Décimas Al Río Lyrics in English Alejo García
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Décimas Al Río by Alejo García from Spanish to English.
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Anda un río embarbascao
There is an embarrassing river
sin aliento por el mundo
breathless for the world
con su canto en lo profundo
with its song in the depths
yo también me entreverao
I also get mixed up
los chamanes le han rezao
the shamans have prayed to him
¿pa' curarlo tantas veces?
to cure him so many times?
tanta muerte no mereces
you don't deserve so much death
¡ay! tu savia triste río
Oh! your sap sad river
te han bebido hasta el hastío
they have drunk you to the point of boredom
y tu llanto me estremece
and your crying shakes me
Anda un río entristecío
A sad river walks
preguntando por los mares
asking about the seas
conocía sus cantares
I knew their songs
y ahora seco se ha perdío
and now dry it has been lost
se recuerda bien crecío
he remembers well he grew up
con sus aguas poderosas
with its powerful waters
serpenteando amorosas
winding loving
dando vida sin fronteras
giving life without borders
más allá de sus riveras
beyond its banks
a su amante salerosa
to his salty lover
Anda un río sin tonada
A river runs without a tune
ya sus aguas detenidas
and its stopped waters
silenciosa despedida
silent farewell
¡no podrá ver a su amada
He won't be able to see his beloved
sus orillas desoladas
its desolate shores
sin los arboles de otrora
without the trees of yesteryear
ya no hay selvas redentoras
there are no longer redeeming jungles
ni el jaguar con su bravía
not even the jaguar with its bravery
ni los pájaros vigías
not even the watchbirds
ni sus corrientes canoras
nor its singing currents
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