Marcelina Rosa Riveros

Marcelina Rosa Riveros

Marcelina Rosa Riveros

With tears in my eyesCon lágrimas de mis ojos
I’m gonna strum my guitarVoy a pulsar mi guitarra
Tamombe'umi peêmeTamombe'umi peême
The drink was flowingLa chéve ojepasáva
In the city of AsunciónEn la ciudad de Asunción
Place of BaraderoParaje de Baradero
I have a womanAreko peteî kuña
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One Saturday afternoonPeteî sábado ka'aru avéngo
The guard called meOtocá chéve la guardia
Ahaha I’m workingAhaha amba'apo
American BreweryCervecería Americana
In the end, I’m getting readyEn fin ngo ajepreparáma
Ahahag̃ua I’m workingAhahag̃ua amba'apo
I’m heading over to my neighbor’sAhasakuévo la che vecina
She’s got a sign in her eyesPe iñakãme seña ojapo

I didn’t do anything to herNdajapóinte hese caso
I’m just workingAhánte amba'apo
It’s around midnightAmo las doce de la noche
My relief is leavingLa che relevo pegua oho
And when that happensHa upémaramo ha'e
Let’s just sayTaha tañeno take
I’m gonna find my houseAha atopá la che róga
It’s been a long night for meOñemboty hatã che rokê

And when that happensHa upémarõngo ha'e
Let’s just sayTaha tajepaseá
It’s around three in the morningAmo las tres de la madrugada
I’m knocking on my neighbor’s doorLa che vecínape añemboja
She even told meOsaltá voi he'i chéve
This Marcelina is leavingKo Marcelina mante oho
Just yesterday before dawnKuehe ni pytû mboyve katu
After that, we said goodbyeOhasakuévo orembo'adió

She asked me about herAporandúma chéve hese
And do you know where she is?¿Ha ndereikuaái mamópa oime?
She’s heading to Villa EncarnaciónVilla Encarnaciónpe je la oho
But I don’t want to follow herPero ndoipotái te-seguí chupe
At three-thirty on the dotUpe a las tres y media en punto
I’m marking my destinyChe destínopema amarchá
I’m feeling so lostAñeñandu'ỹrente vaicha voínte
I’m just wandering aroundÑemby puéblope a-resollá

Not even before dawnNi ko'ê porã mboyve katu
I’m just wandering aroundLa Ñemby puéblope a-resollá
When the Vapor Brizuela calls outVapor Brizuela osapukáiramo
I’m getting on fineEn finoitéape añembarcá
Heading to Villa del PilarVilla del Pilar rohopitývo
I’m praying and I’m hopingAñembo'ýma añembelesá
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Where are you staying?¿Ndako'ápeipio repyta?

I’m looking for a ladyAhuguaitî en una señora
I keep asking herYa aporandu jevýma hese
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Do you know her?¿Ndereikuaáiva piko ichupe?
She even told meOsaltá voi he'i chéve
I’m directing myself, sirChe ro-dirigíne, che karai
Yesterday she left at twelveKuehe las docerõ katu oho
In the town of San JoséEn el pueblo San José-mi

I’m grabbing my destinyAjagarráma la che destino
For the town of San JoséPara el pueblo de San José
I’m getting news from herAreko jevýma ichugui noticia
That she’s coming from the countrysideYbycuí gotyo ouhague
When that happens, I’ll returnUpémaramo ajevy
I’m just feeling so lostDesconsoladoitéko ajecha
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Bring me happinessEgozáke felicidad

I’ll be stuck in the desertApytáta águi disierto
I hear a turtle dove speakingAhendu tortola oñe'ê
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I miss you so much!¡Chemandu'aiténingo nderehe!
When I arrive through Puerto SajoniaPuerto Sajonia rupi ag̃uahêvo katu
I’ll be crying for youYa osyrýma che resay
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You’re my ParaguayNderehe'ỹma Paraguay

Goodbye, little doveAdiós, palomita tuve
Plant of my compassionPlanta de mi compasión
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Goodbye with all my heartAdiós con todo mi corazón
Just goodbye, MarcelinaAdiómante, Marcelina
My farewell of my dreamsMi adiós de mi ilusión
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Goodbye with all my heartAdiós con todo mi corazón