De Que Me Presumes

What are you bragging about
Rich and vain if we are the same
Even with your money
You also have sorrows
You also have troubles
Your wealth
Doesn't make you immune to sadness
And poverty to me
With those of my class
Brings me closer and closer

Your lifestyle
Increases the pressure on you
And takes away your calm
I live calmly
With faith in my heart
And peace in my soul
You have employees
Who watch your back
For a few pesos
And I have friends
Who without a penny
Would give their lives for me

Your house is huge
But it ends where the fence is
And I have a mountain
That I don't explore
Even in several weeks
To cool off
You have a pool
With crystal clear water
The river where I bathe
I don't know where it starts
Or where it ends

You waste your time
And neglect your life
In search of fortune
While I enjoy
Singing at night
In the moonlight
You live in anguish
Thinking that your finances
Could collapse
I bless the sky
If on the day I live
I have enough to eat
You fall asleep listening
To the sirens howling
And watching the crooks
While I am lulled
By the serene night
And the cricket's song

You set ten alarms
And at midnight
You wake up trembling
I sleep peacefully
Legs stretched out
And with the door open
Realize that
Even if you have gold
And I have copper
Look inside
Say who is rich
And who is poor
On the day of death
When in the grave
Our bodies turn to dust
There will be nothing
I lack
Or that you have in excess
There will be nothing
I lack
Or that you have in excess