Lyrics and translation Antonio Tarragó Ros - Chamarra del Laburante
Cristalitos
de
la
lluvia
Crystals
of
the
rain
Lo
iluminan
mientras
va
Illuminate
him
as
he
goes
Pensativo
a
su
laburo
Pondering
his
work
De
sereno
juan
gaitán
Of
watchman
juan
gaitán
Siempre
tiene
el
tiempo
justo
He
always
has
just
enough
time
De
lanús
a
capital
From
lanús
to
the
capital
En
los
trenes
se
apretuja
He
squeezes
into
trains
En
el
bolso
fiambre
y
pan
His
bag
holds
sandwiches
and
bread
El
laburante
va
The
laborer
goes,
Arde
la
realidad
Reality
burns
Dicen
que
cambiará
They
say
it
will
change.
El
laburante
va
The
laborer
goes.
En
la
fábrica
de
día
In
the
factory
by
day
Y
sereno
en
el
garage
And
a
watchman
in
the
garage
Los
domingos
son
tan
cortos
Sundays
are
so
short
Laburante
juan
gaitán
Laborer
juan
gaitán
Suelta
amarras
la
chamarra
Unties
his
windbreaker
Y
le
da
por
preguntar:
And
asks
himself:
¿A
quién
es
que
se
dirigen
Who
do
they
refer
to
Cuando
al
pueblo
piden
más?
When
asking
the
people
for
more?
El
laburante
va...
The
laborer
goes...
Se
pregunta
dónde
falla
He
asks
what
he's
doing
wrong,
Se
pregunta
qué
hace
mal
He
asks
what
he's
missing
Le
pidieron
que
luchara
They
asked
him
to
fight,
Que
se
estire
un
poco
más
To
stretch
himself
a
bit
more
Como
aquello
del
madero
Like
with
the
lumber,
Se
recuerda
don
gaitán.
Remembers
mr
gaitán
Que
pedían
y
no
daban
They
asked
and
didn't
give
Lo
maderos
de
san
juan.
The
lumberjacks
of
san
juan.
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