’m so lost in this pain, don’t let me sufferMba'era pa raka'e, hetaite che akahata, Anive ni ajeroky
And I’ll eat what I can, but today I’ll go, I’ll live in the swampsHa jahe'o mba'e aja, ko'anga katu ahata, avivi en los esteros
I’ll stay here forever, in mourning all the wayUpepe katu amoine, para siempre luto entero
For being a bad son, God Tupa’s punishmentPor haber sido mal hijo, castigo de Dios Tupa
Turned his feathers black and condemned him to cry.De negro hizo su plumaje y lo condeno a llorar