| La Espiga (original) | La Espiga (translation) |
|---|---|
| Que poco le importa al son | How little does it matter to the son |
| Que el indio no tenga techo | That the Indian does not have a roof |
| Que poco te importa a ti | How little do you care? |
| Todo este mal que me has hecho | All this evil that you have done to me |
| El agua no nos da sed | Water does not make us thirsty |
| El sol no sabe que alumbra | The sun doesn't know what shines |
| Tú no tienes corazón | you have no heart |
| Porque has dejado penumbra | Because you have left gloom |
| Donde yo sembré el amor | where I planted love |
| Donde yo sembré el amor | where I planted love |
| Es de oro el primer amor | The first love is golden |
| El que le sigue de plata | The one that follows silver |
| El tercero y los demás | The third and the others |
| Se vuelven de pura lata | They become pure can |
| Hasta los veinte es un sol | Until twenty is a sun |
| Hasta los treinta una luna | Until thirty one moon |
| Si a los cuarenta llego | If I reach forty |
| No dejen ir a ninguna | Don't let go of any |
| Porque te castiga Dios | Why does God punish you? |
| Porque te castiga Dios | Why does God punish you? |
| La espiga que maduró | The spike that ripened |
| Le dijo a la espiga verde | He told the green spike |
| Quien en tierra ajena siembra | Who sows in a foreign land |
| Hasta la semilla pierde | Even the seed loses |
| Si te vas a enamorar | If you are going to fall in love |
| El amor debes sembrar | You must sow love |
| Como aconseja la espiga | As the spike advises |
| Y tendrás que florecer | And you will have to bloom |
| Como florece mi amor | how my love blooms |
