Alfredo Zitarrosa — Guitarrero song lyrics and translation

The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Guitarrero" by Alfredo Zitarrosa.

Lyrics

Guitarrero, con tu cantar
Me vas llenando de luz el alma
Porque tu voz temblando está
Corazón adentro de la farra.*
Como un puñal, clavado está
El grito arisco de la baguala
Y el eco de tu corazón
Bombo se vuelve en las cacharpayas
Si alguna vez el tiempo
Calla para siempre tu guitarral,**
Sobre tu sueño irá el viento
Quebrando maderas de jacarandá.***
Adiós, adiós guitarrero
¡tu viejo sendero qué rumbo ha i tomar!
Hijo de aquel viejo cantor
Que se fue al cielo de las vidalas
Por la noche manchadita
Con las estrellas de su guitarra
No te vayas, guitarrero
Que se me apaga la luz del alma;
Quiero volver a amanecer
Para morirme en las cacharpayas.****

Lyrics translation

Guitar player, with your singing
You're filling my soul with light
Because your trembling voice is
Heart in the binge.*
Like a dagger, nailed down is
The grisly cry of the baguala
And the echo of your heart
Hype returns to the cacharpayas
If ever the time
Shut up your guitar forever,**
On your dream will go the wind
Breaking Rosewood.***
Goodbye, goodbye guitar player
your old path what direction has I taken!
Son of that old singer
Who went to the heaven of life
At night spotty
With the stars on his guitar
Don't go, guitarist.
That the light of my soul goes out;
I want to go back to Dawn
To die in the cacharpayas.****