Inti Illimani — El surco song lyrics and translation

The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "El surco" by Inti Illimani.

Lyrics

Dentro de un surco abierto vi germinar
Un lucero de infinita soledad
Y con una canasta le vi regar
Con agua de un arroyo de oscuridad
Ah, malhaya, la siembra se echó a perder
Y el agua del arroyo se echó a correr
Al lucero le gusta la libertad
Y al agua del arroyo la claridad
No dio fruto el lucero, se fue a alumbrar
Y el agua del arroyo te fue a cuidar
En una hora triste quise cantar
Y dentro de mi canto quise gritar
Y dentro de mi grito quise llorar
Pero tan sólo canto para callar
Ah, malhaya la hora en que fui a cantar
Ah, malhaya la hora en que fui a gritar
Si gritando se llora para callar
Y mi vaso sediento no llega al mar
Ah, malhaya la hora en que fui a cantar
Ah, malhaya la hora en que fui a gritar
Y así se fue el lucero a su libertad
Y así se fue el arroyo a su claridad
No me llegó la hora de clarinar.

Lyrics translation

Inside an open groove I saw germinate
A star of infinite solitude
And with a basket I saw him watering
With water from a stream of darkness
Ah, malhaya, the planting is ruined
And the water in the stream ran
The lumberjack likes freedom
And to the water of the stream the clarity
The nightlight did not bear fruit, it went to light
And the water in the stream went to take care of you
In a sad hour I wanted to sing
And inside my song I wanted to scream
And inside my cry I wanted to cry
But I just sing to shut up
Ah, malhaya the time I went to sing
Ah, malhaya the time I went to scream
If screaming cries to shut up
And my thirsty glass doesn't reach the sea
Ah, malhaya the time I went to sing
Ah, malhaya the time I went to scream
And so the lucero went to his freedom
And so went the stream to its clarity
It's not time for me to clear up.