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Bitter from the pain of longing
I went back to the place where I was born
Where I spent my beautiful youth
I returned crying with the sadness I felt
I saw the meadow where I played with my little brother
And the palm tree that my old man planted
I cried too much missing the old man
Whom God in heaven took many years ago

And where are my dear companions?
So many Januarys have passed since I left my parents
Goodbye lagoon, green well of hope
My childhood days that will never come back

My cedar tree, stripped of leaves, lifeless
A bitter end to a rosy hope
I want to hear the little drum's beat
Rocking my childlike soul
Gentle stream that flowed down the hill
Nostalgic spring that brightened my life
Goodbye landscape, blue sky of my land
Beloved spot, I will love you until I die