Cautiva [English translation]

A tower of Granada,

and in the tower, what a pain!

a girl is locked,

who doesn't see the sunlight.

At night sounds a key

and a man crosses the inner door,

but nobody in the world knows

the name of that squire.

And the east wind that rounds La Vela

in a gipsy song tells the story.

Captive, captive girl, captive,

captive being a flower,

olive-skinned woman, captive,

captive of a pain of love.

What a shame of your eyes,

who don't see the sky or the sea,

What a shame the beige color

that you have of love.

Your lips are burning,

burning in a living candle.

Too bad you're suffering

captive, captive girl.

One evening a gentleman

said to the feet of the tower:

whanever you want, my light,

I'll save your heart.

Behind the lattice

the girl said to the Don Juan:

I'm forever captive

and slave of my man.

And the wind tells the story to the Alhambra

and then to the caves of wine and zambra.