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Old 09-27-2007, 05:29 PM   #1
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Default Translate Spanish to English song lyrics - please help!

I need to translate the lyrics to this song. I put it through a translator, but the results seem pretty off. Can someone please help correct the lyrics?

Volver al Valle

He regresado al Valle,
yo les cuento a mis amigos,
soñando esos amores

que en el tiempo florecieron
y aunque me encuentro lejos

de su gente no me olvido,
conservo aún el cariño

y el amor que allí me dieron.

Camino por las noches,
me despiertan los anhelos,
las aguas tan bonitas

que tiene el Guatapurí
y paso por la casa

donde yo una vez viví,
llegando hasta la plaza

me desbordan los recuerdos.

Una mujer que mece una cuna.
Un hombre que le canta a su pueblo.
Un valle que ilumina la luna
y una montaña que besa el cielo.

(bis)

He regresado al Valle
al homenaje de Emiliano
con todo ese cariño

que su pueblo le brindó
y me encontré esa noche

junto a Lorenzo Morales
que me enseñó canciones

pa’ que las cantara yo.

De Gustavo Gutierrez
escuché que andaba triste,
que la paz de mi pueblo
hoy es un grito de su voz
y me cantó Leandro

versos para Luis Aurelio
porque él lo quiere mucho

así como lo quiero yo.

Las fiestas de Hernandito Molina
oyendo las canciones de Alejo,
sentado muy tranquilo en la esquina
de la casa de Paulina y Pedro.

(bis)

Que lindo es volver al valle.

Ver sus campos florecidos.
De amores inolvidables

y de entrañables amigos.
(bis)
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Volver al Valle
Return to the Valley


He regresado al Valle,
I have returned to the Valley
yo les cuento a mis amigos,
I tell my friends
soñando esos amores
dreaming of those loves

que en el tiempo florecieron
that in time flowered
y aunque me encuentro lejos
and although I am far away

de su gente no me olvido,
from its people I do not forget
conservo aún el cariño
I still feel the affection
y el amor que allí me dieron.
and the love that they gave me

Camino por las noches,
I walk by night
me despiertan los anhelos,
the longings awaken me
las aguas tan bonitas
the very pretty waters

que tiene el Guatapurí
of the Guatapuri(1)
y paso por la casa
and I pass by the house

donde yo una vez viví,
where I once lived
llegando hasta la plaza
arriving at the plaza

me desbordan los recuerdos.
memories overflow within me

Una mujer que mece una cuna.
A woman rocks a cradle
Un hombre que le canta a su pueblo.
A man sings to his town/people(2)
Un valle que ilumina la luna
A valley that the moon illuminates
y una montaña que besa el cielo.
and a mountain that kisses the sky

(bis) (repeat)

He regresado al Valle
I have returned to the Valley
al homenaje de Emiliano
in homage of Emiliano
con todo ese cariño
with all this affection
que su pueblo le brindó
this his town/people gave him
y me encontré esa noche
and I found myself (was) tonight

junto a Lorenzo Morales
next to Lorenzo Morales
que me enseñó canciones
who taught me songs

pa’ que las cantara yo.
so I could sing them

De Gustavo Gutierrez
About Gustavo Gutierrez
escuché que andaba triste,
I heard he was sad
que la paz de mi pueblo
that the peace of mi town
hoy es un grito de su voz
today is a shout from his throat(3)
y me cantó Leandro
and Leandro sang to me

versos para Luis Aurelio
verses for Luis Aurelio
porque él lo quiere mucho
because he loves him dearly

así como lo quiero yo.
just as I do

Las fiestas de Hernandito Molina
The parties of Hernandito Molina
oyendo las canciones de Alejo,
hearing the songs of Alejo
sentado muy tranquilo en la esquina
seated quietly in the corner
de la casa de Paulina y Pedro.
of the house of Paulina and Pedro

(bis) (repeat)

Que lindo es volver al valle.
How nice it is to return to the Valley

Ver sus campos florecidos.
to see its fields in flower
De amores inolvidables
of unforgetable loves

y de entrañables amigos.
and missed friends I've missed
(bis) (repeat)

(1) Guatapuri is the name of a river in Colombia. In the fact, "El Valle" (The Valley) is the name of a state or province in Colombia.
(2) Pueblo can be translated as people or town. Chances are the composer means town because he uses another word elsewhere for people.
(3) The actual word is voice, not throat. There are a few things in this song that do not translate well into English, and this is one of them. The last line, for example, actually says "and missable friends". Missable? It may make sense in Spanish, but in English...no way.
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Old 09-27-2007, 10:38 PM   #3
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Thanks SOOO much!! Now I feel like I completely understand the song. The translator I had used made the lines all choppy, but you made everything make sense!!

Thanks again!!! This is a big help to me!!
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