Orinoco Indian

Indio del Orinoco

Orinoco Indian

Antes de convertirse en ríos, el Orinoco y el Caroní eran humanosBefore they became rivers, the Orinoco and Caroní were human
Pertenecían a diferentes grupos étnicos. Al verse, se enamoraronThey belonged to different ethnic groups. Seeing each other, they fell in love
Instantáneamente, y a pesar de que sus familias tenían rivalidadesInstantly, and despite the fact that their families had rivalries
Entre sí, decidieron arriesgarse y luchar para estar juntosAmong themselves, they decided to risk and fight to be together
Pero nunca lo lograronBut they never made it

Se enfrentaron entre sí numerosas veces por las guerras entreThey clashed with each other numerous times over the wars between
Sus grupos, pero esto solo hizo que su amor se fortalecieraTheir groups, but this only caused their love to strengthen
Y con el toque del viento, compartían caricias a distanciaAnd with the touch of the wind, they shared caresses from a distance

Una noche, decidieron sellar su amor con un beso en un lago deOne night, they decided to seal their love with a kiss in a lake of
Agua dulce y, con esa muestra de afecto, acordaron que escaparíanFresh water and, with that proof of affection, they agreed that they would escape
Para que nada ni nadie intentara separarlosSo that nothing and no one tried to separate them

El Océano Atlántico, conmovido por el amor de los amantesThe Atlantic Ocean, moved by the love of lovers
Los llevó en su corriente para que escaparan y se fusionaranHe took them into his current so that they would escape and merge
Con el agua. Su transformación en ríos fue el equivalente deWith the water. Their transformation into rivers was the equivalent of
Haberse casado y con ello, consumado su romance para estarHaving married and with it, consummated their romance to be
Unidos por la eternidadUnited for eternity