Por El Camino de Mieres

Down the road of Mieres,
Among villages and mountains,
Next to the damn bridge,
I can see myself in the distance.
Dead river, how much I would give!
To clear your dark waters.

Down the road of Mieres
A coalman was singing:
Why do you say you love me
And if I'm gone, you don't miss me?
If my heart ruled
You wouldn't steal my soul.

Lord San Juan
Already in the bonfire
There's no need to burn.
Long live the dance
And those who are in it.

Down the road of Mieres
The rumble of the metal train
No longer wakes me at dawn,
The factory's siren.
They didn't leave a crumb
Of the years of abundance.