Canción de los Andes

Andes Song

Canción de los Andes

In the heights of the mountainsEn las alturas de las montañas
There is a poor ranchExiste un pobre rancho
An old lady every afternoonUna viejita todas las tardes
Cries and sighs like thisLlora y suspira así
Life is sad like thisTriste es la vida así
I want to die betterQuiero mejor morir

The faithful rondador's notes soundSuenan las notas del fiel rondador
On the lips of the IndianEn los labios del indio
Who offers his loveQue brinda su amor
To the owner of his heartA la dueña de su corazón

Son of my soulHijo de mi alma
Of my soul, my sonDe mi alma hijo mío
Where are you, I don't hear youDonde existes, no te oigo
I don't see you, where are you?No te veo, donde estás?

Answer your old ladyContesta a tu viejita
Who calls you and you don't respondQue te llama y no respondes
To your mother's affectionAl cariño de tu madre
And to the voice of the heartY a la voz del corazón

You left one morningTe marchaste una mañana
Hastily and agitatedPresuroso y agitado
You said you were coming backQue volvías me dijiste
You said you were coming back when leavingQue volvías al partir
And you don't return homeY no vuelves a tu casa
Nor to your home nor to your motherNi a tu casa ni a tu madre
Who calls you, who misses youQue te llama, que te extraña
Who is already dying for youQue por ti se muere ya
Come back soon my belovedVuelve pronto mi adorado
My comfort, my hopeMi consuelo, mi esperanza
Who waits for youQue te espera
My anguished heartMi angustiado corazón

Every afternoon, by the doorTodas las tardes, junto a la puerta
She sighs and cries like this, son of my soulSuspira y llora así, hijo de mi alma
Where are you, come back to me soonDe donde existes, vuelve prontito a mí

But one night, night after slow stepMás una noche, noche tras lento paso
Dawn came like thisVino la aurora así
Pale and cold by the doorPálida y fría junto a la puerta
She was dead there, there, there, thereEstaba muerta ahí, ahí, ahí, ahí