Vayan al Norte
Eliza GilkysonOriginal | Traduzione inglese della stessa autrice. |
VAYAN AL NORTE | GO NORTH |
We never ask for a handout Or more than our fair share of pay Downtown you all know where we stand Out looking for work by the day You don’t ask why our farms were abandoned Or of our choice between vida y muerte Or why we would take such a gamble por las esperanzas del Norte | We never ask for a handout Or more than our fair share of pay Downtown you all know where we stand Out looking for work by the day You don’t ask why our farms were abandoned Or of our choice between life and death Or why we would take such a gamble For the high hopes of El Norte |
Vayan al Norte, vayan al Norte… | Go north, go north |
From Oaxaca to El Paradero Survival our deepest desire From the barbed wire de La Frontera From the frying pan into the fire Laying low como ladrones En una tierra de puertas cerradas Aun podemos escuchar las voces De nuestros perdidos amados | From Oaxaca to El Paradero Survival our deepest desire From the barbed wire of the Border From the frying pan into the fire Laying low like thieves In a land of closed doors We can still hear the voices of our lost loved ones |
Vayan al Norte, vayan al Norte Digan adios y salgan ahora Atravesan el rio Queridos no lloran Vayan con dios y vayan al Norte | Go north go north Say goodbye, leave now Cross the river, dear ones, don’t cry Go with God And go north |
Nos despertan en medio del sueno Las caras de nuestros viejos Saludan con las manos cansadas Por ultima vez, adios Y ahora nunca regresaremos Y pasamos por su mundo como sombras Pero una vida nueva hacemos Aqui en las tierras del Norte | They wake us up in mid-sleep The faces of our old ones Waving with their tired hands For the last time, goodbye Now we will never go back And we pass through your world like shadows But we are building a new life Here in the lands of the north |
Vayan al Norte… | Go north go north Say goodbye, leave now Cross the river, dear ones, don’t cry Go with God Go north |
Atraviesen el rio Cantan no lloran Vayan con dios y vayan al Norte | Cross the river Sing, don’t cry, Go with God, Go north |