Serenata Para La Tierra De Uno
Mercedes Sosa
Serenade For One's Land
Because it hurts if I stay
but I die if I leave,
for everything and despite everything, my love,
I want to live in you.
For your decency of folk song
and for your scandal of sun,
for your summer with jasmine, my love,
I want to live in you.
Because the language of childhood
is a secret between the two of us,
because you gave shelter
to the uprooting of my heart.
For your ancient rebellions
and for the age of your pain,
for your endless hope, my love,
I want to live in you.
To sow you with guitar
to take care of you in every flower,
and to hate those who hurt you, my love,
I want to live in you.