Un Cura de Aldea

A Village Priest

Un Cura de Aldea

He has an old cassockTien una vieya sotana
and a very worn-out biretta.y un bonete muy gastau.
He has a rosary withTien un rosariu con cuentes
wooden beads and a breviaryde madera y un breviariu
that he prays every dayque lu reza todos los dies
when the sun is settingcuando el sol ya ta baxando
in golden twilighten atapecer de oru
or in misty twilight.o en atapecer de orbayu.

He works saying massPer la laborá diz la misa
when he finishes the rosary,cuando atapez el rosaiu,
at night he plays cardsper la nochi xuega al tute
and in bed he prays to the sainty en la cama reza al santu
and leaning on the corridory asomau al corredor
the poor man standsponse el probe atristayau
thinking if his lifecavila si el so vivir
will not be a failure.non tará ya fracasau.

The stone churchLa iglesia fecha de piedra
is at the highest point of the villageta del pueblu en lo más alto
and it's a joy to hear the bellsy ye un gozu les campanes
ringing in the bell tower.repicar nel campanariu.
And near the churchY cerquina de la iglesia
the good priest has his little housetien so casina el bon parracu
filled with the worriesenllená de los afanes
that life keeps spinning.que el vivir va filvanado.

In the mornings the massPer les mañanes la misa
when he finishes the rosary,cunado atapez el rosariu,
like a blessed effortcomo una esfueya bendita
made of prayers and songs,fecha de rezos y cantos,
and on the way back to the taverny en el camín de vuelta el chigre
he already knows his failureya conoz el su fracasu
if at night he returns homesi de nochi vuelve a casa
slowly step by step.despacin pasin a pasu.