Текст и перевод песни Mercedes Sosa - Acercate, Cholito

Acercate, Cholito

Acércate al Perú, acércate cholito,
Ven pronto, ya verás, será para contar.
Iremos de la mano contemplando las bellezas
Y las fantasmagorías de la Lima colonial.
Es claro que estarán el puente y la alameda,
Recuerdos de un Perú bonito de evocar,
Pero también verás un horizonte iluminado
Por una madrugada que ya nada detendrá.
Ven pronto que esto sí, merece verse aquí de cerca,
Un pueblo que renueva de los Incas el solar.
Y en el costado mismo de la América que crece
Su esperanza ya estremece con su canto popular.
Ven pronto que un Perú recién nacido ya te espera,
Hay un reflejo nuevo en la sierra y en el mar.
Con aire jaranero de vals criollo y marinera
Compañero, compañera te esperamos por acá.
Acércate al Perú, ven pues, no te demores,
Que hay mucho para ver y para imaginar
En un vagabundeo de callejas y balcones
Una magia de otro tiempo a tus ojos se abrirá.
Sabrás de aquel virrey que amó a la Perricholi
Contar su viejo amor a orillas del Rimac
Pero desvaneciendo aquellas sombras del pasado
Hay un Perú que aguarda tu visita fraternal.

Come Close, Cholito

Come closer to Peru, come closer, cholito,
Come soon, you'll see, it'll be a story to tell.
We'll go hand in hand, contemplating the beauties
And the phantasmagorias of colonial Lima.
It's clear that the bridge and the alameda will be there,
Memories of a pretty Peru to evoke,
But you'll also see a horizon illuminated
By a dawn that nothing will stop.
Come soon, because this truly deserves to be seen up close,
A people who are renewing the Inca sun.
And on the very side of the Americas that is growing
Their hope already shivers with their popular song.
Come soon, because a newborn Peru is already waiting for you,
There's a new reflection in the mountains and the sea.
With the party air of Creole waltz and marinera
Companion, companion, we are waiting for you here.
Come closer to Peru, come on, don't delay,
Because there's so much to see and to imagine
In a vagabondage of streets and balconies
A magic from another time will open to your eyes.
You'll know about that viceroy who loved the Perricholi
Who told his old love story on the banks of the Rimac
But vanishing those shadows of the past
There's a Peru that awaits your fraternal visit.