Agüita de Rio
Atahualpa Yupanqui
River Water
From the valleys I bring
A sad song
What I learned from the river
That passes by singing
Through the rocky terrain
From the river that flows
I learned its song
I carry it with me
Lamenting on the skin
Of my drum
River water, rocky path
From every ravine, it takes away a sorrow
River water, I'm just the same
(I don't know where I come from or where I'm going!)
(I don't know where I come from or where I'm going!)
You don't want to love me
My little dove
Maybe because they say
That absent love
Doesn't last
You don't want to love me
What will become of me!
All my sorrow
Resonates on the skin
Of my drum
River water, rocky path
From every ravine, it takes away a sorrow
River water, I'm just the same
(I don't know where I come from or where I'm going!)
(I don't know where I come from or where I'm going!)
