| El Ausente (original) | El Ausente (translation) |
|---|---|
| (y ahii le va mi viejoO | (and there goes my old manO |
| Puro pa' arriba oiiiga) | Pure pa 'up oiiiga) |
| Ya llegue de donde andaba | I already came from where he was |
| Se me consedio volver | I was allowed to return |
| A mi se me afiguraba | I figured |
| Que no te volveria a ver | that I would not see you again |
| Pareces amapolita | you look poppy |
| Cortarda al amanecer | Cut at dawn |
| Si por que vengo de lejos | Yes, because I come from far |
| Me niegas la luz del dia | you deny me the light of day |
| Se me hace que a tu esperanza | It makes me hope |
| Le paso lo que a la mia | What happened to mine |
| Por andar en la vagancia | For wandering around |
| Perdi a un amor que tenia! | I lost a love I had! |
| (y traiigase las heladas | (and bring the frost |
| Kompa Raimundo) | Kompa Raymond) |
| Estrellita reluciente | glittery little star |
| De la nube colorada | of the colored cloud |
| Si tienes amor pendiente | If you have pending love |
| Puedes darle retirada | you can withdraw |
| Ya llego el que andaba ausente | The one who was absent has arrived |
| Y ese no consiente nada | And that does not consent to anything |
| Si por que vengo de lejos | Yes, because I come from far |
| Me niegas la luz del dia | you deny me the light of day |
| Se me hace que a tu esperanza | It makes me hope |
| Le paso lo que a la mia | What happened to mine |
| Por andar en la vagancia | For wandering around |
| Perdi a un amor que tenia | I lost a love that I had |
| Por andar en la vagancia | For wandering around |
| Perdi a un amor que tenia | I lost a love that I had |
