Translation of the song El monte y el río artist Pablo Neruda
El monte y el río
The Mountain and the River
En mi patria hay un monte.
In my country there is a mountain.
En mi patria hay un río.
In my country there is a river.
Ven conmigo.
Come with me.
La noche al monte sube.
The night rises to the mountain.
El hambre baja al río.
Hunger comes down to the river.
Ven conmigo.
Come with me.
Quiénes son los que sufren?
Who are the ones who suffer?
No sé, pero son míos.
I don't know, but they are mine.
Ven conmigo.
Come with me.
No sé, pero me llaman
I don't know, but they call me
y me dicen «Sufrimos».
and tell me We suffered.
Ven conmigo.
Come with me.
Y me dicen: «Tu pueblo,
And they tell me: Your village,
tu pueblo desdichado,
your godforsaken village,
entre el monte y el río,
between the mountain and the river,
con hambre y con dolores,
with hunger and sorrows,
no quiere luchar solo,
does not want to fight alone,
te está esperando, amigo».
it is waiting for you, friend.
Oh tú, la que yo amo,
Oh you, the one that I love,
pequeña, grano rojo
little one, red grain
de trigo,
of wheat,
será dura la lucha,
it will be a hard fight,
la vida será dura,
life will be hard,
pero vendrás conmigo.
but you will come with me.