La Celestina
Lhasa de Sela
The Matchmaker
My daughter, stay with me for a while
Why are you dragging that misery around?
Wait for me a moment and I'll untie you
But, what a mess you've gotten yourself into, little girl!
How bitter are the facts you foresee!
How dark is the circle of your memory!
And as for your crown of thorns...
It suits you well, but you will pay dearly for it...
With your offended beastly gaze,
With your bandage where there is no wound,
With your cries of a suffering mother,
You will scare away your last hope.
Make your fist something affectionate
And make your goodbye an Oh my love!
And from your frown a little smile
And from your escape a I'm coming! I'm coming!
My daughter, how sad it is to see you!
Leaving your body forgotten
Very clever, poor fool, dedicating yourself
To the eternal dissection of a little sin.
Woman, undress and stay still
The arrow is looking for you
And man, after all, is like sangria
That sometimes gives health and sometimes kills...
And man, after all, is like sangria
That sometimes gives health and sometimes kills
With your offended beastly gaze,
With your bandage where there is no wound,
With your cries of a suffering mother,
You will scare away your last hope.
Make your fist something affectionate
And make your goodbye an Oh my love!
And from your frown a little smile
And from your escape a I'm coming! I'm coming!
My daughter, how sad it is to see you!
Leaving your body forgotten
Very clever, poor fool, dedicating yourself
To the eternal dissection of a little sin.
Woman, undress and stay still
The arrow is looking for you
And man, after all, is like sangria
That sometimes gives health and sometimes kills...
And man, after all, is like sangria
That sometimes gives health and sometimes
