| Cantor del obraje (original) | Cantor del obraje (translation) |
|---|---|
| Los sábados al obraje | On Saturdays at work |
| Solito por las picadas | Alone for the bites |
| El guitarrero Juan Ponce | The guitar player Juan Ponce |
| Como sin querer llegaba | as inadvertently it came |
| Los hacheros en la noche | The axemen at night |
| Alegres porque él les canta | Happy because he sings to them |
| Se ríen de a pedacito | They laugh bit by bit |
| Igual que brasa soplada | Just like blown embers |
| Cuando Juan Ponce | When John Ponce |
| Larga en el monte, su voz pastosa | Long in the bush, his doughy voice |
| El hacha de la luna se derrama | The moon ax spills |
| Hoja por hoja | sheet by sheet |
| Sus zambas floridas | Their flowery zambas |
| Y sus ojos se le empañan | And his eyes are cloudy |
| Cuando recuerda mujeres | When he remembers women |
| Se le endulzan las distancias | distances are sweetened |
| Cantor pobre de los montes | Poor singer of the mountains |
| Borracho en las madrugadas | drunk in the early morning |
| La guitarra con su sombra | The guitar with its shadow |
| Lo llevan crucificado | They carry him crucified |
