El Regreso

Oh beautiful Arequipa, the adored bride
How beautiful and slender dressed in white
I see you when I pass
With your fiancé Misti asleep
How blind and mute he squeezes you in his
Arms like your majesty
With your fiancé Misti asleep
How blind and mute he squeezes you in his
Arms like your majesty

All the poets in flowery odes
They have woven notes to give you
The wedding march
And you pretentious guard your orange blossoms
To give to strangers
that are yet to come

Goodbye white city
Bride made brush
Goodbye Mr. Misti, may you be happy
on your honeymoon
Goodbye white city
Bride made brush
Goodbye Mr. Misti, may you be happy
on your honeymoon

I wanted to see you, unforgettable beloved land
Arequipa, white city of my love
Drunk away
I longed for the fragrance of your soil
Your countryside, your greenery
Drunk away
I longed for the fragrance of your soil
Your countryside your greenery

When a long time ago I left
Your homes saddened
With the sorrow of the children who leave
There was a clear downpour
And a rain of stars
In my eyes contemplating your volcano
There was a clear downpour
And a rain of stars
In my eyes contemplating your volcano

Today I return, weary pilgrim
With a heart tired of seeking happiness
Arequipa, I am happy in your lap
With the kiss and the hug
What your kindness grants me

When I die
May they bury me in your soil
And someday under the sky
Some flowers will grow
It will be my soul peeking into life
From my beloved land
To see my volcano
It will be my soul peeking into life
From my beloved land
To see my volcano