De Rico a Mendigo

From Riches to Rags

De Rico a Mendigo

He was a very wealthy man and knew no hardshipsÉl era un hombre muy rico y de penurias no sabía
He mocked the suffering beingsDe los seres que sufrían se burlaba del dolor
His arrogance didn't hide towards the helplessPor los seres desvalidos su soberbia no escondía
Unleashing all the weight of his cruel humiliationDesatando todo el peso de su cruel humillación

He was grand in his wealth and desecrated the templesEra grande en su riqueza y a los templos profanaba
He boasted of powers, blinded by his illusionDe poderes se ufanaba, ciego estaba en su ilusión
He savaged the humble like a wolf in sheep's clothingSe ensañaba en los humildes como un lobo en mansa oveja

He ignored that destiny would take away his ambitionIgnoraba que el destino le quitara su ambición
He proudly trampled those who asked for foodQuien por hambre le pedía con orgullo pisoteaba
Imposing and disdainful, he laughed at the unfortunateImponente y desairoso se reía del infeliz
He threw away the food he had in excessArrojaba a la basura el manjar que le sobraba
He didn't let the hungry pick up his leftoversNo dejaba que el hambriento recogiera su botín

Now he's no longer the powerful one with grandeurHoy ya no es el potentado con alardes de grandeza
The power of that money faltered in his lifeEl poder de aquel dinero ya en su vida claudicó
Now he begs for alms at the church's entranceHoy implora una limosna en el portal de una iglesia
Because he had no mercy, he hopes for some favorPorque no tuvo clemencia de ella espera algún favor

An experienced beggar advised the rich manUn mendigo de experiencia a aquel rico aconsejaba
You who had everything, why do you come to beg?Tú que lo has tenido todo a qué vienes a implorar
In this sacred church that you desecrated so muchEn esta sagrada iglesia la que tanto has profanado
Go and ask your own, they will give you abundantlyAnda y pídele a los tuyos que con creces te darán

He proudly trampled those who asked for foodQuien por hambre le pedía con orgullo pisoteaba
Imposing and disdainful, he laughed at the unfortunateImponente y desairoso se reía del infeliz
He threw away the food he had in excessArrojaba a la basura el manjar que le sobraba
He didn't let the hungry pick up his leftoversNo dejaba que el hambriento recogiera su botín