Grinding Coffee

Moliendo café

When the afternoon languishesCuando la tarde languidece
shadows come back to liferenacen las sombras
and in the stillness the coffee plantationsy en la quietud los cafetales
start to feelvuelven a sentir
this sad love songesta triste canción de amor
from the old grinding millde la vieja molienda
in the lethargy of the nighten el letargo de la noche
it seems to say...parece decir...

A love sorrowUna pena de amor
a sadnessuna tristeza
carries Zambo Manuellleva el zambo Manuel
in his bitternessen su amargura
the night passes tirelesslypasa incansable la noche
grinding coffeemoliendo café