Lyrics of Aya Marcay Quilla - Mercedes Sosa

Aya Marcay Quilla (original)

Nunca pierdas a tu niño en tus brazos
Nunca sufras tal dolor
Te parecerá que el mundo se acaba
Que algo adentro se rompió
Ya no habrá dolor que pueda conmigo
Indiecito se durmió
La peste negra del extranjero
Su risa se llevó
Aya Marcay Quilla lo traerá de nuevo
Pero no me sonreirá
El brillo de sus ojos ya se apagó

(translation)

Never lose your child in your arms
Never suffer such pain
It will seem to you that the world is ending
That something inside broke
There will be no more pain that can with me
Indiecito fell asleep
The black plague from abroad
His laughter from him took
Aya Marcay Quilla will bring it back
But she won't smile at me
The brightness of his eyes has already faded