Una Mujer

A Woman

Una Mujer

Long agoHace tiempo
a few years backunos años atrás
when my childhoodcuando mi niñez
was fading awayse fue perdiendo
and my shortsy mis pantalones cortos
were left forgottenolvidados quedaron
I met a womanconocí una mujer

Her worldSu mundo
was made of fine paperera de un fino papel
so full of color and fantasytan lleno de color y fantasía
and her heart a honeycomby su corazón un panel de miel
where a thousand mouths atedonde mil bocas comieron
and quenched their thirsty saciaron su sed

She was a womanElla era mujer
above womansobremujer
a refuge for soulsun refugio de almas

She was a womanElla era mujer
much more than a womanmucho más que mujer
now she is nothingahora ya no es nada

Today her laughterHoy su risa
sounds tiredsuena cansada
in her house there's no loveen su casa no hay amor
not even a friendni siquiera un amigo
offering friendshipque le ofrezca amistad
there's nothingno hay nada

The dirty mud of a puddleEl fango sucio de una charca
eats away at her homeva comiendo su morada
she raises her arms to the windalza los brazos al viento
seeking truth in wordsbuscando verdad en las palabras

No one hears herNadie la oye
people move awayla gente se aparta
and she follows her stepsy ella sigue sus pasos
with her gaze loweredcon la mirada baja

She was a womanElla era mujer
above womansobremujer
a refuge for soulsun refugio de almas

She was a womanElla era mujer
much more than a womanmucho más que mujer
now she is nothingahora ya no es nada

I reached out my armsYo le tendí mis brazos
time and time againuna y otra vez
wanted to help herquise ayudarla
and her hands of old silky sus manos de vieja seda
slip away from mine, slip awaycon la mías resbalan, resbalan

Life, everything endsLa vida, todo se acaba
even her honey endedtambién acabó su miel
her flame went outse apagó su llama
her back is made of asphaltsus espaldas son de asfalto
and life runsy la vida corre
over her backsobre sus espaldas

She was a womanElla era mujer
above womansobremujer
a refuge for soulsun refugio de almas

She was a womanElla era mujer
much more than a womanmucho más que mujer
now she is nothingahora ya no es nada

Laura ...Laura ...