El Arriero - World Harmony Chorus
World Harmony Chorus performs El Arriero, an Argentinian chacarera composed by Atahualpa Yupanqui, under the direction of Daniel Steinberg, June, 2024. Choral arrangement by Brian Folkins-Amador & Daniel Steinberg.
"Whirlwinds dance in the sand, the sun plays in the sparkle of the stony field,
And enchanted by the magic of the path, the cowhand moves on.
His poncho is a flag of mist in the wind, the flutes of the grasslands greet him,
Steadfastly on the hillside paths, the cowhand moves on.
A slaughter of suns colors the sunset, the lights on the stones have gone to sleep,
And driving the herd on and on, the cowhand moves on.
May the night bring a memory to lighten the weight of my loneliness,
Like a shadow in the shadows of the hills, the cowhand moves on.
Sorrow and the cattle follow the same path;
The sorrow is ours, the cattle belong to others."
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