El Andariego

I who was a lovebird just passing through
I who was a butterfly of a thousand flowers
Today I feel the longing for your arms
For those big beautiful eyes of yours
For those loves of yours

Neither chains nor tears held me down
But today I want calm and peace
Forgive my absence, I ask you
Forgive the wanderer
Who now offers you his heart

There are absences that triumph
And ours has triumphed
Let’s love each other now with the peace
That was missing in other times

And when I die
No light, no tears, no mourning
Nothing more
Here next to my cross
I just want peace

Only you, my heart
If you deny me your love
Take a tear with me for the last time
In silence, you’ll say a prayer
And for God’s sake
Forget me afterward