Translation of the song El palomo artist Violeta Parra
El palomo
The pigeon
Yo crié un palomo, caramba,
I raised a pigeon, oh! gee,
sólo para mi recreo.
just as a hobby.
Me paso llorando, caramba,
Now I'm crying, damn it,
cuando no lo veo.
because I don't see him.
¡Ay, mi palomo,
Oh!, my pigeon,
tanto que lo amé!
I love you so much!
Dejándome sola, caramba,
Now I'm alone, gosh!
se voló y se fue.
You flew away and left me.
Él no come trigo, caramba,
He doesn't eat wheat,
ni tampoco arroz.
nor rice.
Sólo se mantiene, caramba,
I used to feed him, oh! gee,
con mi fino amor.
only with my immense love.
¡Ay, mi palomo,
Oh!, my pigeon,
tanto que lo amé!
I love you so much!
Dejándome sola, caramba,
Now I'm alone, gosh,
se voló y se fue.
You flew away and left me.
Me subo al cerrito, caramba,
I'm going up on the hill, damn it,
por verlo pasar.
to see what happened.
Lo tapó una nube, caramba,
Maybe a cloud hides him, damn it,
me pongo a llorar.
I'm starting to cry.
¡Ay, mi palomo,
Oh!, my pigeon,
tanto que lo amé!
I love you so much!
Dejándome sola, caramba,
Now I'm alone, gosh,
se voló y se fue.
You flew away and left me.