Caminante del Mayab [English translation]

Traveler, traveler

who goes through the paths1,

through the old paths

of Mayab2.

In the afternoon you'll see

the wings of Xtacay3 shine,

in the night you'll see

the eyes of the firefly.

Traveler, traveler

you'll hear the sad song

of the blue dove

and the quivering cry

of the Pauraque4.

Traveler, traveler

tell me if you've seen it

appear before you,

like a white cloud

that came and went,

and if you heard a song

with the voice of a woman.

Traveler, traveler

I too, saw on my path

a white cloud,

I too, heard the song

woe is me.

Traveler, traveler...

1. or 'traveling through the paths'2. 'Mayab' is the old name of the state Yucatán in Mexico.3. Tropical kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus).4. also known as 'Tapacamino'.