Qué He Sacado Con Quererte
Violeta Parra
What Have I Gained by Loving You
Mapuche lament
What have I gained with the moon
that we both looked at together?
What have I gained with the names
stamped on the wall?
As the calendar changes,
everything changes in this world.
Oh, oh, oh! Oh! Oh!
What have I gained with the lily
we planted in the courtyard?
It wasn't just one who planted;
it was two lovers.
Gardener, your planting
hasn't changed over time.
Oh, oh, oh! Oh! Oh!
What have I gained with the shadow
of the pepper tree as a witness,
and the four feet marked
on the edge of the road?
What have I gained by loving you,
blossomed little carnation?
Oh, oh, oh! Oh! Oh!
Here is the same moon,
and in the courtyard the white lily,
the two names on the wall,
and your trace on the road.
But you, ungrateful dove,
no longer coo in my nest.
Oh, oh, oh! Oh! Oh!
*Mapuche: Indigenous people from southern Chile.
It was the only native nation that did not accept the occupation
and Spanish colonization in Chile in the 16th and 17th centuries,
even winning several battles against the Spaniards,
led by the famous chief named toqui Lautaro,
who united various Mapuche tribes to destroy
even the cities founded by the Spanish invaders.
