Farolito de Papel

A hundred compliments I heard
A hundred promises I believed
And in my sound and good faith
Alone and poor, I finally saw myself
This afternoon I found
The sadness of goodbye
On the lips where yesterday
Tenderness spoke of love
Paper lantern
That illuminated my life
With the friendly and faithful light
Of the love I lost
You shine on the other side today
Only virtue stands firm
You went out for me
And here I am in the dark
Alone and poor, as I was

I was left alone
I had nothing but you
Poor, because
You were my world and I lost it
I will no longer see
Your weak flame of illusion
And I will have
Eternal night
In my heart

A hundred compliments I heard
A hundred promises I believed
And in my sound and good faith
Alone and poor, I finally saw myself
This afternoon I found
The sadness of goodbye
On the lips where yesterday
Tenderness spoke of love
Paper lantern
That illuminated my life
With the friendly and faithful light
Of the love I lost
You shine on the other side today
Only virtue stands firm
You went out for me
And here I am in the dark
Alone and poor, as I was

The promises, with weak light
Nothing fragile remains standing
That shining is not fair
It burned my heart
And some other, passing by
Its reflection dazzled
The prosaic reality
How much sorrow it cost me
And in the salt of truth
My misfortune was healed
I resign myself to my cross
If I already know your essence
Much smoke and little light, paper lantern