Santafesino de Veras

Countryman from Santa Fe
Born in the grasslands
Where the willows drink
The light of the Carcaraña

I grew up like the fish
On the banks of this shore
True Santafesino
From the Carcaraña River

They call me the scoundrel
Sometimes the Guarani
Because I'm from Santa Fe
Which is the place where I was born

The polka and the chamamé
Have been composed for me
Where the accordion plays
There I stand out

I get wet in the downpours
The tough grass cuts me
The southeast winds burn me
From the Carcaraña River
My life is in these lands
Defended by the chajaces
Darkened by the biguaces
And scented by the jacaranda

Here I will always live
The guitar will tell me
My memory in the accordion
Will remain forever

Death will take me
Singing this chamamé
If I die, it will be singing
My love for my Santa Fe
Because I'm from Santa Fe
Which is the place where I was born.