Chavela Vargas — Lamento Borincano song lyrics and translation

The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Lamento Borincano" by Chavela Vargas.

Lyrics

Sale, loco de contento
Con su cargamento para la ciudad, ay, para la ciudad
Lleva en su pensamiento todo un mundo llego de felicidad, ay, de felicidad
Piensa en remediar la situación
De su hogar que es toda su ilusión, si
Que alegre el jibarito va diciendo así, pensando así, cantando así por el camino
Si yo vendo la garga mi dios querido, un traje a mi viejita voy a comprar
Que alegre tambien su yegua va a presentir que su cantar es todo un himno de
alegria
En eso le sorprende la luz del día y llegan al mercado de la ciudad
Pasa la mañana entera, sin que nadie quiera su carga comprar, ay,
su carga comprar
Todo, todo esta desierto y el pueblo esta muerto de necesidad, ay, de necesidad
Se oyen los lamentos por doquier, de su desdichada borinques, si
Que triste el jibarillo

Lyrics translation

Get out, you happy nut.
With its cargo for the city, oh, for the city
He has in his mind a whole world come of happiness, alas, of happiness
Think about remedying the situation
Of your home which is all your illusion, if
How cheerful the jibarito is saying so, thinking so, singing so along the way
If I sell the garga my dear God, a suit to my old lady I'll buy
How joyful also your mare will sense that her singing is quite a hymn of
joy
In that you are surprised by the daylight and arrive at the market of the city
He spends the whole morning, no one wants his cargo to buy, Oh,
your cargo buy
Everything, everything is deserted and the people are dead of need, Oh, of need
The laments are heard everywhere, of his unfortunate borinques, if
How sad the jibarillo