El Oso

I lived in the forest very happy
I walked, walked endlessly
The mornings and afternoons were mine
At night I lay down to rest.

But one day, the man came with his cages
He locked me up and took me to the city
In the circus they taught me acrobatics
And that's how I lost my beloved freedom.

"Accept it," an old tiger told me
Never will the roof and food be lacking
They only demand that we do the acrobatics
And bring joy to the kids.

Four years have passed in this life
With the circus, I traveled the world like this
But I could never completely forget
My forests, my afternoons, and myself.

In a remote little town, someone didn't close the lock
It was a moonless night and I left the city

Now I step on the ground of my forest
Once again the green of freedom
I am old but the afternoons are mine
I return to the forest, I am truly happy...