El pastor

• Por: Miguel Aceves Mejía

Letra:

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Oh, oh, uah

Oh, oh, uah

Oh, ah, ah

Oh, ah, ah

A ver pastorcito

Let's see, little shepherd

Cuida bien las borregas

Take good care of the little sheep

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...

Va el pastor con su rebaño

The shepherd goes with his flock

Al despuntar la mañana

At dawn's first light

Bajando por el sendero

Down the trail

De la sierra a la pradera

From the mountain to the pasture

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Va musitando sus quejas

He hums his complaints

Con su flautín de carrizo

With his reed flute

Seguido por sus ovejas

Followed by his sheep

Como si fuera un hechizo

As if under a spell

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El flautín del pastor

The shepherd's flute

Ay, ay, ay, canta así

Oh, oh, oh, it sings like this

Ah, ah

Ah, ah

Oh oh, uah

Oh, oh, uah

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...

El pastor ya va de vuelta

The shepherd is on his way back

Pues el sol se está ocultando

For the sun is setting

Va subiendo por la cuesta

Climbing up the hill

Para guardar su rebaño

To watch over his flock

Con su flautín va llamando

With his flute, he calls

Una a una a sus ovejas

One by one, his sheep

Y les va comunicando

And he lets them know

Sus voces y sus tristezas

His voices and his sorrows

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El flautín del pastor

The shepherd's flute

Ay, ay, ay, canta así

Oh, oh, oh, it sings like this

...

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Vocabulario en esta canción:

Vocabulario	Significados
pastor /pasˈtoɾ/ A2	noun - shepherd
rebaño /reβaˈɲo/ B1	noun - flock of sheep
mañana /maˈɲa.na/ A2	noun - morning
sendero /senˈdeɾo/ B1	noun - path, trail
cantar /kanˈtaɾ/ A2	verb - to sing
flauta /ˈflau.ta/ B1	noun - flute
hechizo /eˈtʃi.so/ B2	noun - spell, charm
sol /sol/ A1	noun - sun
cuesta /ˈkwe.sta/ B1	noun - hill, slope
voces /ˈbo.θes/ A2	noun - voices
tristezas /tɾisˈtes.as/ B2	noun - sadnesses, sorrows

Gramática:

• Va el pastor con su rebaño

  ➔ Use of the verb "va" with a definite article and noun to indicate movement or going somewhere.

  ➔ "Va" is the third person singular form of "ir" (to go).

• Cuida bien las borregas

  ➔ Use of the verb "cuida" (care) with an adverb "bien" to imply proper care.

  ➔ "Cuida" is the third person singular form of "cuidar" (to care).

• Seguido por sus ovejas

  ➔ Use of the preposition "por" to indicate "followed by" or "next to".

  ➔ "Por" indicates the agent or means in passive constructions or following direct objects.

• Con su flautín va llamando

  ➔ Use of "con" + noun phrase to indicate means of action; "va llamando" as continuing action with present progressive.

  ➔ "Con" is a preposition meaning "with", indicating means or accompaniment.

• Y les va comunicando sus voces y sus tristezas

  ➔ Use of "les" as indirect object pronoun; "va comunicando" as ongoing action; "sus" as possessive pronoun.

  ➔ "Les" is the indirect object pronoun for "them"; "va comunicando" is the present progressive of "comunicar" (to communicate).