Lyrics of Cuatro Milpas - ANTONIO AGUILAR

Cuatro Milpas (original)

Cuatro milpas tan sólo han quedado
Del ranchito que era mío, ay!
De aquella casita tan blanca y bonita
Lo triste que está
Los potreros están sin ganado
La laguna se seco
La cerca de alambre que estaba en el patio
Tambien se cayo
Me prestaras tus ojos, morena
Los llevo en el alma, que miren allá
Los despojos de aquella casita
Tan blanca y bonita lo triste que está
Las cosechas quedaron perdidas
Toditito se acabó, ay!
Ya no hay palomas, ni flores ni aromas
Ya Todo acabó
Las palmeras lloraban su usencia
La laguna se seco ay ahy
Los piones y arrieros
Toditos se fueron y nadie quedo
Por eso estoy triste morena
Por eso me pongo muy triste a llorar
Recordando las tardes felices
Que los dos pasamos en aquel lugar.

(translation)

Only four milpas have remained
From the little ranch that was mine, oh!
Of that little house so white and pretty
how sad it is
The paddocks are without cattle
the lagoon dried up
The chain link fence that was in the yard
also fell
Will you lend me your eyes, brunette
I carry them in my soul, let them look there
The remains of that little house
So white and pretty how sad it is
The crops were lost
Everything is over, oh!
There are no more pigeons, nor flowers nor aromas
Everything has already finished
The palm trees wept his absence
The lagoon dried up ay ahy
The pions and muleteers
Everybody left and nobody stayed
That's why I'm sad brunette
That's why I get very sad to cry
Remembering the happy evenings
That we both spent in that place.