Los ejes de mi carreta [English translation]

Because I don't grease my axles

they call me abandoned.

Because I don't grease my axles

they call me abandoned.

If I like how they sound,

why do I wanna grease them?

If I like how they sound,

why do I wanna grease them?

It's too boring

to follow and follow the smell.

It's too boring

to follow and follow the smell,

too long a walk

without anything to entertain me.

I don't need silence,

I do not have to think about.

I don't need silence,

I do not have to think about.

I had, but long ago,

now I no longer think anymore.

I had, but long ago,

now I no longer think anymore.

The axles of my wagon,

never am I going to grease them...

• Artist:Atahualpa Yupanqui