| El viejo rio que va
| The old river that goes
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| Cruzando el atardecer
| Crossing the sunset
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| Como un gran camalotal
| Like a big camalotal
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| Lleva la balsa en su loco vaiven
| Take the raft in its crazy swing
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| Rumbo a la cosecha cosechero yo sere
| Heading for the harvest harvester I will be
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| Y entre copos blancos mi esperanza cantare
| And between white flakes I will sing my hope
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| Con manos curtidas dejare en el algodon
| With tanned hands I will leave in the cotton
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| Mi corazon
| My heart
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| La tierra del chaco quebrachera y montaraz
| The land of the Quebrachera and Montaraz Chaco
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| Prendera en mi sangre con un ronco sapucay
| Turn on my blood with a hoarse sapucay
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| Y sera en el surco mi sombrero bajo el sol
| And it will be in the groove my hat under the sun
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| Faro de luz
| Lighthouse
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| Algodon que se va … Que se va … Que se va …
| Cotton that is leaving… That is leaving… That is leaving…
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| Plata blanda mojada de luna y de sol
| Soft silver wet with moon and sun
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| Un ranchito borracho de sueños y amor
| A little ranch drunk with dreams and love
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| Quiero yo
| I want
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| De corrientes vengo yo
| I come from currents
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| Barranquera ya se ve
| Barranquera is already seen
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| Y en la costa un acordeon
| And on the coast an accordion
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| Gimiendo va su lento chamame
| moaning goes his slow chamame
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| Rumbo a la cosecha cosechero yo me ire
| Heading for the harvest, harvester, I'll go
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| Y entre copos blancos mi esperanza cantare
| And between white flakes I will sing my hope
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| Con manos curtidas dejare en el algodon
| With tanned hands I will leave in the cotton
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| Mi corazon | My heart |