Los Espantos

I arrived at a ravine
Chasing a guagua
When I was about to catch it
The mother of water appeared
The mother of water runs, runs, runs, she's catching up to you
Run, run, run, she's getting you, run, run, the mother of water

Running after a deer
I went from the south to the north
When I was about to catch it
The mother of the mountain appeared
The mother of the mountain runs, runs, runs, she's catching up to you
Run, run, run, she's coming, run, run, the mother of the mountain

I aimed at a snake
That passed over the waves
When I was about to shoot
The patasola appeared
The patasola runs, runs, runs, she's catching up to you
Run, run, run, she's coming, run, run, the patasola

When I was returning
From Tutunendo to Quibdó
I stopped on the road
The very same mohán de ichó
The mohán de ichó runs, runs, runs, she's catching up to you
Run, run, run, she's coming, run, run, the mohán de ichó

An old lady asked me
By God to accompany her
When she grew bigger
And that was the entaconada
The entaconada runs, runs, runs, she's getting you
Run, run, run, she's coming, run, run, the entaconada

And I who never believed
In ghosts or omens
Guess who was leading me
The duende with his hat
With his hat the duende, duende, duende runs
He's catching you, run, run, run, the duende is getting you, the duende with his hat