Nenena

Little girl was a friend to all of us
And we were all her friends
Since the happy times of school
When we shared penances and games
The fox fought for her
With another boy who once told her
I don't know what compliment, and the limping Araujo
Stole peaches with me for her
Felipe, the nephew of the grocer
Brought her pastries and figs
And Nicasio, the son of the saddler
Made her a skunk leather bag
And that time when leaving school
She sprained an ankle just for being tough
I remember the gringo took her in his arms
And took her to the pharmacy alone
I also don't forget when the monkey was seriously ill with typhus
That little girl was the first visitor the sick had from their classmates
But time passes, customs change
New environments make us different
And imperceptibly we start forgetting, what we wanted yesterday, what we wanted yesterday
Little girl returned from Montevideo, where she had been for two and a half years
But this little girl is no longer the girl, with whom we shared penances and games
She has changed so much that yesterday on the street, she crossed next to the gringo, she crossed next to the gringo
And just because he shouted 'little girl' at her, angrily she said, don't be bold
It's okay little girl that you did that, with anyone you know, except the gringo
The best friend we all had, and the one who loved you the most, the one who loved you the most
Remember little girl that tomorrow can
Make you stumble, destiny again
And who knows then, if tomorrow you find
Again the gringo, who carries you