Pájaro Campana
Los Barboza & Marcelino Benítez
Bell Bird
In the Paraguayan jungle
That’s scented with flowers
A heart of feathers beats
And flutters with anxiety
It’s the ancient ringing
It’s the Guarani hope
You can hear it but can’t reach it
And it can’t be captured
Amazing
Bell bird
Light that blooms
On a branch
There it goes
Joyful and fierce
Your song is mine
Love and hope
My heart wants to fly
With the ding-dong of your trill
Just like a trill that flies
Fading into the distance
The voice of hope goes
Made of musical feathers
Like the condor of the Andes
And the quetzal of Guatemala
Your name, Bell Bird
Symbolizes freedom
From the red earth
To the blue sky
Your white plumage
Unites two longings
I see you flying
In the vastness
Your song has
Paraguayan spirit
My people, my land
Hear your song
It’s the awakening
Of freedom
It’s the awakening
Of freedom
