| Zamba de mi esperanza,
| Zamba of my hope,
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| amanecida como un querer.
| dawned like a want.
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| Sueño, sueño del alma,
| Dream, dream of the soul,
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| que a veces muere sin florecer.
| that sometimes dies without blooming.
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| Zamba, a ti te canto,
| Zamba, I sing to you,
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| porque tu canto derrama amor.
| because your song spills love.
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| Caricia de tu pañuelo
| Caress of your handkerchief
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| que va envolviendo mi corazón.
| that is enveloping my heart.
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| Estrella, tu que miraste,
| Star, what did you look at,
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| tu que escuchaste mi padecer.
| you who listened to my suffering.
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| Estrella, deja que cante,
| Star, let me sing
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| deja que quiera como yo sé.
| let me want as I know.
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| El tiempo que va pasando,
| The time that is passing,
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| como la vida, no vuelve más.
| like life, it never comes back.
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| El tiempo me va matando
| time is killing me
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| y tu cariño será, será.
| and your love will be, will be.
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| Hundido en horizonte
| sunken in horizon
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| soy polvareda que al viento va.
| I am dust that goes to the wind.
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| Zamba, ya no me dejes,
| Zamba, don't leave me anymore,
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| yo sin tu canto no vivo más. | I do not live without your song. |