Andean tune from el Alto in la Paz, Bolivia.
VOICE 1: I'm going down to the village if it stops raining, carrying white roses as proof of my love, carrying white roses as proof of my love. I'm going down to the village if it stops raining, carrying white roses as proof of my love, carrying white roses as proof of my love. The river is swollen, it won't let me cross; perhaps if I don't hurry I won't find you.
VOZ 1: Voy a bajar al pueblo
si deja de llover
llevando blancas rosas
prueba de mi querer,
llevando blancas rosas
prueba de mi querer.
Voy a bajar al pueblo
si deja de llover
llevando blancas rosas
prueba de mi querer,
llevando blancas rosas
prueba de mi querer.
El río está crecido,
no me deja pasar,
tal vez si no me apuro
ya no te he de encontrar.