| Zamba por vos (original) | Zamba por vos (translation) |
|---|---|
| Yo no canto por vos; | I do not sing for you; |
| Te canta la zamba | samba sings to you |
| Y dice al cantar: | And he says when singing: |
| No te puedo olvidar, no te puedo olvidar | I can't forget you, I can't forget you |
| Yo no canto por vos; | I do not sing for you; |
| Te canta la zamba | samba sings to you |
| Y cantando así | and singing like this |
| Canta para mí, canta para mí | Sing for me, sing for me |
| ESTRIBILLO | CHORUS |
| Zambita cantá: | Zambita sings: |
| No la esperes más | Don't wait for her anymore |
| Tenés que saber que si no volvió | You have to know that if she didn't come back |
| Es porque ya te olvidó | It's because she already forgot you |
| Perfumá esa flor | perfume that flower |
| Que se marchitó, que se marchitó | That she withered, that she withered |
| Yo tuve un amor | I had a love |
| Lo dejé esperando | I kept him waiting |
| Y, cuando volví | And when I came back |
| No lo conocí, no lo conocí | I didn't know him, I didn't know him |
| Dijo que tal vez | She said maybe |
| Me estuviera amando | was loving me |
| Me miró y se fue: | She looked at me and left: |
| Sin decir por qué; | Without saying why; |
| sin decir por qué | without saying why |
