Guitarras, Lloren Guitarras [English translation]

Guitars, play1 o guitars

violins, play the same way

don't let me go in the silence

of your song.

Let's sing2 with an open heart

a song that makes the world tremble

let it be a haven

when some come and others go.

Now it's my turn to leave you all,

now it's my turn to walk away,

guitars, play o guitars

for there it remains, full of love

captured in every string

cry a river o heart of mine.

Guitars, play o guitars

1. lit. 'cry'. The reason I chose to change the word to 'play' is because I feel it has two meanings. The sound that these instruments play is given life and compared to the cries a person might make. At the same time, they're instruments; so their 'cries' is the melodies they make when played.2. lit. 'scream/cry'

• Artist:Cuco Sánchez
• Album:Guitarras, Lloren Guitarras LP (1965)