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First Line:
¡Qué lejos estoy del suelo donde he nacido
Artist & Tune
Composed by:
Version by Antonio Aguilar
Performed by:
Version by Patricia Trujano
Performed by:
Version by Linda Ronstadt
Performed by:
Version by Lola Beltran
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Version by Ry Cooder
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Version by Lila Downs
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Version by Harry Dean Stanton
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About the Song
La Mixteca is an area in south-central Mexico, home of the Mixtec people.
Translation(s)
Translation:
Song of Mixteca
How far I am from the land (lit. ground) I was born,
A huge nostalgia invades my thoughts,
And to see myself so lonely and sad like a leaf in the wind,
I'd want to cry, I'd want to die of sorrow (lit. emotion)
Oh, Land of the Sun! I yearn to see you
Now that I live far, without light, without love
And to see myself so lonely and sad like a leaf in the wind,
I'd want to cry, I'd want to die of sorrow (lit. emotion)