Diego El Cigala — Milonga De Martín Fierro song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Milonga De Martín Fierro" by Diego El Cigala.
Lyrics
Yo no soy cantor letrado
Porque lo mío es cantar
No tengo cuándo acabar
Yo no soy cantor letrado
Porque lo mío es cantar
No tengo cuándo acabar
Y me envejezco cantando
Las coplas me van brotando
Como agua de manantial
Soy gaucho y entiéndanlo
Como mi lengua lo explica
Para mí la tierra es chica
Y pudiera ser mayor
Ni la víbora me pica
Ni quema mi frente el sol
Mientras suene el encordado
Mientras encuentres el compás
Yo no he de quedarme atrás
Sin defender la parada
Y he jurado que jamás
Me la han de llevar robada
Naide me puede quitar
Aquello que Dios me dio
Lo que el mundo truje yo
Del mundo lo ha de llevar
Soy gaucho y entiéndanlo
Como mi lengua lo explica
Para mí la tierra es chica
Y pudiera ser mayor
Ni la víbora me pica
Ni quema mi frente el sol
Yo soy toro en mi rodeo
Y torazo en ruedo ajeno
Siempre me tuve por bueno
Y si me quieren probar
Salga otro a cantar
Y veremos quién es menos
Naide me puede quitar
Aquello que Dios me dio
Lo que el mundo truje yo
Del mundo lo ha de llevar
Soy gaucho y entiéndanlo
Como mi lengua lo explica
Para mí la tierra es chica
Y pudiera ser mayor
Ni la víbora me pica
Ni quema mi frente el sol
Lyrics translation
I'm not a literate singer.
'Cause it's my thing to sing
I don't have when to finish
I'm not a literate singer.
'Cause it's my thing to sing
I don't have when to finish
And I grow old singing
The couplets are sprouting to me
Like spring water
I'm gaucho and understand it
As my language explains it
For me the Earth is small
And I could be older
Even the Viper itches me
Don't even burn my forehead the sun
As long as the string rings
As long as you find the Compass
I don't have to stay behind
Without defending the stop
And I have sworn that never
They must have stolen it from me.
Naide can take me away
What God gave me
What the world swindles me
Of the world must carry it
I'm gaucho and understand it
As my language explains it
For me the Earth is small
And I could be older
Even the Viper itches me
Don't even burn my forehead the sun
I am bull at my rodeo
And thorax on someone else's wheel
I always thought I was good.
And if you want to try me
Go out and sing another one
And we'll see who's less
Naide can take me away
What God gave me
What the world swindles me
Of the world must carry it
I'm gaucho and understand it
As my language explains it
For me the Earth is small
And I could be older
Even the Viper itches me
Don't even burn my forehead the sun