Olvido

Forgetfulness

Olvido

If I ever thought about what I wasSi pensara alguna vez en lo que fui
I wouldn't even have the strength to live...No tendría ni la fuerza de vivir...
But I know that one must forgetPero yo sé que hay que olvidar
And I forget without protesting.Y olvido sin protestar.

In the dark caravan of painEn la oscura caravana de dolor
Of men who lost their home,De los hombres que perdieron el hogar,
Without blaspheming, without resentment,Sin blasfemar, sin un rencor,
I go alone with my song.Voy solo con mi canción.

No one asksNadie pregunta
What I have been in the past,Lo que he sido en el pasado,
If I was rich, if I was honorable,Si fui rico, si fui honrado,
If there were silks in my cradle.Si hubo sedas en mi cuna.

No one caresA nadie importa
Who I am, where I come from,Quién soy yo, de donde vengo,
And if someone approaches meY si alguno se me acerca
They ask how much I have...Me pregunta cuánto tengo...

They look at the ragsMiran los trapos
That reveal my poverty todayQue delatan mi pobreza de hoy
And in those rags people readY en esos trapos lee la gente
How much I'm worth and who I am...Cuánto valgo y quién soy...

But it doesn't matter,Pero no importa,
For me who has lived it,Para mí que lo he vivido,
I know everything I have been,Yo sé todo lo que he sido,
What I will never be again...Lo que nunca más seré...

That's why my mouth won't sayEs por eso que mi boca no dirá
The secret of a past I lost...El secreto de un pasado que perdí...
I was a great lord, I believe in a godFui gran señor, creo en un dios
Who sometimes denies me bread...Que a veces me niega el pan...