Zamba Azul

Blue Zamba

Zamba Azul

Like a clean dawnComo un limpio amanecer
Was your blue skirtEra tu pollera azul
Sky for the zambaCielo por la zamba
A spirit was in the airDuende andaba en el aire
Tangling with my voiceEnredandote a mi voz
While my guitarMientras mi guitarra
Searched in the dawnBuscaba en el alba
Verses to singCoplas que cantaran
Our love.Nuestro amor.

I will always remember youSiempre te recordare
Next to your blue landscapeJunto a tu paisaje azul
Shadow that I don't forgetSombra que no olvido
Silhouette of the riverSilueta del rio
Dressed in wheat and lightVestida de trigo y luz
How the afternoon fell asleepComo se dormia
In your hairLa tarde en tu pelo
With a dreamCon un sueño
Immensely blueInmensamente azul

The night saw you danceLa noche te vio bailar
Blue in the eyesAzul en los ojos
Of the dewDel rocio
Where would the wind goAdonde iria el viento
That your voice stayed with meQue tu voz quedo conmigo
Moon, verse, river, scent,Luna, copla, rio, aroma,
Blue valley of zambaValle azul de zamba
Sweet region of my solitudeDulce region de mi soledad

I keep that blue handkerchiefGuardo aquel pañuelo azul
That you gave me in the farewellQue me diste en el adios
I carry the afternoonTe llevo la tarde
Towards its mysteryRumbo a su misterio
When the sun was dyingCuando agonizaba el sol
But you stayPero te quedas
Quiet in the silenceYa quieta en el silencio
Where sleepsDonde duerme
The wind of my voice.El viento de mi voz.

They say that forgetting is cruelDicen que el olvido es cruel
That it doesn't return from goodbyeQue no vuelve del adios
But my guitarPero mi guitarra
Sounds like your zambaSuena a zamba tuya
When at night I amCuando por la noche estoy
Looking for cricketsBuscandole grillos
To sing your nameQue canten tu nombre
In the dark voiceEn la oscura voz
Of the fretboardDel diapason