Como Yo Lo Siento

As I Feel It

Como Yo Lo Siento

Don't come to measure the fieldNo venga a tasarme el campo
With foreign eyesCon ojos de forastero
Because it's not as it seemsPorque no es como aparenta
But as I feel itSino como yo lo siento
I am thistle of these plainsYo soy cardo de estos llanos
Reed of those marshesTotoral de esos esteros
Ñapindá of those hillsÑapindá de aquellos montes
Dark stone of my mountainsPiedra mora de mis cerros
And you won't believe if I tell youY no va a creer si le digo
That I recently understand itQue hace poco lo comprendo

Under that little treeDebajo de ese arbolito
I usually brood in silenceSuelo amarguear en silencio
How many times I've washed the bitternessSi habré lava'o cebaduras
To get close and know itPa' intimar y conocerlo
It doesn't give wood even for coldNo da leña ni pa' un frío
It doesn't give flowers even for healingNo da flor ni pa' remedio
And it's a mourning handkerchiefY es un pañuelo de luto
The shadow where I take shelterLa sombra en que me guarezco
It doesn't have a bird friendNo tiene un pájaro amigo
But for me, it's a companionPero pa' mi es compañero

Why mention my old housePa' qué mentar mi tapera
Look, it's falling apartVelay, si se está cayendo
The August suns have beaten itLe han rigoria'o los agostos
Through a bunch of wintersDe una ponchada de inviernos
I saw it emptyLa vi quedarse vacía
I saw it filled with memoriesLa vi poblarse de recuerdos
Just to not abandon meSolo pa' no abandonarme
It stands firm against the windsLe hace pata ancha a los vientos
And with moon leaksY con goteras de luna
It wants to shatter my worriesQuiere estrellar mis desvelos

My field keeps thingsMi campo conserva cosas
Stored in its silenceGuardadas en su silencio
That I gained outside the fieldQue yo gané campo afuera
That I lost inside timeQue yo perdí tiempo adentro
Don't come to measure the fieldNo venga a tasarme el campo
With foreign eyesCon ojos de forastero
Because it's not as it seemsPorque no es como aparenta
But as I feel itSino como yo lo siento
It doesn't have money in its beltNo tiene plata en el cinto
Not even to pay for my memoriesNi pa' pagar mis recuerdos