La Malquerida [English translation]

They call me the unloved

Woman who came from the field

The one who keeps in her womb

The seed of life

They call me the unloved

Woman, daughter of the earth

The one who in so many ways

Goes shedding her tears

Oh, such pain

Such pain it brings you

In your soul, oh, such pain

Because they don't look at her

Oh, such pain

Such pain it brings you

In your soul, oh, such pain

Because they don't look at her

They call me the unloved

Some have mistreated me

Others without looking me in the eyes

Silenced my words

They cut me with knives

They raped my starving breast

When what I wanted most

Was a hug over a slow fire

I want you to stop beside me

Look into my eyes for a moment

I want you to stop beside me

Feel my voice, open your heaven

Open your heaven

They call me the unloved

With a sacred fabric

They killed my thoughts

Mutilating my dreams so.

When I was a very young girl

I ran with my feet bare

But when they called me an ugly little girl

They darkened my smiles

I want you to stop beside me

Look into my eyes for a moment

I want you to stop beside me

Feel my voice, open your heaven

Open your heaven

Oh, such pain

Such pain it brings me

In my soul, oh, such pain

Because they don't look at her

Oh, such pain

Such pain it brings me

In my soul, oh, such pain

Because they don't look at her

Oh, such pain

Such pain it brings me

In my soul, oh, such pain

Because they don't look at her

Oh, such pain

Such pain it brings me

In my soul, oh, such pain

Because they don't look at her

(Spoken)

Every time I sing this song I feel that...

I feel this fire kindling inside my body.

I feel as if I were connected

To other ages, to other times, to other places, and to other women.

I feel that all of us women share the pain

Of being mistreated or being unloved.

And I feel that in these ages, in these times

What we really must work hard for is...

Well, to be able to reconcile our energies, you know? with our men.

There have been some very bad men throughout history

But there have also been good men,

And in all of us, I feel that there's a masculine energy and a feminine energy inhabiting us

Personally, for me there's been this whole learning process.

Really, how to learn to live with these two energies

That, that inhabit me, that live in me, you know?

And to manage to balance them for me to be in harmony with myself

And with everything that surrounds me.

Oh, such pain

Such pain it brings you

In your soul, such pain

Because they don't, no they don't look at her

Oh, such pain

Such pain it brings

Because they don't look at her

Because they don't look at her

Oh, such pain

Such pain it brings

To my soul, oh, such pain

Because they don't look at her

Oh, such pain

Such pain it brings

To my soul, oh, such pain

Because they don't look at her

Oh, such pain

Such pain it brings

To my soul, oh, such pain

Because they don't look at her

Oh, such pain

Such pain it brings

To my soul, oh, such pain

Because they don't look at her

Oh, such pain

Such pain it brings me

In my soul, oh, such pain

Because you don't look at me

Oh, such pain

Such pain it brings me

In my soul, oh, such pain

Because you don't look at me

They call me the unloved