Cuando Muere El Angelito

When the Little Angel Dies

Cuando Muere El Angelito

Ay, ay, ay, ayayaitay...Ay, ay, ay, ayayaitay...
the violin releases its little crysuelta el violin su llantito
wants to help me forgetquiere ayudarme a olvidar
the death of the little angella muerte del angelito

Look if he was tinyVelay si era chiquitito
without a single sinsin un pecado solito
that Tata God has taken himque Tata Dios se lo ha llevao
will be to see him aloneserá de verlo solito

Even the kakuy of silenceHasta el kakuy del silencio
sorrowfully fled from the branchesdolido huyó de las ramas
when the soul's coffincuando la caja del alama
echoed along the pathpor el camino sonaba

Ay, ay, ay, ayayaitayAy, ay, ay, ayayaitay
the violin releases its little crysuelta el violín su llantito
wants to help me forgetquiere ayudarme a olvidar
the death of the little angella muerte del angelito

When the little angel diesCuando muere el angelito
ay, ay, ay, ayayaitay...ay, ay, ay, ayayaitay...
they sing praises to himle cantan las alabanzas
will be for his blessed soulserá por su alma bendita

The candles of the cardonesLos cirios de los cardones
light up their white little eyesprenden sus blancos ojitos
bluing in the wingsazulándose en las alas
that God gave to the poor little oneque Dios le dió al pobrecito

And a beautiful white horseY lindo caballo blanco
is taking him to the huahuitale va llevando al huahuita
where the mourning dances were prayeddonde arpena rezabailes
for the girl Telesita.pa' la niña Telesita.