How far I am from the land where I was born
Immense sadness fills my thoughts
I see myself so alone and so sad
Like a leaf in the wind
I would like to cry I would like to die
From the feeling
Land of the sun
I long to see you
Now that I live so far from your light, without love
I see myself so alone and so sad
Like a leaf in the wind.

"Cancion Mixteca" was authored in 1934 by José López Alavés, a Mixtec Indian from Oaxaca. He studied at the National Conservatory in Mexico City.

Una posibilidad.

How far I am from the land where I was born
Immense sadness fills my thoughts
I see myself so alone and so sad
Like a leaf in the wind
I would like to cry I would like to die
From the feeling
Land of the sun
I long to see you
Now that I live so far from your light, without love
I see myself so alone and so sad
Like a leaf in the wind. (1str ref)

Another version:

I'm so far away from the land where I was born
Intense nostagia invades my soul
And seeing myself so sad and alone
Like a leaf in the wind
I just want to cry
I just want to die
From this painful loneliness

Oh, land of the sun
I long to see you
Now that I'm so far away
I find myself without light,
without love
And seeing myself so sad and alone
Like a leaf in the wind
I just want to cry
I just want to die
From this painful loneliness. (2nd ref)

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Yet another version:
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