A La Sombra De Una Higuera Lyrics English Translation by Manuel Carrasco
My wild town
Has no name
And if it had one, I’d paint it
With my heart on a little brush
With the colors of the fig tree
So whoever names it falls in love with me
My wild town
Has no name
But everyone knows
What it’s called
Goes with the tide, dressed for the beach
Gives you its love and gets all pretty
When the sunset hits with its colors
My wild town
Has no name
And there, it lies…
The pain of a sailor
And the most honest knots
Impossible to untie
And there, it happened
What nobody had written
In the dreams of a little boy
Who grew up in its carnival
My wild town
Has its origin
And there’s no way to describe it
Because this feeling
Is so deep
It’s even stronger
Than a regiment
It comes from a neighborhood
That never gives up
My wild town
Doesn’t back down
It was always brave
In the tough times
That’s where the people
I love most are
That’s why I never forget
I always remember
That the root is what matters most
My wild town
Has no name
And there, it grew…
In the shade of a fig tree
The seed of an island girl
That a seaquake formed
And there, there’s nothing more…
Than the love that isn’t written
That isn’t sung or spoken
But is bigger than the sea
My wild town is my spark
My wild town is a feeling
My wild town
Has no name
But if you hear me,
You know what I’m thinking
And I don’t need to understand
It’s something so deep
It comes from the world
That can’t be touched or seen
Water, wind, and salt in my being
And give me that look
That kills me
That kills me
When I see you