Y Era Buena

And She Was Good

Y Era Buena

And she was young, beautiful, and seductiveY era joven, bella y seductora
Her dear mother took care of her with careSu madrecita la cuidaba con primor
In the neighborhood, everyone loved herEn el barrio todos la querían
For her kindness and charming demeanorPor su bondad y por su trato encantador
Until a wealthy strangerHasta que un magnate forastero
In a fancy car once approached herEn regio auto una vez se le acercó
He spoke of jewels, parties, and carsLe habló de joyas, de fiestas y de coches
He came back two or three nights and finally took her awayVolvió dos o tres noches y al fin se la llevó

The mother found outSupo la madre
That she cries as if deadQue la llora como muerta
Well, she knows that at her doorPues bien, sabe que a su puerta
She can no longer returnNo podrá ya retornar
No one understandsNadie comprende
Her immense sufferingSu inmenso sufrimiento
They have no feelingsNo tienen sentimientos
They don't know how to forgiveNo saben perdonar

The blow was harshFue rudo el golpe
For that good motherPara aquella madre buena
And her sorrow was so greatY tan grande fue su pena
That she soon succumbedQue muy pronto sucumbió
Just GodDios justiciero
With great benevolenceCon gran benevolencia
Showing his mercyDemostrando su clemencia
Put an end to her painPuso fin a su dolor

And she was good, sad was her fateY era buena, triste fue su signo
She has resigned herself, although her pain is greatSe ha resignado, aunque muy grande su dolor
For she understands that it was her destinyPues comprende que era su destino
To have followed that infamous seducerHaber seguido aquel infame seductor
For the man who promised herPues el hombre que le prometiera
Thousands of things he never fulfilledMiles de cosas que nunca jamás cumplió
Soon showed his hyena heartMostró muy pronto su corazón de hiena
And to the good girl, he abandoned herY a la muchacha buena, aquel, la abandonó