Canción del jangadero

Down the river I go, carrying the raft
Down the river through the Upper Paraná
It's the weight of the collapsed shadow
That seeking horizon will descend.

Down the river, down the river, down the river
On the water's surface, I bleed my song
In the dream of life and work
Water hyacinth turns my heart.

Riverboatman... riverboatman
My destiny on the river is to drift
From the depths of the lumber mill
With the longing of the water that goes away.

Father river, your scales of living gold
Are the dream that takes us further
We go after the elusive horizon
And the blood with the water goes away.

Side to side, sun and moon, sky and water
Mirage that never quite passes
Mud skin, fabulous water snake
Passion for sailing devours me.

Riverboatman... riverboatman...