| Violinista de los montes
| fiddler of the hills
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| músico del campo nuestro
| country musician
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| se te está yendo la vida
| your life is going away
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| entre zambas y recuerdos
| between zambas and memories
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| El arco deshilachado
| the frayed bow
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| conjuga todo los tiempos
| conjugate all tenses
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| y llora todo los lloros
| and cries all the cries
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| de la esperanza y el sueño.
| of hope and dreams.
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| Con tu violín de tres cuerdas
| With your three-stringed violin
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| en verano y en invierno
| In summer and in winter
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| sigues tocando y tocando
| you keep playing and playing
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| hasta que se entra el lucero.
| until the star enters.
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| Tu fortuna es de amistad
| Your fortune is friendship
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| no sabes lo que es dinero
| you don't know what money is
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| los sentires que te animan
| the feelings that animate you
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| están más allá del tiempo.
| they are beyond time.
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| Cuando llega el carnaval
| When the carnival arrives
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| cruzas montes y potreros
| you cross mountains and paddocks
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| y sales buscando fiesta
| and you go out looking for a party
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| con tu silbo de señuelo.
| with your decoy whistle.
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| Con tu ponchito gastado
| With your worn ponchito
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| cubres tu violín zambero
| you cover your zambero violin
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| igual que a un niño dormido
| just like a sleeping child
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| lo cuida a tu instrumento.
| take care of your instrument.
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| Violinista de los montes
| fiddler of the hills
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| músico del campo nuestro.
| musician from our country.
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| Y así te pasas las horas
| And so you spend the hours
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| entre danza y zapateo
| between dance and zapateo
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| y de vez en cuando tocas
| and from time to time you play
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| la danza de tus recuerdos.
| the dance of your memories.
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| Entonces te trae la tarde
| Then the evening brings you
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| la luz de unos ojos negros
| the light of black eyes
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| que prometieron volver
| who promised to return
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| y que lejos se perdieron.
| and how far they were lost.
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| Violinista de los campos
| fiddler of the fields
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| músico humilde del cerro
| humble musician from the hill
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| como llora tu violín
| how your violin cries
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| eternizado en el viento. | eternal in the wind. |