Sin Fortuna

Born Without Fortune

Sin Fortuna

I was born without fortune and with nothingYo nací sin fortuna y sin nada
Facing destiny head-onDesafiando al destino de frente
Even the most miserable would humiliate meHasta el más infeliz me humillaba
Ignoring me, everyone aroundIgnorandome toda la gente
But suddenly my luck has changedMás de pronto mi suerte ha cambiado
And suddenly I found myself among the crowdY de pronto me vi entre la gente

And those people pretending to be happyY esa gente al fingirse dichosa
In front of a vulgar and deceitful worldFrente a un mundo vulgar y embustero
Hypocritical, vile, vain peopleGente hipocrita, ruin, vanidosa
Whose money means nothing to themQue de nada le sirve el dinero
They die just like the poor doQue se muere lo mismo que el pobre
And their grave is the same damn holeY su tumba es el mismo agujero

Now I walk different pathsAhora voy por distintos caminos
I’m just following my fateVoy siguiendo tan solo al destino
And among the poor, I feel blessedY entre pobres me siento dichoso
If it’s love, I give my whole heartSi es amando doy mi amor entero
With the poor, I tip my hatCon los pobres me quito el sombrero
And I scorn even the most powerfulY desprecio hasta el más poderoso

I’m honest and sincere, I tell youSoy cabal y sincero les digo
I’ve forged my own destinyHe labrado mi propio destino
I extend my hand to a friendYo le tiendo la mano al amigo
But to the rich, I’ll never bow downPero al rico jamás me le humillo

I never had the warmth of a kissYo nunca tuve el calor de un beso
My poor folks worked so hardMis pobres viejos trabajaban tanto
They never had time for thatQue nunca tuvieron tiempo para eso
And so I grew upY así crecí
Not ignoring the tearsSin ignorar el llanto
I didn’t go to schoolNo fui a la escuela
I learned when I was olderYo aprendi de grande
Letters don’t stick when you’re hungryLas letras no entran cuando se tiene hambre
And no one lends a hand if you’re poorY no hay quien te dé la mano si eres pobre
That’s why I return to this old townPor eso vuelvo a este pueblo viejo
Where life treated me so badlyDonde la vida me trato tan mal
And these are my peopleY esta es mi gente
I wouldn’t leave for anythingQue por nada dejo
Even if I had to suffer againAunque volviera yo a sufrir igual

I’m honest and sincere, I tell youSoy cabal y sincero les digo
I’ve forged my own destinyHe labrado mi propio destino
I extend my hand to a friendYo le tiendo la mano al amigo
But to the rich, I’ll never bow downPero al rico jamás me le humillo