Qui nem jiló [English translation]

If one remembers just for the sake of remembering

the love they once had and lost

Then missing is a good thing

so that the man be convinced

that he is happy without even knowing it

for he has never suffered because of love

However, if one lives on dreaming

with someone they wish to see again someday

In that case, missing is a bad thing

And I'm speaking from experience

cause my life is all about suffering

Oh, how I wish to go back

to the arms of my darling!

Missing her like this is hard to handle

It is a feeling as bitter as jiló

But no one can ever say

that they have seen me sad and crying

Whenever I miss her, the only remedy is to sing!