El Gavilán Colorao
Los Olimareños
The Red Hawk
Aaaaaaayyyyyy!, if the hawk would eat
true sir how it eats the cattle
if the hawk would eat
listen buddy how it eats the cattle
I would have already eaten the red hawk
hawk!, chirp chirp chirp
hawk!, pao pao pao
hawk!, chirp chirp chirp
hawk!, pao pao pao
That little hawk cousin
listen little cousin so small and so flying
That little hawk cousin
listen little cousin so small and so flying
that rises high to spot the chick
hawk!, chirp chirp chirp
hawk!, pao pao pao
hawk!, chirp chirp chirp
hawk!, pao pao pao
Canoe man of the Arauca river,
from the Arauca river take me to the other side
Canoe man of the Arauca river,
from the Arauca river take me to the other side
the red hawk is chasing me
hawk!, chirp chirp chirp
hawk!, pao pao pao
hawk!, chirp chirp chirp
hawk!, pao pao pao
Yellow beak hawk,
yellow beak hawk flying over the burnt
Yellow beak hawk,
yellow beak hawk flying over the burnt
tell me what reason brings the red hawk
hawk!, chirp chirp chirp
hawk!, pao pao pao
hawk!, chirp chirp chirp
hawk!, pao pao pao
Aaaaaaayyyyyy!, in the Apures ravine
listen from Apures a hawk sighed
in the Apures ravine
true sir a hawk sighed
and in the sigh he said: 'Girl from Camaguáy'
hawk!, chirp chirp chirp
hawk!, pao pao pao
hawk!, chirp chirp chirp
hawk!, pao pao pao
Aaaaaaayyyyyy!, the Eagle in the mountain
in the mountain and in the estuary the carrao
the Eagle in the mountain
in the mountain and in the estuary the carrao
and in the llano roads the red hawk
hawk!, chirp chirp chirp
hawk!, pao pao pao
hawk!, chirp chirp chirp
hawk!, pao pao pao
hawk!, chirp chirp chirp
hawk!, pao pao pao