El Gavilan Colorado

The Red Hawk

El Gavilan Colorado

If the hawk could eatSi el gavilán se comiera
It would eat, like you eat the cattleSe comiera, como se come el gana’o
If the hawk could eatSi el gavilán se comiera
It would eat like you eat the cattleSe comiera como se come el gana’o
I would have already eaten a red hawkYo ya me hubiera comido un gavilán colora’o

Hawk, tweet, tweetGavilán, pio, pio
Hawk, flap, flapGavilán, tao, tao
Hawk, tweet, tweetGavilán, pio, pio
Hawk, flap, flapGavilán, tao, tao

Cattle herder of the Arauca RiverCan’ero del río Arauca
From Arauca, take me to the other sideDel Arauca llévame pa'l' otro lao
Cattle herder of the Arauca RiverCan’ero del río Arauca
From Arauca, take me to the other sideDel Arauca llévame pa'l' otro lao
Because a red hawk is chasing me downPorque me viene persiguiendo un gavilán colora’o

Hawk, tweet, tweetGavilán, pio, pio
Hawk, flap, flapGavilán, tao, tao
Hawk, tweet, tweetGavilán, pio, pio
Hawk, flap, flapGavilán, tao, tao

On the cliffs of ApuresEn la barranca de Apures
Oh, Apures, a hawk was sighingAy, Apures, suspiraba un gavilán
On the cliffs of ApuresEn la barranca de Apures
Oh, Apures, a hawk was sighingAy, Apures, suspiraba un gavilán
And in the sigh, it said: Girls from CamagüeyY en el suspiro decía: Muchachas de Camagüey