Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La Cueca de los Poetas by Violeta Parra from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
La vida, qué lindos son los faisanes
Life, how cute are pheasants
La vida, qué lindo es el pavo real
Life, how cute is the peacock
Huifa, ay, ay, ay
Huifa, oh, oh, oh
La vida, más lindos son los poemas
Life, the most beautiful are the poems
La vida, de la Gabriela Mistral
Life, by Gabriela Mistral
Huifa, ay, ay, ay
Huifa, oh, oh, oh
Pablo de Rokha es bueno
Pablo de Rokha is good
Vale el doble y el triple
worth double and triple
Huifa, ay, ay, ay
Huifa, oh, oh, oh
Dice la gente, sí
People say yeah
Que el más gallo se llama
That the most rooster is called
Huifa, ay, ay, ay
Huifa, oh, oh, oh
Corre que ya te agarra
Run, it already catches you
Nicanor Parra
Nicanor Parra
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