Los Espantos

The Ghosts

Los Espantos

I arrived at a ravineYo llegué hasta una quebrada
Chasing a guaguaPersiguiendo a una guagua
When I was about to catch itCuando ya la iba agarrar
The mother of water appearedMe salió la madre de agua
The mother of water runs, runs, runs, she's catching up to youLa madre de agua corre, corre, corre, que te alcanza
Run, run, run, she's getting you, run, run, the mother of waterCorre, corre, corre, que te coge corre, corre, la madre de agua

Running after a deerCorriendo tras un venado
I went from the south to the northMe fui del sur para el norte
When I was about to catch itCuando ya lo iba a agarrar
The mother of the mountain appearedMe salió la madre monte
The mother of the mountain runs, runs, runs, she's catching up to youLa madre monte corre, corre, corre que te alcanza
Run, run, run, she's coming, run, run, the mother of the mountainCorre, corre, corre que ya viene corre, corre, la madre monte

I aimed at a snakeYo le apunte a una culebra
That passed over the wavesQue pasó sobre las olas
When I was about to shootCuando le iba disparar
The patasola appearedMe salió la patasola
The patasola runs, runs, runs, she's catching up to youLa patasola corre, corre, corre, que te alcanza
Run, run, run, she's coming, run, run, the patasolaCorre, corre, corre, que allá viene corre, corre, la patasola

When I was returningCuando yo iba de regreso
From Tutunendo to QuibdóDe tutunendo a quibdó
I stopped on the roadMe paró en la carretera
The very same mohán de ichóEl mismito mohán de ichó
The mohán de ichó runs, runs, runs, she's catching up to youEl mohán de ichó corre, corre, corre que te alcanza
Run, run, run, she's coming, run, run, the mohán de ichóCorre, corre, corre, que ya viene corre, corre, el mohán de ichó

An old lady asked meUna vieja me pidio por
By God to accompany herDios que la acompañara
When she grew biggerCuando se fue agigantando
And that was the entaconadaY esa era la entaconada
The entaconada runs, runs, runs, she's getting youLa enconada corre, corre, corre, que te coge
Run, run, run, she's coming, run, run, the entaconadaCorre, corre, corre, que allá viene corre, corre la entaconada

And I who never believedY yo que nunca creía
In ghosts or omensNi en espantos ni agûeros
Guess who was leading meSaben quien me iba llevando
The duende with his hatEl duende con su sombrero
With his hat the duende, duende, duende runsCon su sombrero el duende, duende, duende corre
He's catching you, run, run, run, the duende is getting you, the duende with his hatQue te agarra, corre, corre, corre que te coge el duende el duende con su sombrero