El Cosechero

The Cotton Picker

El Cosechero

The old river flowsEl viejo río que va
Crossing the dawnCruzando el amanecer
Like a big water lilyComo un gran camalotal
It carries the raft in its wild swayLleva la balsa en su loco vaivén

Heading to the harvest, I’ll be the cotton pickerRumbo a la cosecha cosechero yo seré
And among white flakes, I’ll sing my hopeY entre copos blancos mi esperanza cantaré
With calloused hands, I’ll leave in the cottonCon manos curtidas dejaré en el algodón
My heartMi corazón

The land of the Chaco, tough and wildLa tierra del chaco quebrachera y montaraz
It’ll ignite in my blood with a deep sapucayPrendera en mi sangre con un ronco sapucay
And in the furrow, my hat under the sunY será en el surco mi sombrero bajo el Sol
A beacon of lightFaro de luz

Cotton that’s leaving, that’s leaving, that’s leavingAlgodón que se va que se va que se va
Soft silver, wet with moon and sweatPlata blanda mojada de Luna y sudor
A little house drunk on dreams and loveUn ranchito borracho de sueños y amor
That’s what I wantQuiero yo

Cotton that’s leaving, that’s leaving, that’s leavingAlgodón que se va que se va que se va
Soft silver, wet with moon and sweatPlata blanda mojada de Luna y sudor
A little house drunk on dreams and loveUn ranchito borracho de sueños y amor
That’s what I wantQuiero yo

From Corrientes, I comeDe corrientes vengo yo
Barranquera is already in sightBarranquera ya se ve
And on the shore, an accordionY en la costa un acordeón
Moaning its slow chamaméGimiendo va su lento chamame

Heading to the harvest, I’ll be the cotton pickerRumbo a la cosecha cosechero yo seré
And among white flakes, I’ll sing my hopeY entre copos blancos mi esperanza cantaré
With calloused hands, I’ll leave in the cottonCon manos curtidas dejaré en el algodon
My heartMi corazón

The land of the Chaco, tough and wildLa tierra del chaco quebrachera y montaraz
It’ll ignite in my blood with a deep sapucayPrendera en mi sangre con un ronco sapucay
And in the furrow, my hat under the sunY será en el surco mi sombrero bajo el Sol
A beacon of lightFaro de luz

Cotton that’s leaving, that’s leaving, that’s leavingAlgodón que se va que se va que se va
Soft silver, wet with moon and sweatPlata blanda mojada de Luna y sudor
A little house drunk on dreams and loveUn ranchito borracho de sueños y amor
That’s what I wantQuiero yo

Cotton that’s leaving, that’s leaving, that’s leavingAlgodón que se va que se va que se va
Soft silver, wet with moon and sweatPlata blanda mojada de Luna y sudor
A little house drunk on dreams and loveUn ranchito borracho de sueños y amor
That’s what I wantQuiero yo