La Zamba Del Riego

The Irrigation Zamba

La Zamba Del Riego

Through the GuaymallénPor el guaymallén
The water spirit goesEl duende del agua va
Carrying a flowerLlevando una flor
Of clay and sunDe greda y de sol
That will awaken in the irrigationQue despertará en el riego
The vegetal voiceLa voz vegetal
Of the Huarpe who isDel huarpe que está
Asleep in his mineral peace.Dormido en su paz mineral.

Your flow goesSe va tu caudal
Through the laborer's valleyPor el valle labrador
And at dawnY al amanecer
One hears the sufferingSe oye padecer
The sorrow of the foreign furrowLa pena del surco ajeno
Summer and rigorVerano y rigor
From sunrise to sunsetVa de sol a sol
The shadow of the grape harvester.La sombra del vendimiador.

Golden zamba of irrigation,Dorada zamba del riego,
The water will sing to youEl agua te cantará
When it walks in the voiceCuando ande en la voz
Of the singing wineDel vino cantor
The harvest of my townLa vendimia de mi pueblo
And a rumor risesY suba un rumor
Of irrigation ditch and songDe acequia y canción
Along the agricultural path of the sun.Por el rumbo agrario del sol.

Solar irrigatorSolar regador
Tune of the canebrakeTonada del totoral
The rural moonLa luna rural
Has seen you wateringTe ha visto regar
The dream of my grandparentsEl sueño de mis abuelos
And then singingY luego entonar
With the irrigatorCon el regador
The hard-earned wine of the laborer.El vino sufrido del peón.

Founding canalCanal fundador
One day you will descendAlgún día bajarás
Bringing in your voiceTrayendo en tu voz
Of mint and lemon verbenaDe menta y cedrón,
Tunes of new wineTonadas de vino nuevo
And then you will leaveY entonces te irás
With me to singConmigo a cantar
Buds of love and peace.Cogollos de amor y de paz.