Zamba Por Vos

Yo no canto por vos;

I don't sing for you;

te canta la zamba.

the zamba sings for you.

Y dice al cantar:

And it says while singing:

no te puedo olvidar, no te puedo olvidar.

I can't forget you, I can't forget you.

Yo no canto por vos;

I don't sing for you;

te canta la zamba.

the zamba sings for you.

Y cantando así

And singing like this,

canta para mí, canta para mí.

it sings for me, it sings for me.

ESTRIBILLO

< strong > CHORUS

Zambita cantá:

Sing, little zamba:

no la esperes más.

don't wait for her anymore.

Tenés que saber que si no volvió,

You must know that if she didn't return,

es porque ya te olvidó.

it's because she already forgot you.

Perfumá esa flor,

Perfume that flower,

que se marchitó, que se marchitó.

that withered, that withered.

Yo tuve un amor,

I had a love,

lo dejé esperando.

I left waiting.

Y, cuando volví,

And when I returned,

no lo conocí, no lo conocí.

I didn't recognize him, I didn't recognize him.

Dijo que tal vez,

He said that maybe,

me estuviera amando.

he was loving me.

Me miró y se fue:

He looked at me and left:

sin decir por qué; sin decir por qué.

without saying why; without saying why.