La Duquesa
Cafe Quijano
The Duchess
She wanted her daughter
To dress as a duchess
Not as Cinderella
To be seen in carriages
She never wanted her daughter
To dress as a commoner
She never wanted me.
I had hands full
Of kindness and affection
I never had the coins
To buy last names
I had very normal parents
Without ducats or castles
She never wanted me.
The wise say that time knows
To put everything in its place
Years go by and here she has me
With some changes in roles.
Conscience never deceives
As long as the soul knows what it keeps
And this life is so long that we will continue
Seeing each other's faces.
She knows I remember
Her disdain and cynicism
Today she approaches with greetings
As if I were not the same.
I don't mind being polite
Although I think to myself
I forgive but I don't forget.
If I value what I have
It's better that she didn't want me
Over the years, I appreciate it
Today a commoner loves me
With Fernandez as a last name
She is my most beautiful maiden
The fairest of them all.
The wise say that time knows
To put everything in its place
Years go by and here she has me
With some changes in roles.
Conscience never deceives
As long as the soul knows what it keeps
And this life is so long that we will continue
Seeing each other's faces.
