| - Ay Cunshi, sha. |
- Ay, Cunshi, sha - gone forever. |
| - Ay bonitica, sha. |
- Ay, bonitica - lovely one, gone forever. |
| - ¿Quién ha de cuidar, pes, puerquitus? |
- Who'll take care of our little pigs, pes? |
| - ¿Pur qué te vais sin shevar cuicitu? |
- Why did you go away like this, without taking |
| - Ay Cunshi, sha. |
the little guinea pig? |
| - Ay bonitica, sha. |
- Ay, Cunshi, gone forever. |
| - Soliticu dejándome, nu. |
- Ay, bonitica, gone forever. |
| - ¿Quién ha de sembrar, pes, en huasipungo? |
- You left me all alone, didn't you? |
| - ¿Quién ha de cuidar, pes, al guagua? |
- Who'll do the sowing, pes, in our huasipungo? |
| - Guagua soliticu. Ayayay... Ayayay. |
- Who'll take care, pes, of our little boy? |
| - Vamus cuger hierbita para cuy. |
- Our little boy is all alone. Ayayay... Ayayay... |
| - Vamus cuger leñita en munte. |
- Let's get some grass for the guinea pig. |
| - Vamus cainar en río para lavar patas. |
- Let's gather some firewood on the mountain. |
| - Ay Cunshi, sha. |
- Let's spend some time in the river washing our |
| - Ay bonitica, sha. |
feet. |
| - ¿Quién ha de ver, pes, si gashinita está con |
- Ay, Cunshi, gone forever. |
| güeybo? |
- Ay, bonitica, gone forever. |
| - ¿Quién ha de calentar, pes, mazamurra? |
- Who'll see, pes, if the little hen's laid an egg? |
| - ¿Quién ha de prender, pes, fogún en noche |
- Who'll warm up, pes, our corn porridge? |
| fría? |
- Who'll start a fire, pes, on a cold night? |
| - Ay Cunshi, sha. |
- Ay, Cunshi, gone forever. |
| - Ay bonitica, sha. |
- Ay, bonitica, gone forever. |
| - Pur qué dejándome soliticu. |
- Why've you left me all alone? |
| - Guagua tan shorando está. |
- The little boy's crying, too. |
| - Ashcu tan shorando está. |
- The dog is crying, too. |
| - Huaira tan shorando está. |
- The wind is howling, too. |
| - Sembrando de maicitu tan quejando está. |
- Even the little cornfield is weeping. |
| - Monte tan oscuro, oscuro está. |
- The mountain is dark, too. Oh, so dark. |
| - Río tan shorando está. |
- The river, too, is crying. |
| - Ay Cunshi, sha. |
- Ay, Cunshi, gone forever. |
| - Ay bonitica, sha. |
- Ay, bonitica, gone forever. |
| - Ya no teniendu taiticu Andrés ni maicitu, ni |
- Taitucu Andrés won't have no more corn, no |
| mishoquito, ni zambitu. |
more potatoes, no more pumpkins. |
| - Nada, pes, porque ya nu has de sembrar vus. |
- Won't have nothing, pes, 'cause you won't sow |
| - Porque ya nu has de cuidar vus. |
no more. |
| - Porque ya nu has de calentar vus. |
- Because you won´t look after us anymore. |
| - Ay Cunshi, sha. |
- Ay, Cunshi, gone forever. |
| - Ay bonitica, sha. |
- Ay, bonitica, gone forever. |
| - Cuando hambre tan cun quien para shorar. |
- And when we're hungry, who'll listen to our |
| - Cuando dulur tan cun quien para quejar. |
crying? |
| - Cuando trabajo tan cun quien para sudar. |
- And when we're hurting, who'll look after our |
| - Ay Cunshi, sha. |
pain? |
| - Ay bonitica, sha. |
|
| - Donde quiera conseguir para darte postura |
- And when there's a work to do, who'll sweat |
| nueva. |
with us? |
| - Anacu de bayeta. |
- Ay, Cunshi, gone forever. |
| - Rebozu coloradu. |
- Ay, bonitica, gone forever. |
| - Tupushina blanca. |
- Where can I go to get your new clothes? |
| - ¿Pur qué te vais sin despedir? Comu ashcu sin |
- A franel skirt. |
| dueño. |
- A red shawl. |
| - Otros añus que vengan tan, guañucta hemus |
- A bright kerchief. |
| de cumer. |
- Why did you leave without saying goodbye? |
| - Este año ca, Taita Diositu castigandu. |
Like a stray dog. |
| - Muriendo de hambre estabas, pes. Peru casha- |
- And in years to come, we'll have plenty to eat. |
| du, cashadu. |
- But this year Taita Diositu is punishing us. |
| - Ay Cunshi, sha. |
- You were dying of hunger, pes, but you said |
| - Ay bonitica, sha. (1953, 175-176). |
nothing, nothing. |
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- Ay, Cunshi, gone forever. |
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- Ay, bonitica, gone forever. (1964, 178-180) |