Despeinando El Plata (feat. Osvaldo Fattoruso)

Distant winds brought such poor immigrants
And many adventurers from the most distant lands
Others came forced from the great Black continent
With so many mixed dreams, this town was formed

The history of this place was made by the simplest people
On the edge of Uruguay, the city of the marvelous sea
City of so many chimeras, city of utopias
The one with true dreams like those of José Artigas

Home to many poets, shelter for painters
The cradle of prophets, teachers, and thinkers
Den of champions who since that centenary
Made the goals heard even in the port neighborhood

With a tango on every corner and a carnival group in every neighborhood
The neighborhood gathers, no one is left lonely
And on February nights, crazy drums are heard
Taking off their hats, the candombe passes, gentlemen

Oh Montevideo and your braid of blue and brown water
That the wind unties until it untangles the Silver River
Oh Montevideo and your bay that sleeps in the sun
Where every day life awakens

City of great women, those who pave the way
Creating sunrises, guiding their destinies
Bay of encounters, bay of embraces
Hope of this time that you are making your way through

Oh Montevideo and your braid of blue and brown water
That the wind unties until it untangles the Silver River
Oh Montevideo and your bay that sleeps in the sun
Where every day life awakens