De Esta Sierra A La Otra Sierra

De esta sierra a la otra sierra

From this mountain range to the other mountain range

se divisa San Jose

San Jose is visible

vida mia de mis ojitos

My life, from my little eyes

que me vine y los deje

I came and left them

Cuando sali de mi casa

When I left my home

de nadie me despedi

I didn't say goodbye to anyone

solo de unos tinamaistes

Only to some tinamaistes

y un gato que estaba ahi

And a cat that was there

Solo yo iva caminando

I was walking alone

sin saber a donde ir

Without knowing where to go

otra tierra iva buscando

Looking for another land

sin saber que iva a sufrir

Without knowing that I was going to suffer

Pasaron meses enteros

Whole months passed

yo empezaba a recordar

I began to remember

que mis padres me dijeron

What my parents told me

que no los fuera a olvidar

Not to forget them

No lloro por que ando lejos

I don't cry because I'm far away

de mi novia que deje

From my sweetheart that I left

me acuerdo de los consejos

I remember the advice

de mis padres que olvide

Of my parents that I forgot

Su belleza me dejaron

They left me their beauty

y en mi mente llevo yo

And in my mind, I carry

al quedar solo ellos murieron

When they were left alone, they died

y mi novia se caso

And my sweetheart got married