El Carretero

The Cart Driver

El Carretero

Goes without restVa sin descansar
A cart driver with his load to the cityUn carretero con su carga a la ciudad
And in his singing he proclaims joyY en su cantar pregona dicha
Of the countryside in the vastnessDel campo en la inmensidad

Between shadow and lightEntre sombra y luz
With the jijusa he marches to the townCon el jijusa va marchando hasta el poblao
While the back and forthMientras el vaivén
Longs sweetly, for his chaco's moraijúAñora dulce, de su chaco el moraijú

His rhythmic soundSu rítmico son
Seasons the sweetnessVa sazonando el dulzor
Of the tender fruitDe la fruta tierna
That he takes to sellQue se lleva pa vender

And his slow pace inspires the cartY su lento andar va inspirando al carretón
The sweet songLa dulce canción
That moans as the axle rattlesQue gime el eje al traquetear

To his desire, back alreadyA su querer, de vuelta ya
Where his beloved awaits him with a rich somóDonde su amada, lo espera con rico somó
His heart, contentSu corazón, contento está
And on his guitar, singing, he thanks GodY en su guitarra, cantando, da gracias a Dios

His rhythmic soundSu rítmico son
Seasons the sweetnessVa sazonando el dulzor
Of the tender fruitDe la fruta tierna
That he takes to sellQue se lleva pa vender

And his slow pace inspires the cartY su lento andar va inspirando al carretón
The sweet songLa dulce canción
That moans as the axle rattlesQue gime el eje al traquetear

To his desire, back alreadyA su querer, de vuelta ya
Where his beloved awaits him with a rich somóDonde su amada, lo espera con rico somó
His heart, contentSu corazón, contento está
And on his guitar, singing, he thanks GodY en su guitarra, cantando, da gracias a Dios