Lyrics and translation Leon Gieco - Bajaste del Norte
Bajaste del Norte
You Came Down from the North
Bajaste
del
norte
You
came
down
from
the
North
Sin
más
que
cuatro
hijos
With
nothing
more
than
four
children
Y
aquel
cielo
de
tus
ojos
And
those
eyes
of
heaven's
blue
Y
una
mujer
que
te
aprendió
a
seguir
And
a
woman
who
learned
to
follow
you
Buscabas
el
peso
You
were
looking
for
fortune
Sin
darte
por
vencido
Never
giving
up
Mas
al
final
de
cada
día
But
at
the
end
of
every
day
Las
manos
vacías
Empty
hands
Volvías
a
encontrar
You
would
find
again
Por
eso
te
entiendo
That's
why
I
understand
you
Cuando
en
un
vaso
te
vas
When
you
lose
yourself
in
a
glass
Quién
sabe
adonde
Who
knows
where
Buscando
eso
que
llaman
paz
Searching
for
that
which
they
call
peace
Y
aunque
sabes
que
te
dicen
And
although
you
know
they
say
Viejo
borracho
sos
tan
bueno
You're
a
good
old
drunk
Que
ni
siquiera
al
diablo
los
mandas
Who
sends
Los
mandas
Not
even
the
devil
Buscabas
el
peso
You
were
looking
for
fortune
Sin
darte
por
vencido
Never
giving
up
Mas
al
final
de
cada
día
But
at
the
end
of
every
day
Las
manos
vacías
Empty
hands
Volvías
a
encontrar
You
would
find
again
Por
eso
te
entiendo
That's
why
I
understand
you
Cuando
en
un
vaso
te
vas
When
you
lose
yourself
in
a
glass
Quién
sabe
adonde
Who
knows
where
Buscando
eso
que
llaman
paz
Searching
for
that
which
they
call
peace
Y
aunque
sabes
que
te
dicen
And
although
you
know
they
say
Viejo
borracho
sos
tan
bueno
You're
a
good
old
drunk
Que
ni
siquiera
al
diablo
los
mandas
Who
sends
Los
mandas
Not
even
the
devil
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