Se Seco el Arroyito

The Stream Dried Up

Se Seco el Arroyito

The stream dried upSe secó el arroyito
That used to flow by my houseQue pasaba por mi casa
The same happened to meLo mismo me sucedió
With the love of my beautiful girlCon el amor de mi guapa guajira
The night she leftLa noche que ella se fue
Her perfume intoxicated meSu perfume me embriagaba
Only her trace remainedSolo su rastro dejaba
In the calm nightEn la noche serena
And I followed itY por él me guié

On the path, I foundPor el camino encontré
A piece of clothing she woreUna prenda que ella usaba
In my memory, I carriedEn mi recuerdo llevaba
Proof of the lovePrueba del querer
That I confessed to herQue le confesaba

She fought with meElla se peleó conmigo
Because I was being jealousPorque la estaba celando
And I was understandingY yo estaba comprendiendo
Very well that her loveMuy bien que su amor
Was slipping away from meMe iba faltando

I searched everywhereLa busqué por todas partes
Thinking I could stopCreyendo fuera a evitar
My pretty little flowerQue mi linda florecita
From wilting awayEn otro jardín
In another gardenFuera a marchitar

I roamed through hills and trailsRecorrí montes, veredas
And in the end, I couldn't find herY por fin no la encontré
Now I'll keep singingAhora seguiré cantando
My sweet tuneMi linda tonada
That I've always sungQue siempre canté