Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Una Mujer by Camilo Sesto from Spanish to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Verse 1
Hace tiempo, unos años atrás
A long time ago, a few years ago
Cuando mi niñez se fue perdiendo
When my childhood was lost
Y mis pantalones cortos
And my shorts
Olvidados quedaron
Forgotten were left
Conocí una mujer
I met a woman
Su mundo era de un fino papel
His world was of a fine role
Tan lleno de color y fantasía
So full of color and fantasy
Y su corazón un panel de miel
And his heart a panel of honey
Donde mil bocas comieron
Where a thousand mouths ate
Y saciaron su sed
And they quenched their thirst
Chorus 1
Ella era mujer
She was a woman
Un refugio de almas
A refuge of souls
Ella era mujer
She was a woman
Mucho más que mujer
Much more than a woman
Ahora ya no es nada
Now it's nothing
Verse 2
Hoy su risa suena cansada
Today his laughter sounds tired
En su casa no hay amor
There's no love in his house
Ni siquiera un amigo
Not even a friend
Que le ofrezca amistad
To offer you friendship
No hay nada
There's nothing
El fango sucio de una charca
The dirty mud of a pond
Va comiendo su morada
He's eating his abode
Alza los brazos al viento
Raise your arms to the wind
Buscando verdad en las palabras
Looking for truth in words
Nadie la oye
No one hears it
La gente se aparta
People turn away
Y ella sigue sus pasos
And she follows in her footsteps
Con la mirada baja
With a low look
Chorus 2
Ella era mujer
She was a woman
Un refugio de almas
A refuge of souls
Ella era mujer
She was a woman
Mucho más que mujer
Much more than a woman
Ahora ya no es nada
Now it's nothing
Verse 3
Yo, le tendí mis brazos
Me, I held out my arms
Una y otra vez quise ayudarla
Over and over again I wanted to help her
Y sus manos de vieja seda
And his old silk hands
Con la mías resbalan, resbalan
With mine they slip, they slip
La vida, todo se acaba
Life, it's all over
También acabó su miel se apagó su llama
He also finished his honey, his flame went out
Sus espaldas son de asfalto
His backs are asphalt
Y la vida corre
And life runs
Sobre sus espaldas
On his back
Chorus 3
Ella era mujer
She was a woman
Un refugio de almas
A refuge of souls
Ella era mujer
She was a woman
Mucho más que mujer
Much more than a woman
Ahora ya no es nada
Now it's nothing
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