Lyrics and translation Chabuca Granda - El Dueño Ausente
Paisana
de
mis
alturas
My
beloved
from
the
heights
Ingenua
niña
serrana
Naive
mountain
girl
La
de
mejillas
de
rosa
With
cheeks
like
roses
Y
largas
trenzas
endrinas
And
long
sloe-black
braids
De
tu
techo
colorado
From
your
red-tiled
roof
Engastado
a
tus
montañas
Nestled
in
the
mountains
¿Qué
ilusiones
te
arrancaron,
bajando
What
dreams
were
torn
from
you,
descending
De
esa,
tu
altiva
montaña?
From
that,
your
lofty
mountain?
Tu
dueño
sirve
a
la
patria
Your
lover
serves
the
fatherland
Y
te
dejó
a
tu
cuidado
And
he
left
you
in
his
care
Su
maicito
y
los
trigales
His
corn
and
the
wheat
fields
Y
la
quinua
ya
sembrada
And
the
quinoa
already
sown
En
su
tierrita
escondida,
al
fondo
In
his
hidden
little
piece
of
land
De
una
quebrada
In
a
ravine
Tu
dueño
ha
de
reclamarte
Your
lover
has
to
claim
you
back
Después
del
tiempo
cumplido
After
his
time
is
served
Su
maicito
y
los
trigales
His
corn
and
the
wheat
fields
Y
la
quinua
ya
sembrada
And
the
quinoa
already
sown
En
su
tierrita
escondida
In
his
hidden
little
piece
of
land
Al
fondo
de
una
quebrada
In
the
depths
of
a
ravine
Paisana
de
mis
alturas
My
beloved
from
the
heights
Si
tú,
como
la
retama
If
you,
like
the
retama
flower
Floreces
en
las
quebradas
Bloom
in
the
ravines
Y
en
la
costa
no
hay
tu
mata
And
there's
no
shrub
like
you
on
the
coast
La
rosa
de
tus
mejillas
The
rose
of
your
cheeks
Se
está
poniendo
azafrana
Is
turning
saffron
Vete
cuanto
antes,
paisana
Go
as
soon
as
you
can,
my
lady
Vuelve,
sube
a
tu
altiva
montaña
Return,
climb
to
your
lofty
mountain
Tu
dueño
sirve
a
la
patria
Your
lover
serves
the
fatherland
Y
te
dejó
a
tu
cuidado
And
he
left
you
in
his
care
Su
maicito
y
los
trigales
His
corn
and
the
wheat
fields
Y
la
quinua
ya
sembrada
And
the
quinoa
already
sown
En
su
tierrita
escondida,
al
fondo
In
his
hidden
little
piece
of
land,
in
the
depths
De
una
quebrada,
ay
Of
a
ravine,
oh
Tu
dueño
ha
de
reclamarte
Your
lover
has
to
claim
you
back
Después
del
tiempo
cumplido
After
his
time
is
served
Su
maicito
y
los
trigales
His
corn
and
the
wheat
fields
Y
la
quinua
ya
sembrada
And
the
quinoa
already
sown
En
su
tierrita
escondida
In
his
hidden
little
piece
of
land
Al
fondo
de
una
quebrada
In
the
depths
of
a
ravine
Rate the translation
1
La Flor de Canela
2 Quizás un Día Así
3 El Dueño Ausente
4 Acaríciame
5 Propiedad Privada
6 El Surco
7 Zaguán
8 Toro Mata
9 Una Larga Noche
10 José Antonio
11 Fina Estampa
12 Coplas a Fray Martín
13 La torre de marfil
14 Ollita Nomas
15 Cardo o Ceniza
16 El Puente de los Suspiros
17 Chabuca Limeña
18 Arráncame la Vida
19 Zamba para No Morir
20 Lando
2 Quizás un Día Así
3 El Dueño Ausente
4 Acaríciame
5 Propiedad Privada
6 El Surco
7 Zaguán
8 Toro Mata
9 Una Larga Noche
10 José Antonio
11 Fina Estampa
12 Coplas a Fray Martín
13 La torre de marfil
14 Ollita Nomas
15 Cardo o Ceniza
16 El Puente de los Suspiros
17 Chabuca Limeña
18 Arráncame la Vida
19 Zamba para No Morir
20 Lando
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