Doña Soledad [English translation]

Look, Mrs. Loneliness

think a bit

Mrs. Loneliness

How many persons will there be

that you will meet - truly?

I saw you in a grocery store

fighting for a penny

Mrs. Loneliness

and they say: "do whats right

do it no matter who it is"

How many pennies will you have gained

without generosity

Mrs. Loneliness

with those you could only buy

bread and wine - nothing else

flesh and blood are

property of the boss [God]

Mrs. Loneliness

when Christ said, "no!"

You know well what happened.

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Look, Mrs. Loneliness

I tell you something else

Mrs. Loneliness

and for you to speak

you would had wished you studied

Its true you wanted to want

but you couldn't have the capacity

Mrs. Loneliness

because before you were a woman [adult]

you had to go to work.

Look Mrs. Loneliness

think a bit

Mrs. Loneliness

what is it they wish to say

this topic about liberty

[sure] you can die

-that is a question about health-

but you don't want to know

what a coffin is going to cost you

Mrs. Loneliness

You have to work

but you have to think

you're not going to die

They will bury you

Mrs. Loneliness

You have to work

but you have to think

Mrs. Loneliness

• Artist:Alfredo Zitarrosa
• Album:Yo sé quien soy (1968)