Cruz de Arena

Sand Cross

Cruz de Arena

On a Sunday afternoonUn domingo por la tarde
I went to the capitalMe fui pa'la capital
I left my mother sickEnferma deje a mi madre
It was a fatal thingKe era una cosa fatal

I couldn't find a jobNo pude encontrar trabajo
To cure my motherPara mi madre curar
I searched high and lowBusque pa'arriba y pa'abajo
No one wanted to hire meNadie me kiso ocupar

Thinking of my good motherPensando en mi madre buena
Desperately, I returnedDesesperado volvi
I found a sand crossEncontre una cruz de arena
And that's how I lost my motherY asi a mi madre perdi

Very sad and inconsolableMuy triste y desconsolado
I went to the cemeteryYo me fui para el panteon
I was on my kneesFui de rodillas postrado
I asked for her forgivenessYo le pedi su perdon

I was left alone in the worldKede solito en el mundo
My dear mother diedMi madrecita murio
Today I suffer a deep painHoy sufro un dolor profundo
God took her awayDiosito se la llevo

I cry and suffer for my sorrowLloro y sufro por mi pena
What a tremendous disappointmentKe tremenda decepcion
I only found a sand crossSolo haye una cruz de arena
And my mother in the cemeteryY a mi madre en el panteon