Doña Ubenza

I'm crying inside,
Even though I laugh on the outside.
That's how I have to live
Waiting for my death.
I give advantage to the winds
Because I can't fly,
Until I grab my box
And start wandering around.

I cross myself just in case,
In case God exists
And takes me to hell
With all my little sheep.
I don't know if there's another world
Where souls sigh,
I live on this earth
Working all day long.

Resonant valley of rocky ground
Stone by stone carried by the wind,
Erasing traces of my pain
Pure silence is my heart.
I'm crying inside,
Even though I laugh on the outside.
That's how I have to live
Waiting for my death.

My race prays for what it will ask
Up on the mountain of charity
It has no time, it can't take it anymore
Praying and praying, why will it be?
Resonant valley of rocky ground
Stone by stone carried by the wind,
Erasing traces of my pain
Pure silence is my heart.