Coronel [English translation]

*

'We're done here,

my friend, it's over.

Come closer, give me a hug

'cause this hell subsided.

Wait for me here for a moment, look after this position.

I will confirm we finished the mission'.

*

Right after these words,

no one saw him again.

After that victory,

only a crazy colonel

would give up a glory

he never really understood.

He decided to load his gun with a carnation.

*

When the others slept

he sneaked into the canteen

and while crying he would tell a woman

that if honour and victory

are more valuable than people

it's because we haven't learnt a thing.

*

From the tears that cover your face.

From the sorrow that your looks hide.

From the shame that my soul feels

when nobody sings this song

in which I say I don't feel like

faking that I don't know anything

about every life that leaves without saying goodbye.

*

After every battle

his heart shrank.

He had to show pride

when he only felt horror.

He was always asking upwards

who had won what?

But no one ever knew how to answer.

*

When the others slept

he sneaked into the canteen

and while crying he would tell a woman

that if honour and victory

are more valuable than people

it's because we haven't learnt a thing.

*

From the tears that cover your face.

From the sorrow that your looks hide.

From the shame that my soul feels

when nobody sings this song

in which I say I don't feel like

faking that I don't know anything

about every life that leaves without saying goodbye.

*

From the tears that cover your face.

From the sorrow that your looks hide.

From the shame that my soul feels

when nobody sings this song

in which I say I don't feel like

faking that I don't know anything

about every life that leaves without saying goodbye.

Without saying goodbye.

• Artist:La Oreja de Van Gogh
• Album:Más guapa (2007)