Lyrics of La Pajita - Inti Illimani, Holly Near

La Pajita (original)

Esta que era una niña de cera
Pero no era una niña de cera
Era una gavilla en la era
Pero no era una gavilla
Sino la flor tiesa de la maravilla
Tampoco era la flor, sino que era
Un rayito de sol pegado a la vidriera
No era un rayito de sol siquiera
Una pajita dentro de mis ojitos era
Alléguense a mirar como he perdido entera
En este lagrimón, mi fiesta verdadera

(translation)

This one who was a wax girl
But she wasn't a wax girl
She was a sheaf in the age
But she was not a sheaf
But the stiff flower of wonder
It wasn't the flower either, but it was
A ray of sunshine glued to the window
It wasn't even a ray of sunshine
A straw inside my little eyes was
Come and see how I have lost everything
In this tear, my true party