| Por la lejana montaa
| over the distant mountain
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| va cabalgando un jinete
| is riding a horseman
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| vaga solito en el mundo
| wander alone in the world
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| y va deseando la muerte
| and is wishing for death
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| Lleva en su pecho una herida
| He carries a wound on his chest
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| va con su alma destrozada
| goes with his shattered soul
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| quisiera perder la vida
| I would like to lose my life
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| y reunirse con su amada
| and reunite with his beloved
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| La quera ms que a su vida
| He loved her more than his life
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| y la perdi para siempre
| and I lost her forever
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| por eso lleva una herida
| that's why he has a wound
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| por eso busca la muerte
| that's why he seeks death
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| Luego se pierde en la noche
| Then it's lost in the night
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| y aunque la noche es muy bella
| and although the night is very beautiful
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| l va pidindole a Dios
| He goes asking God
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| que se lo lleve con ella
| let him take it with her
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| La quera ms que a su vida
| He loved her more than his life
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| y la perdi para siempre
| and I lost her forever
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| por eso lleva una herida
| that's why she has a wound
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| por eso busca la muerte
| that's why he seeks death
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| Con su guitarra cantando
| With his guitar of him singing
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| se pasa noches enteras
| he spends entire nights
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| hombre y guitarra llorando
| man and guitar crying
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| a la luz de las estrellas
| in the light of the stars
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| Luego se pierde en la noche
| Then it's lost in the night
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| y aunque la noche es muy bella
| and although the night is very beautiful
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| l va pidindole a Dios
| He goes asking God
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| que se lo lleve con ella
| take it with her
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| La quera ms que a su vida
| He loved her more than his life
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| y la perdi para siempre
| and I lost her forever
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| por eso lleva una herida
| that's why he has a wound
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| por eso… | that's why… |