El emigrante
Joselito
The Emigrant
Gotta make a rosary
with your ivory teeth
so I can kiss it
when I'm far from you
on its divine beads
made of nard and jasmine
I'll pray for protection
from the one in San Gil
Goodbye my beloved Spain
inside my soul
I carry you deep
and even though I'm an emigrant
never in my life
will I be able to forget you
When I left my land
I turned my tearful face
because what I loved the most
I was leaving behind
I carried with me
my Virgin of San Gil
a memory and a sorrow
and a rosary of ivory
Goodbye my beloved Spain
inside my soul
I carry you deep
and even though I'm an emigrant
never in my life
will I be able to forget you
I am a poor emigrant
and I bring to this foreign land
and in my chest a banner
with the colors of Spain
with my homeland and my girlfriend
and my Virgin of San Gil
and my rosary of beads
I wish I could die
