Paloma Errante

Wandering Dove

Paloma Errante

Like a wandering doveComo paloma que vaga errante
With no fixed course or directionSin rumbo fijo ni dirección
I sail and cross rivers and seasNavego y cruzo los rios y mares
Without peace, shelter, or protectionSin paz ni abrigo, ni proteccion

From south to north like a bohemianDe sur a norte cual un bohemio
I crossed the homeland where I was bornCruze la patria donde naci
Seeking shelter, happiness, and solaceBuscando abrigo, dicha y consuelo
And in vain, everything is poor for meY en vano es todo pobre de mi

Oh, it even seems like I'm in HuentitlanAy, hasta parece que estoy en Huentitlan

I lost my parents when I was a childPerdí a mis padres cuando era un niño
And in this world, I was left aloneY en este mundo solo quede
Since that moment, I wander aimlesslyDesde ese instante vago sin rumbo
And will rest in the graveY hasta la tumba descansare

I have no parents, children, or siblingsNo tengo padres, hijos, ni hermanos
Nor the affection of a womanY ni el cariño de una mujer
I am so unfortunate in the worldSoy en el mundo tan desdichado
That I cry alone in my sufferingQue lloro a solas mi padecer

Oh, dark ones, even doves are goodAy, prietas, hasta palomas son buenas
And even if they are wanderingY aunque sean errantes

I had children and they left meTuve mis hijos y me dejaron
I had parents and I lost themTuve a mis padres y los perdí
I had women and they deceived meTuve mujeres y me engañaron
There is no one to pity me, poor meNo hay quien se duela pobre de mi

I raise my prayers to the skyElevo al cielo mis oraciones
To calm my sufferingPara que calme ya mi sufrir
Oh eternal God, do not abandon meHay Dios eterno no me abandones
Give me happiness and a futureDame la dicha y el porvenir