Santiagueñadas

Carob and quebracho, tuscas and salt flats
Hot sandy areas when summer arrives
Things that the land has, oh, my Santiago

Lechiguana and piquillín, axes in the sawmills
And sweat and courage like a wild horse
The man from my land, oh, my Santiago

Night vidalero through the mountains singing
Salamancas and goblins dancing until dawn
Through the vizcacherales, oh, my Santiago

Serpentine and trenches, folk dance and stomping
Carnivals of yesteryear and that cockfight
How beautiful there in my land, oh, my Santiago

From siesta to mystery, sweet and salty
The drum and the guitar cheering up the parties
How to forget all that? Oh, my Santiago

Huahuita, crying and pain, praises and prayers
Young girls in love and the heart in charge
Soulful feeling, oh, my Santiago

Ancient is the Quechua, the Moon among the thistles
A chorus of fireflies, the furrow and the plow
A thousand flowers perfuming, oh, my Santiago

Serpentine and trenches, folk dance and stomping
Carnivals of yesteryear and that cockfight
How beautiful there in my land, oh, my Santiago