Текст и перевод песни Jaime Llano González - La Piragua

La Piragua

Me contaron lo abuelos que hace tiempo,
Navegaba en el Cesar una piragua,
Que partía del Banco viejo puerto
A las playas de amor en Chimichagua.

Capoteando el vendaval se estremecía
E impasible desafiaba la tormenta,
Y un ejercito de estrellas la seguía
Tachonándola de luz y de leyenda.
Era la piragua de Guillermo Cubillos,
Era la piragua, era la piragua. (Bis)
Doce bogas con la piel color majagua
Y con ellos el temible Pedro Albundia,
Por las noches a los remos le arrancaban
Un melódico rugir de hermosa cumbia.

Doce sombras, ahora viejas ya no reman,
Ya no cruje el maderamen en el agua,
Solo quedan los recuerdos en la arena
Donde yace dormitando la piragua.
Era la piragua de Guillermo Cubillos,
Era la piragua, era la piragua. (Bis)
La piragua, la piragua,
La piragua, la piragua...

The Dugout

My grandparents told me that long ago,
A dugout canoe sailed on the Cesar River,
Departing from the old port of Banco
To the beaches of love in Chimichagua.

Facing the storm, it would shudder
And defiantly challenge the tempest,
And an army of stars would follow it
Adorning it with light and legend.
It was the dugout of Guillermo Cubillos,
It was the dugout, it was the dugout. (Chorus)
Twelve rowers with mahogany-colored skin
And with them, the fearsome Pedro Albundia,
At night, they would draw from the oars
A melodic roar of beautiful cumbia.

Twelve shadows, now old, no longer row,
No longer does the timber creak in the water,
Only memories remain in the sand
Where the dugout lies dormant.
It was the dugout of Guillermo Cubillos,
It was the dugout, it was the dugout. (Chorus)
The dugout, the dugout,
The dugout, the dugout...