Lyrics of El surco - Inti Illimani

El surco (original)

Dentro de un surco abierto vi germinar
Un lucero de infinita soledad
Y con una canasta le vi regar
Con agua de un arroyo de oscuridad
Ah, malhaya, la siembra se ech?
a perder
Y el agua del arroyo se ech?
a correr
Al lucero le gusta la libertad
Y al agua del arroyo la claridad
No dio fruto el lucero, se fue a alumbrar
Y el agua del arroyo te 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 s?
lo canto para callar
Ah, malhaya la hora en que fui a cantar
Ah, malhaya la hora en que fui a gritar
Si gritando se llora para callar
Y mi vaso sediento no llega al mar
Ah, malhaya la hora en que fui a cantar
Ah, malhaya la hora en que fui a gritar
Y as?
se fue el lucero a su libertad
Y as?
se fue el arroyo a su claridad
No me lleg?
la hora 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
Ah, malhaya, the sowing was done?
to lose
And the water of the stream was thrown?
to run
Lucero likes freedom
And to the water of the stream the clarity
The star did not bear fruit, it went to light
And the water of the stream went to take care of you
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 so yes?
I sing it to shut up
Ah, I wish the time I went to sing
Ah, woe to the time when I went to scream
If yelling you cry to shut up
And my thirsty glass does not reach the sea
Ah, I wish the time I went to sing
Ah, woe to the time when I went to scream
and so?
the star went to his freedom
and so?
the stream went to its clarity
I didn't get it
the time to clarify.