Chamarrita de Colonia

Colonia del Sacramento
Flower of the Eastern Band
Across from Buenos Aires
By the river like the sea

Step by step, the neighborhood
Hand in hand, going down
Through cobblestone streets
And colonial streetlights

To watch from the shore
Like a saint on the altar
A sun with stiff rays
Painted in saffron

Heat, willow grove
Eyes wide open
And the sun on the horizon
With its viceroyal cloak

Colonia del Sacramento
Flower of the Eastern Band
Across from Buenos Aires
By the river like the sea

Step by step, the neighborhood
Fence by fence, it will shed
Jasmine and honeysuckle
Through Spain and Portugal

The buzz fills the square
A crystal aviary
And a leisure of time, oh man
Sipping mate on the threshold

Gentle city
Of fable and truth
Garden of loudspeakers
Flower of the Eastern Band