La Gayola

Don't be scared or run away from me
I haven't come to seek revenge
If tomorrow, precisely
I'm leaving to never return
I've come to say goodbye
And I want to enjoy
Looking at you face to face
And be reflected in your eyes
Silently, for a long time
As you looked at me yesterday

I've come so that together
We remember the past
Like two good friends
Who haven't seen each other in a while
Remembering that time
When I was an honest man
And my dear mother's love
Was a poncho she had thrown
Over my noble and good soul
Against the cold of disdain

One night, death
Dressed my soul in mourning
My dear mother
God called her to his side
And in my dreams it seemed
That the poor woman, from heaven
Told me that you were good
That I should always trust in you

But you played dirty with me
And, thirsty for revenge
I sheathed my knife
In a heart in a bad moment
And later, now calm
With my only hope dead
I dried some rebellious tears
In a tavern

They locked me up for many years
In the sordid prison cell
And one afternoon they set me free
For better or for worse
I wandered the streets
And rolled like a ball
To eat a plate of soup
How many times I waited in line!
The dawns found me
Lazing on a doorstep

Today I have nothing left
No refuge, I'm so poor
I only came to see you
To leave you my forgiveness
I swear, I'm happy
May happiness overflow for you
I'm going to the countryside to work it
To gather some coins
So I won't lack flowers
When I'm inside the coffin