El Ausente -
: 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. : El ausente
A high-energy salsa classic where the singer addresses a woman named Adela, explaining his absence and his return. : : If you are looking for the "paper"
"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
"¿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 returns to his hometown after being away, only to find things have changed. :
: Watch the Richie Ray & Bobby Cruz version on YouTube .
