Doña Luisa

Mrs. Louise

Doña Luisa

She wakes up early, Mrs. LouiseSe levanta temprano, Doña Luisa
And when the sun is already shiningY cuando el sol ya está aclarando
She's already picking the coffeeElla ya recoge el café
Each bean in her hand meansCada grano en su mano significa
The sorrows she's enduredLas penas que ha sufri'o
Because of some love affair.Por causa de algún querer.

But instead of walking around crying,Pero en vez de andar llorando,
She starts to singLucha se pone a cantar
Humming, she forgetsTarareando se le olvida
The one who didn't know how to love herEl que no la supo amar
But instead of walking around crying,Pero en vez de andar llorando,
If there's no time to crySi no hay tiempo pa' llorar
Humming, she forgetsTarareando se le olvida
The one who didn't know how to love her.El que no la supo amar.

The color of Mrs. Louise's skinEl color de la piel de Doña Luisa
Blends with the earth of so much land there isSe confunde con la tierra de tanta tierra que hay
The once so dark gaze she hadLa mirada tan negra que tenía
Has now turned green from looking at so much green.Ya se le ha vuelto verde de tanto verde mirar.

And at the foot of the mountainY es que al pié de la montaña
There's only green to look atSólo hay verde qué mirar
Mixed with the red of the coffee ripening.Que con el rojo se mezcla del café por madurar.
And at the foot of the mountainY es que al pié de la montaña
There's always time to lookSiempre hay tiempo pa' mirar
Mixed with the red of the coffee ripening.Que con el rojo se mezcla del café por madurar.

With the night, Mrs. Louise goes to bedCon la noche se acuesta Doña Luisa
And with the moon shining up thereY con la luna allá alumbrando
She starts to talk.Ella se pone a conversar.
The stories she tells fillLas historias que cuenta van llenando
The space that silenceEl espacio que el silencio
Always tries to steal.Siempre quiere arrebatar.

And if there's no moon to listenY si no hay luna que escuche
To so much life to tellTanta vida que contar
To avoid talking to silence,Para no hablarle al silencio,
She prefers to sing.Lucha prefiere cantar.
And if there's no moon to endureY si no hay luna que aguante
So much life to tell,Tanta vida que contar,
To beat the silence,Para ganarle al silencio,
She starts to sing.Lucha se pone a cantar.