El Pastor
Bituin Lyrics


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Va el pastor con su rebaño
Al despuntar la manaña
Bajando por el sendero
De la sierra a la pradera

Va musitando sus quejas
Con su flautín de carrizo
Seguido por sus ovejas
Como si fuera un hechizo

El flautín
Del pastor
Ay, ay, ay
Canta así

El pastor ya va de vuelta
Pués el sol se está ocultando
Va subiendo por la cuesta
Para guardar su rebaño

Con su flautín va llamando
Una a una sus ovejas
Y les va comunicando
Sus goces y sus tristezas

El flautín
Del pastor




Ay, ay, ay
Canta así

Overall Meaning

The song El Pastor by Bituin tells the story of a shepherd who goes out with his herd every morning to graze in the fields of the sierra, guarded by his faithful dog. He plays a small flute made of reed and uses it to communicate with his sheep, leading them safely down the winding trail to the meadow. The shepherd is one with his flock, knowing each one by name and intimately aware of their joys and sorrows. As sunset approaches, the shepherd leads the herd back up the steep hill to their pen, playing his flute to signal each sheep that it is time to return.


The lyrics of El Pastor speak to the deep connection between man and nature, a connection that is embodied by the shepherd and his flock. The shepherd is a kind of guide or spiritual leader, leading his sheep to safety and nurturing their emotional wellbeing. The use of the flute serves to emphasize the harmonious relationship between shepherd and flock, and the shepherd's communication with his animals provides a sense of care and connection that is rarely found in modern life. Overall, the song is a poignant reminder of the simple, yet profound joys of life in nature.


Line by Line Meaning

Va el pastor con su rebaño
At daybreak, the pastor is leading his flock along the path from the mountains to the meadow.


Al despuntar la manaña
Just as the day begins to break.


Bajando por el sendero
Following the pathway heading downwards.


De la sierra a la pradera
Leaving the mountainside and crossing over to the grassland.


Va musitando sus quejas
The pastor is murmuring his concerns.


Con su flautín de carrizo
He is playing a reed flute.


Seguido por sus ovejas
The sheep are following him closely.


Como si fuera un hechizo
As if they are under a spell.


El flautín
The reed flute.


Del pastor
Played by the shepherd.


Ay, ay, ay
Expressing the emotions of the shepherd.


Canta así
Singing in this way.


El pastor ya va de vuelta
The sun is setting and the shepherd is returning.


Pués el sol se está ocultando
As the sun sets below the horizon.


Va subiendo por la cuesta
He is going uphill over the slope.


Para guardar su rebaño
To keep his flock safe for the night.


Con su flautín va llamando
With his reed flute, he calls out.


Una a una sus ovejas
One by one, the sheep begin to gather.


Y les va comunicando
Sharing with them.


Sus goces y sus tristezas
The joys and sorrows of the shepherd's life.




Writer(s): Miguel Diaz de Castilla, Jose Diaz de Castilla, Cuates Castilla

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Adrian Castañeda

excelente versión!!! saludos desde México

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