Cuando un amigo se va [English translation]

When a friend goes away

an empty space just remains

that can not be filled again,

with the advent of a new friend

When a friend goes away

a burning ember remains

that can not be fade away

not even with a waterway

When a friend goes away

a bright star has been lost

the one that lights the place

a dormant child is at rest

When a friend goes away

the road stops itself

and it begins to reveal

the grape and wine magic elf

When a friend goes away

to the gallop of its fate

our soul starts to vibrate

and it froze on the way

When a friend goes away

a barren land is then left

that time's attempting to load

with boredom pebbles and stones

When a friend goes away

a fallen tree has remain

that can not start to sprout

beaten by the wind again

When a friend goes away

an empty space just remains

that can not be filled again,

with the advent of a new friend

• Artist:Alberto Cortez
• Album:El compositor, El Cantante (1969)