| El Ausente (original) | El Ausente (translation) |
|---|---|
| Ya vine de donde andaba | I already came from where I was |
| se me consedio volver | I was allowed to return |
| a mi se me afiguraba | it seemed to me |
| que no te volveria a ver | that I would not see you again |
| pareces amapolita | you look like a poppy |
| cortarda al amanecer | cut at dawn |
| Si por que vengo de lejos | Yes, because I come from far |
| me niegas la luz del dia | you deny me the light of day |
| se me hace que a tu esperanza | it seems to me that your hope |
| le paso lo que a la mia | what happened to mine |
| por andar en la vagancia | for wandering around |
| perdi a un amor que tenia | I lost a love that I had |
| Estrellita reluciente | glittery little star |
| de la nube colorada | of the colored cloud |
| si tienes amor pendiente | if you have pending love |
| puedes darle retirada | you can withdraw |
| ya llego el que andaba ausente | the one who was absent has arrived |
| y ese no consiente nada | and that does not consent to anything |
| Si por que vengo de lejos | Yes, because I come from far |
| me niegas la luz del dia | you deny me the light of day |
| se me hace que a tu esperanza | it seems to me that your hope |
| le paso lo que a la mia | what happened to mine |
| por andar en la vagancia | for wandering around |
| perdi a un amor que tenia | I lost a love that I had |
| Estrellita reluciente | glittery little star |
| de la nube colorada | of the colored cloud |
| si tienes amor pendiente | if you have pending love |
| puedes darle retirada | you can withdraw |
| ya llego el que andaba ausente | the one who was absent has arrived |
| y ese no consiente nada | and that does not consent to anything |
