Alma Challuera

I'm heading down to the river to sit on the sand
And enjoy the coolness of the calm morning

I want to see the fish shining in the morning sun
Gills pulsing and smell the river breeze

The shimmering golds are traces of the dawn
That the sand on the beach holds in its heart

Blood and foam on the sand, heart of the same river
Silver and gold scales, emblems of my love

I'm heading down to the river singing this folk tune
And I carry in my chest all my river yearnings

I want to see the river girls with their skirts at their knees
When they scare the mullets splashing near the shore

I want to see the water lily swimming with the dark catfish
And feel myself in the water, away from my pains

Blood and foam on the sand, heart of the same river
Silver and gold scales, emblems of my love