| Ay mi niño, ay mi Ángel, ay mi alma,
| Oh my child, oh my Angel, oh my soul,
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| Ay mi niño, ay mi Ángel, ay mi alma,
| Oh my child, oh my Angel, oh my soul,
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| de tanto que mis ojos te anhelaron
| so much that my eyes yearned for you
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| rayo de luz en un batir de alas
| ray of light in a flap of wings
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| tu cuerpo es un suspiro de mis labios
| your body is a sigh from my lips
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| tu voz nace del sur de mis entrañas.
| your voice is born from the south of my bowels.
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| Ay mi niño, ay mi Ángel, ay mi alma,
| Oh my child, oh my Angel, oh my soul,
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| tu voz nace del sur de mis entrañas.
| your voice is born from the south of my bowels.
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| Fue tanto que mi vida es tu legado,
| It was so much that my life is your legacy,
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| tanto esperé para que al fin mañana
| I waited so long for finally tomorrow
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| que crezcan tus deditos en mis manos
| let your little fingers grow in my hands
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| y suban a mi boca tus palabras.
| and let your words rise to my mouth.
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| Ay mi niño, ay mi Ángel, ay mi alma,
| Oh my child, oh my Angel, oh my soul,
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| la lámpara que muestra lo escondido,
| the lamp that shows the hidden,
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| la paz hace imposible las espadas.
| peace makes swords impossible.
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| Ay mi niño, ay mi Ángel, ay mi alma,
| Oh my child, oh my Angel, oh my soul,
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| mi soledad te está llamando a gritos
| my loneliness is calling you out loud
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| del fondo enternecido de mi alma.
| from the tender depths of my soul.
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| Ay mi niño, ay mi Ángel, ay mi alma,
| Oh my child, oh my Angel, oh my soul,
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| tu voz nace del sur de mis entrañas. | your voice is born from the south of my bowels. |