Translation of the song Para cantarle a mi gente artist Mercedes Sosa
Para cantarle a mi gente
To sing it to my people
Milonga asi
A Milonga1 like this,
Para cantarle a mi gente
to sing to my people,
De tanto verla olvidada
seeing it so much forgotten
Le arrimo mi canto
I bring my song closer to them
Le doy esperanza
I give them hope.
Milonga asi
A Milonga like this
Para cantarle a mi gente
to sing to my people,
Yo canto para encontrarla
I sing to find it
Y si ella me escucha
and if it listens to me
Mi canto hace falta
my song is needed.
Busco su voz
I seek its voice
Para cantar
to sing
Su garganta es mi garganta
Its singing voice is my singing voice,
Con ella estoy
I am with it
Vamos a andar
We are going to travel
Su camino en la mañana
its path in the morning
Milonga asi
A Milonga like this
Para cantarle a mi gente
to sing to my people
En estas mismas palabras
In these very words
Se va la paciencia
patience is gone,
Que ya se le acaba
is already finished.
Busco su voz
I seek its voice
Para cantar
to sing
Su garganta es mi garganta
Its singing voice is my singing voice,
Con ella estoy
I am with it
Vamos a andar
We are going to travel
Su camino en la mañana
its path in the morning
Milonga asi
A Milonga like this
Para cantarle a mi gente
to sing to my people
En estas mismas palabras
In these very words
Se va la paciencia
patience is gone,
Que ya se le acaba
is already finished.
De ella misma
From its very self
Aprendi
I learnt
Lo que a ella le dare
what I will give it
Con su voz
with its singing voice
Que es mi voz
which is my singing voice
En milonga cantare
I shall sing in milonga
Milonga asi
Milonga like this
Para cantarle a mi gente
to sing to my people