| Se Secó El Arroyito (Rumba & Bolero. Bailes de Salón) (original) | Se Secó El Arroyito (Rumba & Bolero. Bailes de Salón) (translation) |
|---|---|
| Se secó el arroyito | The stream dried up |
| Que pasaba por mi casa | what happened to my house |
| Lo mismo me sucedió | the same thing happened to me |
| Con el amor de mi guapa guajira | With the love of my beautiful guajira |
| La noche que ella se fue | The night that she left |
| Su perfume me embriagaba | Her perfume intoxicated me |
| Solo su rastro dejaba | Only his trace of her left |
| En la noche serena | in the serene night |
| Why por él me guié | Why I was guided by him |
| Por el camino encontré | Along the way I found |
| Una prenda que ella usaba | A garment that she wore |
| En mi recuerdo llevaba | In my memory she wore |
| Prueba del querer | Test of want |
| Que le confesaba | that she confessed |
| Ella se peleó conmigo | she got into a fight with me |
| Porque la estaba celando | Because she was jealous |
| Why yo estaba comprendiendo | Why I was understanding |
| Muy bien que su amor | Very good that your love |
| Me iba faltando | She was missing me |
| La busqué por todas partes | I looked for her everywhere |
| Creyendo fuera a evitar | Believing out to avoid |
| Que mi linda florecita | that my pretty little flower |
| En otro jardín | in another garden |
| Fuera a marchitar | out to wither |
| Recorrí montes, veredas | I walked through mountains, paths |
| Why por fin no la encontré | Why finally I didn't find it |
| Ahora seguiré cantando | Now I'll keep singing |
| Mi linda tonada | my pretty tune |
| Que siempre canté | that I always sang |
