El Jinete

José Alfredo Jiménez
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Por la lejana montaña

Through the distant mountain

Va calbalgando un jinete

A rider is trotting

Vaga solito en el mundo

He wanders alone in the world

Y va deseando la muerte

And wishes for death


Lleva en su pecho una herida

He carries a wound in his chest

Va con su alma destrozada

He goes with his soul shattered

Quisiere perder la vida

He wishes to lose his life

Y reunirse con su amada

And reunite with his beloved


La quería más que a su vida

He loved her more than his life

Y la perdió para siempre

And lost her forever

Por eso lleva una herida

That's why he carries a wound

Por eso busca la muerte

That's why he seeks death


En su guitarra cantando

Playing on his guitar

Se pasa noches enteras

He spends entire nights

Hombre y guitarra llorando

Man and guitar crying

A la luz de las estrellas

In the light of the stars


Después se pierde en la noche

Then he gets lost in the night

Y aunque la noche es muy bella

And although the night is very beautiful

Él va pidiéndole a dios

He prays to God

Que se lo lleve con ella

To take him with her


La quería más que a su vida

He loved her more than his life

Y la perdió para siempre

And lost her forever

Por eso lleva una herida

That's why he carries a wound

Por eso busca la muerte

That's why he seeks death

Por eso lleva una herida

That's why he carries a wound

Por eso busca la muerte

That's why he seeks death


Ay ay ay

Ay ay ay

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Montevideo, Uruguay March 11, 2025
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