Arriba Quemando el Sol Lyrics in English Violeta Parra
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Arriba Quemando el Sol by Violeta Parra from Spanish to English.
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Cuando fui para La Pampa llevaba mi corazón
When I went to La Pampa I carried my heart
Contento como un chirihue pero allá se me murió
Happy as a chirihue but there he died
Primero perdí las plumas y luego perdí la voz
First I lost my feathers and then I lost my voice
Y arriba quemando el sol
And above burning the sun
Cuando vi de los mineros dentro de su habitación
When I saw the miners inside your room
Me dije 'Mejor habita en su concha el caracol
I said to myself 'The snail lives in its shell better
O a la sombra de las leyes el refinado ladrón'
Or in the shadow of the laws the refined thief'
Y arriba quemando el sol
And above burning the sun
Las hileras de casuchas frente a frente, sí señor
The rows of shacks facing each other, yes sir
Las hileras de mujeres frente al único pilón
The rows of women in front of the only pylon
Cada una con su balde y con su cara de aflicción
Each one with her bucket and with her face of affliction
Y arriba quemando el sol
And above burning the sun
Si alguien dice que yo sueño cuento de ponderación
If someone says that I dream pondering story
Digo que esto pasa en Chuqui pero en Santa Juana es peor
I say that this happens in Chuqui but in Santa Juana it is worse
El minero ya no sabe lo que vale su dolor
The miner no longer knows what his pain is worth
Y arriba quemando el sol
And above burning the sun
Me volví para Santiago sin comprender el color
I returned to Santiago without understanding the color
Con que pintan la noticia cuando el pobre dice 'No'
What do they paint the news with when the poor person says 'No'
Abajo la noche oscura, oro, salitre y carbón
Down the dark night, gold, saltpeter and coal
Y arriba quemando el sol
And above burning the sun
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