Canción del jangadero

Down the river I go, carrying the raft
Down the river on the Upper Paraná
It's the weight of the fallen shadow
That, seeking the horizon, will go down

Down the river, down the river, down the river
On the water's surface, I'm bleeding my song
In the dream of life and labor
My heart turns into a water hyacinth

Raftman, raftman
My fate, on the river, is to drift
From the depths of the lumber mill
With the longing for the water that flows away

Father river, your scales of living gold
Are the fever that drives me further
I chase after your fleeting horizon
And my blood flows away with the water

From bank to bank, sun and moon, sky and water
A mirage that never seems to fade
Clay skin, fabulous lampalagua
The passion to navigate devours me

Raftman, raftman
My fate, on the river, is to drift
From the depths of the lumber mill
With the longing for the water that flows away

Raftman, raftman
My fate, through the river, is to drift
From the depths of the lumber mill
With the longing for the water that flows away

From the depths of the lumber mill
With the longing for the water that flows away