El Viejo Miguel

Oh looking for comfort, looking for peace and tranquility
The old Miguel of the town left very disappointed
I despair and it gives me pain because the city
It has its destiny and it has its evil for the provincial
I have the perennial memory of a friendship
What he leaves in the beloved land of his countrymen

I cannot change my people not even by empire
I live better always leading a quiet life
It seems that God with the hidden finger of his mystery
Pointing comes down the path of departure
First the old cemetery pal left
And now you are leaving, alone, for Barranquilla

Oh! The money is gone, everything is gone, even the gurufero
Of the roof safe as the eaves of the dove
But that doesn't matter because it's better to start over
Which wild flower to renew is its aroma better?
He still has friends there in town
And even the stranger asks about him

Oh! Luis Felipe Roja, Yola and Pello excites me
Having to say my saddest farewell
Goodbye San Andrés, your entertainer abandons you
Goodbye August 16, goodbye joy
The band El perro e' Petrona will no longer play
Goodbye Paco Lara, I'm leaving my land

It won't play anymore, alas! The band El perro e' Petrona
Goodbye Paco Lara, I'm leaving my land