Ojos

There are eyes of a thousand looks
Crystals that watch the world go by
Eyes that find fortune
Looking at the Moon and its radiance

There are eyes that emanate tenderness
And there are eyes of immense pain
Eyes that in dark nights
Live in bitterness and desolation

But there are eyes that know how to laugh
There are eyes of eternal brightness
Eyes that see in the flowers
Of many colors

The grace of God
Eyes
Of young and old
Eyes
In all corners of the world
Eyes

Of all colors
Eyes
Of king or beggar
Eyes

Eyes that laugh, eyes that cry
Eyes that ask, eyes that implore
Eyes

Eyes that are full of hope
Eyes
Shouting 'how long'
Eyes

Saying the street is tough
Eyes of the poor waiting
Eyes
Eyes of those who walk away and wait for their freedom
Eyes

From Latin America, eyes full of truth
Eyes
Following the chickens on the corners
Or looking at papers in the office
Eyes

Or nosy, like the neighbor's eye
Eyes
Like those of the blind that see deeper
Eyes
Eyes at baptisms and burials full of feeling
Eyes

Aeh, aeh, I came to look
Eyes
Aeh, aeh, I came here to see

Eyes, eyes, eyes, eyes
Eyes, eyes, eyes, eyes

Eyes that ask, eyes that answer
Distrustful eyes, kind eyes
Eyes
Eyes of police, eyes of thieves
Eyes of ladies and eyes of gentlemen
Eyes

They are the eyes of my people
Eyes
Seeing how to move forward
Eyes

Those eyes of students, may heaven bless them
Eyes
And the future of our race and Latin America