| Zamba de los Humildes (original) | Zamba de los Humildes (translation) |
|---|---|
| Zambita para que canten | Zambita for them to sing |
| Los humildes de mi pago | The humble of my payment |
| Si hay que esperar la esperanza | If we have to wait for hope |
| Mas vale esperar cantando | It is better to wait singing |
| Nacida de los boliches | Born of bowling alleys |
| Donde el grito alza su llama | Where the scream raises its flame |
| Su cancion de larga luna | His long moon song |
| Sabe la siembra y el agua | She knows the sowing and the water |
| Como un canto de la tierra | Like a song from the earth |
| Hay que cantar esta zamba | You have to sing this zamba |
| Hermana de los humildes | Sister of the humble |
| Sembradora de esperanzas | sower of hope |
| Alzada raiz de sangre | raised blood root |
| Del fondo de la guitarra | From the bottom of the guitar |
| Mi pueblo la canta siempre | My people always sing it |
| Como si fuera una ausencia | As if it were an absence |
| La cara hundida en el pecho | The face buried in the chest |
| Hasta mirarse la pena | Until looking at the penalty |
| Un corazon de camino | A heart on the way |
| Desde su canto regresa | From her singing she returns |
| A despertar el destino | To wake up destiny |
| Que el pueblo en su pecho lleva | That the town in its chest carries |
| Como un canto de la tierra | Like a song from the earth |
| Hay que cantar esta zamba | You have to sing this zamba |
| Hermana de los humildes | Sister of the humble |
| Sembradora de esperanzas | sower of hope |
| Alzada raiz de sangre | raised blood root |
| Del fondo de la guitarra | From the bottom of the guitar |
