Mama Vieja

When I left the town
I said goodbye with my hand
And old mama stayed
Very sad, at the ranch's door

She gave me permission
Which I paid with a thousand kisses
And I set off on the path
With my baggage of dreams

Old mama!: I sing to her, from here
This zamba, that I once promised her
Zambita will be the first
So she remembers me

Although I am far away
From the town where I was born
I swear, my old mama
That I don't forget about you

I know that at night
From a star she watches me
You went to heaven
And my soul cries and sighs

Old mama!: I sing to her, from here
This zamba, that I once promised her
Zambita will be the first
So she remembers me

Recited

Deep is the sorrow, my old mama
To know her far away and great is
The comfort, they sing