Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Arauca by Juan Farfan from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
ahora aunque es una región que tiene un
Now although it is a region that has a
inmenso ya es una dicha ya cual de
immense is already a joy and which of
dorsal capanaparo ahora aunque sí es
Capanaparo dorsal now although it is
caracol saravena hasta mi granja por tul
Saravena snail to my farm by tulle
y puerto junto a vulgares y feliciano
and port next to vulgares and Feliciano
arauca son tocarse a la ocasión cárcel
Arauca are touching the occasion jail
oscar rabia trucos cantando sus caminos
Oscar Rabia Tricks singing his ways
con raudales tu palmarés y tus años
With your track record and your years in abundance
para aunque hablar de todos aunque
for although talk about all although
hablar de toros y llaneros veteranos
Talk about veteran bulls and llaneros
hablar de caballos buenos y rochela de
Talk about good horses and rochela de
qué bonito eres eran
how beautiful you are they were
seres alados tanto anderson se va
Winged beings both Anderson leaves
ocultando se mira la polvareda del
Hiding you can see the dust of the
ganado retos ando buscando a su
Won challenges I'm looking for your
dormitorio va a hablar a la cita volar
bedroom will talk to the date fly
para una tienda honorable mi progreso y
for an honorable store my progress and
iris arauca cuando el sol se va
Iris arauca when the sun goes down
ajustándose miradas por la arena dejan a
adjusting glances on the sand leave
los restos ando buscando sus dormitorios
The remains are looking for their bedrooms
las ganas y está volando a la otra en
you want it and it's flying to the other in
tierra honorable en el progreso y de
Honorable land in progress and
ahora boca te llamo pueblo ancla de un
Now Boca I call you anchor town of a
ancho llamado a la hoja se llama un río
Wide leaf call is called a river
por donde yo he navegado arauca son las
Where I have sailed Arauca are the
espumas que tus aguas van dejando todas
foams that your waters are leaving all
playas y lomas laricios pescador
Beaches and hills Laricios Fisherman
a la hoja se llama un paso al aucas se
The leaf is called a step to the aucas
llama un paso fronteras con el amparo
Call a border step with the amparo
por donde siempre pasamos de un lado
where we always pass from one side
para un caso mis recuerdos a las casas
For one case my memories to the houses
mis recuerdos cuando yo trabajé ya no en
My memories when I worked no longer in
un castaño mover o mundo ruso y uno acá
A chestnut moving or Russian world and one here
contesta la tuya oye me hará otra ya
answer yours hey will make me another one
que yo tiempo de antaño yo quisiera
that I time of yesteryear I would like
estar contigo en invierno y en verano
Being with you in winter and summer
para recorrer de nuevo de noche los
to travel again at night the
vecindarios con esas dunas que alumbran
Neighborhoods with those dunes that illuminate
los caminos verdad ya no
The Ways Truth Is Not Anymore
todo está la tuya negro oye mi arauca y
Everything is yours black hear my arauca and
aquellos tiempos de antaño yo quisiera
Those times of yesteryear I would like
estar contigo en invierno y esperar para
Be with you in winter and wait for
recorrer de nuevo de noche los
travel again at night the
vecindarios con esas dudas que alumbran
Neighborhoods with those doubts that illuminate
los caminos demasiado
the roads too much