Translation of the song lyrics El surco - Chabuca Granda

El surco (original)

Dentro de un surco abierto vi germinar
Una estrella de infinita soledad
Y con una canasta le vi regar
Con agua de un arroyo de oscuridad
Ay malaya la siembra se echóa perder
Y el agua del arroyo se echóa correr
Al lucero le gusta la claridad
Y al agua del arroyo la libertad
No dio fruto el lucero, se fue a alumbrar
Y el agua del arroyo le fue a cuidar
En una hora triste quise cantar
Y dentro de mi canto quise gritar
Y dentro de mi grito quise llorar
Pero tan sólo canto para callar
Ay malaya la hora en que fui a cantar
Ay malaya la hora en que fui a gritar
Si gritando se llora para callar
Y mi vaso sediento no llega al mar
Ay malaya la hora en que fui a cantar
Ay malaya la hora en que fui a gritar
Y asíse fue el lucero a su claridad
Y asíse fue el arroyo a su libertad
No le llególa hora de clarinar
No le llególa hora de clarinar
De clarinar

(translation)

Inside an open furrow I saw germinate
A star of infinite loneliness
And with a basket I saw him water
With water from a stream of darkness
Ay malaya the sowing was spoiled
And the water of the stream began to run
Lucero likes clarity
And freedom to the water of the stream
The star did not bear fruit, it went to light
And the water of the stream went to take care of him
In a sad hour I wanted to sing
And within my song I wanted to shout
And within my scream I wanted to cry
But I only sing to shut up
Ay Malaya the time I went to sing
Ay Malaya the time I went to scream
If yelling you cry to shut up
And my thirsty glass does not reach the sea
Ay Malaya the time I went to sing
Ay Malaya the time I went to scream
And so was the star to its clarity
And so the stream went to its freedom
The time has not come to clarify
The time has not come to clarify
to clarify