[Verse 1] From the Paraná to the Uruguay the water meets the sea like a opened hand Iguazú in thunder green wall, white spray north of the circuit the map begins to sing Pampa grass keeps gold under a hard blue sky gaucho boots on dust and the cattle move slow [Pre-Chorus] Two great rivers one wide mouth wind turns the plain and the fire wakes up [Chorus] Río de la Plata agua y sal Yvy porã, my land tierra y pan Pampa, cordero mate en ronda Amutuy, che peñi vai che, vamos Río de la Plata bring me home Río de la Plata sing me on [Verse 2] Buenos Aires smoke over embers and salt achuras first, then skirt steak then the blade-thin cut Mollejas shining vacío on the grate empanadas folded with a seal of heat Dulce de leche on a spoon, on a cone heladerías at night with pistachio and cream [Pre-Chorus] Montevideo chivito tall egg and ham and bacon stacked like a vow Medio y medio glass to glass friends pass the gourd and the talk goes round [Chorus] Río de la Plata agua y sal Yvy porã, my land tierra y pan Pampa, cordero mate en ronda Amutuy, che peñi vai che, vamos Río de la Plata bring me home Río de la Plata sing me on [Bridge] South, the Andes hold like a bone in the earth Patagonia wide with a wind that learns your name Southern ice fields bright under black cloud Beagle Channel crab in a crack of red shell flame Cross-roasted lamb on a steppe herb fire four long hours turning as the dusk leans in [Final Chorus] Río de la Plata agua y sal Yvy porã, my land tierra y pan Pampa, cordero mate en ronda Amutuy, che peñi vai che, vamos Río de la Plata bring me home Río de la Plata sing me on [Outro] From beans and fire from fish and grain we pass the cup and call the names
