Esta penita [English translation]

This little sorrow I carry,

I'm going to confide it to the wind,

to see if the wind will help me,

to see if it knows of suffering.

Ay la ray lay lay la ray lay la ra

ay la ray lay lay la ray la.

On the banks of a flooded river, ay ay ay

they planted a lemon tree

and they say it bears lemons

only on the 30th of February.

The same happens to me, ay ay ay

I planted my love in the sand,

I never even yielded a kiss,

only grief remained for me.

Ay la ray lay lay la ray lay la ra

ay la ray lay lay la ray la.

This little sorrow that I carry,

you nailed it to my heart.

But don't feel you're at fault

because you don't even know what you've done to me.

Ay la ray lay lay la ray lay la ra

ay la ray lay lay la ray la.

I've come to ask it for advice,

the wise advice of the wind.

The wind went to meet you

and now I'm regretting it.

Because now the wind blows, ay ay ay

and it kisses your hair,

and now even the wind

is against me loving you.

Ay la ray lay lay la ray lay la ra

ay la ray lay lay la ray la.

The sorrow I suffer for you

is the same sorrow in which I bask,

because one day you'll cover

all of my sorrows away.

Ay la ray lay lay la ray lay la ra

ay la ray lay lay la ray la.

I know of a little fish, ay ay ay

that swims even if it doesn't want to.

The same thing flows in the river

as it does in the salted sea.

I'm like the little fish, ay ay ay

I swim even if you don't love me,

I will keep on loving you,

you will always be my beloved.

Ay la ray lay.

• Artist:Joan Sebastian
• Album:Hasta Que Amanezca [1979]