El Carretero

Goes without rest
a cart driver with his load to the city
and in his singing
he spreads the joy of the countryside in the vastness
between shadow and light
with the jijuza he marches to the town
while the swaying
longs sweetly for his monkey, the moraiju
his rhythmic sounds season the sweetness
of the tender fruits he takes to sell
and his slow pace inspires the cart
the sweet song that moans as the axle rattles
to his desire to return
where his beloved awaits him with rich sound
his heart is content
and on his guitar he sings
thanks to God.