La Caña
Jurema
The Sugar Cane
My father was cultivating
The land every minute
And the land was giving him
Affection, warmth, and fruit
Sweet cane, wild cane
Sugar cane ignited
That I am like the cane
That sweetens life
Sweet cane, wild cane
Cane l elo lei lo la
That I am like the cane
That grows in immensity
Dark-skinned land sown
By injustice, pain
Lying down looking at the sun
Of the working people
The furrow kisses you wet
Sweet cane, wild cane
Cane l elo lei lo la
That I am like the cane
That grows in immensity
The cutter with his machete
Fells at the edge of the crucible
The magic that is wasted
In the land of fury
Sweet cane, wild cane
Cane l elo lei lo le
That I am like the cane
For I will never die
Sweet cane, wild cane
Cane l elo leilo la
That I am like the cane
That grows in immensity
Brother, if you are lost
Within the cane field
Throw a spike in the air
To serve as your flag
Sweet cane, wild cane
Cane l elo lei lo lero
That I am like the cane
That they burn me and I don't die
Sweet cane, wild cane
Cane l ele lei lo la
That I am like the cane
That grows in immensity
