La Piragua Lyrics in English Carlos Vives
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La Piragua by Carlos Vives from Spanish to English.
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Verse 1
Me contaron los abuelos que hace tiempo
Grandparents told me that long ago
Navegaba en el Cesar una piragua
A canoe sailed in Cesar
Que partía de El Banco, viejo puerto
That started from El Banco, old port
A las playas de amor en Chimichagua
To the beaches of love in Chimichagua
Capoteando el vendaval se estremecía
Capping the gale shook
Impacible, desafiaba la tormenta
Unstoppable, he braved the storm
Y un ejército de estrellas la seguía
And an army of stars followed her
Tachonándola de luz y de leyenda
Studying it with light and legend
Chorus 1
Era la piragua de Guillermo Cubillos
It was Guillermo Cubillos's canoe
Era la piragua
It was the canoe
Era la piragua
It was the canoe
Era la piragua de Guillermo Cubillos
It was Guillermo Cubillos's canoe
Era la piragua
It was the canoe
Era la piragua
It was the canoe
Verse 2
Doce bogas con la piel color majagua
Twelve bogas with majagua skin
Y con ellos el temible Pedro Albundia
And with them the fearsome Pedro Albundia
Por las noches a los remos le arrancaban
At night the oars were pulled
Un melódico rugir de hermosa cumbia
A melodic roar of beautiful cumbia
Doce sombras ahora viejas ya no reman
Twelve now old shadows no longer row
Ya no cruje el maderamen en el agua
The wood no longer creaks in the water
Solo quedan los recuerdos en la arena
Only memories remain in the sand
Donde yace dormitando la piragua
Where the canoe lies dozing
Chorus 2
Era la piragua de Guillermo Cubillos
It was Guillermo Cubillos's canoe
Era la piragua
It was the canoe
Y era la piragua
And it was the canoe
Era la piragua de Guillermo Cubillos
It was Guillermo Cubillos's canoe
Era la piragua
It was the canoe
Y era la piragua
And it was the canoe
Chorus 3
Era la piragua de Guillermo Cubillos
It was Guillermo Cubillos's canoe
Era la piragua
It was the canoe
Y era la piragua
And it was the canoe
Era la piragua de Guillermo Cubillos
It was Guillermo Cubillos's canoe
Era la piragua
It was the canoe
Y era la piragua
And it was the canoe
Outro
La piragua
The canoe
La piragua
The canoe
La piragua
The canoe
La piragua
The canoe
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