Alfonsina y el mar [English translation]

On the soft sand that touches the sea

Her little footprints won't be seen again

A path of nothing but pain and silence reached

up to the deep water

A path of nothing but muted pains reached

up to the surf

God knows what anguish accompanied you

What old griefs silenced your voice

To lie down, lulled into sleep by the singing

of the seashells

The song that sings in the dark depths of the sea

The seashell

You leave, Alfonsina, with your loneliness

Which new poems were you looking for?

An ancient voice of wind and salt

Shattering your soul and taking it

And you go to there as if in a dream

Sleeping, Alfonsina, dressed in the sea

Five little mermaids will escort you

Down paths made of seaweed and coral

And phosphorescent seahorses

Will circle around you

And the aquatic dwellers will

soon play by your side

Put the lamp down a bit more for me

Let me to sleep in peace, nurse

And if he calls don't tell him I'm here

Tell him that Alfonsina isn't coming back

And if he calls, don't ever tell him that I'm here

Tell him that I have gone

You leave, Alfonsina, with your loneliness

Which new poems were you looking for?

An ancient voice of wind and salt

Shattering your soul and taking it

And you go to there as if in a dream

Sleeping, Alfonsina, dressed in the sea

• Artist:Mercedes Sosa
• Album:Mujeres Argentinas (1969)