Me voy lejos [English translation]

I'm going far away so I'll never remember her,

that love that I loved so deeply,

she was the only love in the world

that I always adored with a maddening passion.

I'm going far away, I'm going in hope

of returning into your arms, my dear1,

don't leave me with my heart torn in two,

I swear to love you even if I'm going far away.

You who have been what I've loved most,

don't put such a great punishment on me,

don't be so ungrateful with me,

have a little mercy on my heart.

I carry you image here with me,

every time I look upon it I remember

your love that I lost when I left you,

they are sad memories that I won't forget.

1. lit. 'my life'