Laura Farina
Rubén Blades
Laura Farina
With less than a year left to live
Onésimo found the love of his life.
After living by stealing from sad people
Laura Farina knocked on the door of his soul.
Onésimo, in his world of suit and tie,
never respected those without money.
He always considered the most important thing
to push forward the poor's burden.
The only rose that town saw
was the one he gave to Laura, and Mama Grande would laugh
She didn't give in even then.
Speak, Senator, lie to the nation, deceiving
people you earned a million, but it's worth nothing
because your heart failed when it worked;
the only time your soul wanted to speak the truth
it was too late to talk.