Translation of the song La Mamancy artist Mercedes Sosa

Arribita, sol arriba

Up, up, sun go up.

Encontré mi corazón,

I found my heart,

A la sombra de mi mama

on the shadow of my mother

Bajo un cielo de cardón.

under a sky made of cacti 1.

Era el tiempo del asombro,

It was the time of bewilderment,

De seguirle el rastro al sol

of following the sun's trails.

Arribita cielo, arriba

Up, up, my heaven, up

Donde hacían el color.

where the color got made.

De sus manos vi nacer

From her hands I saw the birth

Los oficios del laurel

of the crafts of the laurel

Y un susurro de telar

and a whisper from the loom

Que rondaba mi niñez.

that circled around my childhood.

Arribita, sueño arriba

Up,up, my dream, up.

Despertó mi corazón

My heart woke up

Porque a veces me dolía

because sometimes it hurt

La tristeza de los dos.

with both our sadnesses.

Estaba allí, gestándome,

She was there, nurturing me,

Mamancy, mi mamitay,

little mother, my little mother, 2

A su calor me vio crecer,

she saw me grow up by her warmth,

Soledad con soledad

lonelinesses put together,

Y su raíz en mi raíz

and her roots inside my roots

Regresa siempre a cantar.

always come back to sing.

Estaba allí, gestándome,

She was there, nurturing me,

Mamancy, mi mamitay,

little mother, my little mother.