| Ay! Mi Vida (original) | Ay! Mi Vida (translation) |
|---|---|
| Me tienes consternao | you have me dismayed |
| me tienes embrujao | you have me bewitched |
| me tienes alienao | you have me alienated |
| ay! | Oh! |
| mi vida | my life |
| cómo no odiarte y quererte | how not to hate you and love you |
| al mismo tiempo, ay!!! | at the same time, oh! |
| blancos tus cabellos | white your hair |
| agitándose al viento ya están | shaking in the wind they are already |
| tampoco podrás encontrar la calma | you won't be able to find calm either |
| todo llega a su fin | Everything comes to an end |
| me tienes consternao | you have me dismayed |
| piensa que la vida se te escapa | think that life escapes you |
| y apriétala en un puño | and squeeze it into a fist |
| y entrfa el corazón | and enter the heart |
| los años que se llevó el tiempo | the years that time took |
| son las raíces que entregó esta flor | are the roots that gave this flower |
| las que hoy secaron tus lágrimas | the ones that dried your tears today |
| aquel recuerdo del primer amor. | that memory of first love. |
