| El Niño Yuntero (original) | El Niño Yuntero (translation) |
|---|---|
| Carne de yugo ha nacido | yoke meat is born |
| más humillado que bello | more humiliated than beautiful |
| con el cuello perseguido | with the neck chased |
| por el yugo para el cuello. | by the yoke for the neck. |
| Empieza a vivir y empieza | Start living and start |
| a morir de punta a punta | to die from end to end |
| levantando la corteza | lifting the bark |
| de su madre con la yunta. | of his mother of him with the team. |
| Contar sus años no sabe | Count the years of he does not know |
| y ya sabe que el sudor | and he already knows that the sweat |
| es una corona grave | it is a serious crown |
| de sal para el labrador. | of salt for the farmer. |
| Me duele este niño hambriento | I hurt this hungry child |
| como una grandiosa espina | like a great thorn |
| y su vivir ceniciento | and his live ashen |
| revuelve mi alma de encina. | stir my oak soul. |
| Contar sus años no sabe | Count your years you don't know |
| y ya sabe que el sudor | and you know that the sweat |
| es una corona grave | it is a serious crown |
| de sal para el labrador. | of salt for the farmer. |
| Quién salvará a este chiquillo | Who will save this little boy |
| menor que un grano de avena, | smaller than a grain of oats, |
| de dónde saldrá el martillo | where will the hammer come from |
| verdugo de esta cadena. | executioner of this chain. |
| Que salga del corazón | come out of the heart |
| de los hombres jornaleros | of the day laborers |
| que antes de ser hombres son | that before being men they are |
| y han sido niños yunteros. | and they have been children yunteros. |
