Milonga Del Hornero

María Elena Walsh María Elena Walsh

Hornero's Milonga

Green grass, dry grass
In San Antonio de Areco
The ovenbird Don Perico
Makes mud with its beak

A sparrow passes by and greets
Don't they need help?
We don't need thieves
Answer the fledglings

When the nest is finished
They have a dance with barbecue
Doña Perica, the ovenbird wife
Dances zamba and chacarera

Doña Perica, the ovenbird wife
Dances zamba and chacarera

The mischievous sparrow returns
Dressed as a watchman
Pretending to be distracted
Steals crumbs from the nest

Dad! The fledglings shout
The thieves have entered
Don Perico sees the sparrow
And forces him to be a laborer

Doña Perica calls him
And takes him as a maid
The fledglings, as babysitter
To give them the bottle

The sparrow washes and cooks
Sweeps, irons, sews, and chirps
Look, look what a wonder
A hardworking thief

  1. Sin Señal de Adiós
  2. Oración a La Justicia
  3. Vals Municipal
  4. En El País de Nomeacuerdo
  5. Como La Cigarra
  6. Canción de Caminantes
  7. La Canción Del Te
  8. La Vaca Estudiosa
  9. Campana de Palo
  10. Zamba Para Pepe
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