La Olvidada

I found this country song
wandering in the Arenales
by a rugged countryman
who's no longer around, damn it

That's how a countryman sang,
a Salavinero countryman
under a carob tree
on a January afternoon

My love has left me
to the side of Chilca Juliana
she's taken a horse, sulky,
the drum and the demijohn

Barranca, beloved land
I leave you my country song
my dear
and to those who go out to the countryside

My love has left me
to the side of Chilca Juliana
she's taken a horse, sulky,
the drum and the demijohn

I wish to be a little tree
not too big, not too small
to give a little shade
to the tired ones on the road

I'm leaving, I'm already leaving
"Aspaj sumaj" Salavina
maybe I'll never return
to contemplate your salt flat

Barranca, beloved land
I leave you my country song
my dear
and to those who go out to the countryside