Only leave me as I am, dreaming/of being a morning star courting the sun
Sólo dejarme, como estoy, soñando/a ser lucero enamorando al sol
Original text (Spanish)
Original text (Spanish)
From my invaded nation,/the battlefield today is independence.
Where does the laughter wander that decorated life/when your heart gathered my sadnesses?
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