Zamba Del Pañuelo

El Chaqueño Palavecino
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Si miras los largos caminos

If you look at the long paths

por donde mi triste huella se fue

where my sad trace went

verás que manchó sus flores

you will see that it stained its flowers

con sangre viva mi padecer.

with my suffering's living blood.


Si escuchas mi dulce guitarra

If you listen to my sweet guitar

en ella dormida te soñará

as it sleeps, it will dream of you

tu sombra será un pañuelo

your shadow will be a handkerchief

sobre la zamba que ya se va.

over the zamba that is already leaving.


Si andando, andando, niña

If walking, walking, girl

un día mis ojos te ven pasar

one day my eyes see you pass by

el llanto que voy llorando

the tears that I am shedding

en los senderos florecerá.

will bloom along the paths.


Mi voz y la tuya perdidas

My voice and yours, lost

se van al olvido por el ayer

fade away into oblivion through yesterday

mi pena como un pañuelo

my sorrow, like a handkerchief

llora en la zamba su atardecer.

cries in the zamba at its sunset.


Mi pena y tu lento recuerdo

My sorrow and your slow memory

porque no me quieres se quieren ya

because you don't love me, they already love each other

mi pena le da sus penas

my sorrow gives it its sorrows

y tu recuerdo su soledad.

and your memory, its loneliness.

Moderated by Daniel Ramos
La Paz, Bolivia May 19, 2025
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