El Ausente Page

A traditional Mexican ranchera about a man who returns to his hometown after being away, only to find things have changed. :

"Ya vine de donde andaba, se me concedió volver... ya llegó el que andaba ausente, y este no se sabe rajar." : Lorenzo de Monteclaro version . Other Resources

A high-energy salsa classic where the singer addresses a woman named Adela, explaining his absence and his return. : El ausente

"Todas las mañanas veo una ancianita muy desesperada preguntando por su hijo... pero ella no sabe que fue reo ausente, se lo capturaron y lo condenaron." : You can find the official video lyrics on YouTube . 2. Salsa Version (Fruko y sus Tesos ft. Joe Arroyo)

"¿Por qué es que te resientes? Si apenas he llegado. Sabes que estaba ausente y mi amor no ha cambiado." A traditional Mexican ranchera about a man who

: If you are looking for the "paper" in terms of musical notation, you can find the trumpet sheet music for El Ausente (Son) on Scribd .

This is perhaps the most famous version, often played at parties and during the holidays. It tells the story of a prisoner (the "absent one") whose mother waits for him without knowing he has been condemned. : Other Resources A high-energy salsa classic where the

: There is also a novel titled El Ausente by Paloma Ulacia Altolaguirre about Spanish exiles in Mexico.