| Por el camino del sitio mio
| On the way to my place
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| Un carretero alegre paso
| A merry carter passed
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| Con su canciones que es muy sentida
| With her songs of hers that she is very heartfelt
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| Y muy guajira alegre cantó
| And very happy guajira sang
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| Me voy al transbordador
| I'm going to the ferry
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| A descargar la carreta
| To unload the cart
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| A descargar la carreta
| To unload the cart
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| Para cumplir con la meta
| To meet the goal
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| De mi pequeña labor
| of my little work
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| A caballo vamos pa´l monte
| On horseback we go to the mountain
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| A caballo vamos pa´l monte
| On horseback we go to the mountain
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| A caballo vamos pa´l monte
| On horseback we go to the mountain
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| Yo trabajo sin reposo
| I work without rest
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| Para poderme casar
| to be able to get married
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| Para poderme casar
| to be able to get married
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| Y si lo llego a lograr
| And if I make it
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| Seré un guajiro dichoso
| I will be a happy peasant
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| A caballo
| By horse
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| Soy guajiro y carretero
| I am a guajiro and a carter
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| Y en el campo vivo bien
| And in the country I live well
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| Y en el campo vivo bien
| And in the country I live well
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| Porque el campo es el eden
| Because the field is Eden
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| Más lindo del mundo entero
| prettiest in the whole world
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| A caballo
| By horse
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| Chapea el monte, cultiva el llano
| Chapea the mount, cultivate the plain
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| Recoge el fruto de tu sudor
| Collect the fruit of your sweat
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| Recoge el fruto de tu sudor | Collect the fruit of your sweat |