El Arriero Lyrics in English Mocedades
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song El Arriero by Mocedades from Spanish to English.
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En la plaza vacía
in the empty square
nada vendía
nothing sold
el vendedor.
the seller.
why aunque nadie compraba
and although nobody bought
no se apagaba
it did not turn off
nunca su voz,
never his voice
no se apagaba nunca su voz.
his voice never faded.
Voy a poner un mercado
I'm going to put a market
entre tantos mercaderes
among so many merchants
para vender esperanzas
to sell hopes
why comprar amaneceres.
and buy sunrises.
Para vender un día
to sell one day
la melodía
the melody
que hare al andar
What will I do when I walk?
el agua de ese río
the water of that river
que es como un grito
which is like a scream
de libertad.
of freedom.
¿Quién quiere vender conmigo
who wants to sell with me
la paz de un niño durmiendo,
the peace of a sleeping child,
la tarde sobre mi madre
the afternoon about my mother
why el tiempo en que estoy queriendo?
and the time I'm wanting?
Tú eres el que ha pasado,
You are the one that has happened,
el que ha llegado,
the one who has arrived,
why el que vendrá.
and the one that will come.
Vende el árbol que queda
Sell the remaining tree
en la arboleda
in the grove
de la verdad,
of the truth,
en la arboleda de la verdad.
in the grove of truth
Voy a ofrecer por el aire
I will offer by air
las alas que no han volado,
the wings that have not flown,
why los labios que recuerdan
and the lips that remember
la boca que no han besado.
the mouth that they have not kissed.
Alza cada mañana
rise every morning
esa campana
that bell
de tu canción,
of your song,
pregonero que llevas
crier that you carry
mil cosas nuevas
a thousand new things
en tu pregón
in your proclamation
mil cosas nuevas en tu pregón.
a thousand new things in your proclamation.
Vendo en una cesta el agua
I sell the water in a basket
why la nieve en una hoguera
and the snow in a bonfire
why la sombra de tu pelo
and the shadow of your hair
cuando inclinas la cabeza.
when you tilt your head
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