El Hijo Ausente

I am the son who
is absent from his parents
and who never returned to his land

my mother's blessing
accompanies me and wherever I go
I carry it

I remember
my mother's words
one morning
when I left

this is the house
where we always wait for you
and don't forget
about me

I saw in her eyes
the tears that flowed
I kissed her forehead
I said goodbye

and now that far away
I am from her side
everything is sadness
inside me

dear God I ask you
to take care of her
she is the treasure
I have

if the day I return
and don't find her
I would also
want to die

dear God I ask you
to take care of her
she is the treasure
I have

if the day I return
and don't find her
I would also
want to die