Lyrics of Diego León - Fortuna

Diego León (original)

En la ciudad de toledo
Y en la ciudad de granada
Ahi se criara un mancebo
Que diego león se llama
De una tal se enamoró
De una muy hermoza dama
Se miran por una reja
También por una ventana
Un dia que estaban juntos
Dijo león a su dama
— mañana te he de pedir
No se si es cosa cercana
— aunque mi padre no quiera
Eso negociado estaba
Lo que la dama responde
Al mozo le agradaba
Otro dia en la mañana
Con don pedro se encontrara
De rodillas en el suelo
Los buenos dias le daba
— don pedro, dame a tu hija
A tu hija doña juana
— mi hija no es de cazar
Que aún es niña y muchacha
— hija, león te ha pedido
Vayasse en hora mala
— ese es hombre que no tiene
De caudal para una capa
— padre, casaime con el
Y aunque nunca me deis nada
— ke los bienes deste mundo
Diós los daba y los quitaba
Ahi conoció don pedro
Ke de amores se trataba
Alquiló quatro valientes
Los mayores de la playa
Ke ande encontrén a león
Ke le sacaran el arma
A la subida de un monte
Con los quatro se encontrara
León que se vió sin armas
A la mar se tira y nada
Unos dicen que murió
Diós le perdone su alma
Otros dicen que le vieron
A la otra parte del agua
No son tres dias pasados
León en la playa estaba
Por donde fuera a pasar?
Por la calle de su dama
— mi dama que no responde
Parece que está trocada
— no estoy trocada, león
Que aún estoy en mi palabra
Abajó las escaleras
Como una leona brava
Y otro dia en la mañana
Las ricas bodas se armaran

(translation)

In the city of Toledo
And in the city of Granada
There a young man will be raised
What diego león is called
She fell in love with one such
Of a very beautiful lady
They look at each other through a grate
Also through a window
one day they were together
He said lion to his lady
— tomorrow I have to ask you
I don't know if it's close
— even though my father doesn't want to
That was negotiated
What the lady replies
The boy liked it
Another day in the morning
With Don Pedro she will meet
On your knees on the ground
The good morning she gave him
— don pedro, give me your daughter
To your daughter Juana
— my daughter is not a hunter
She that she is still a girl and a girl
— daughter, lion has asked you
go at bad time
— that is a man who does not have
Flow rate for one layer
— father, marry him
And even if you never give me anything
— ke the goods of this world
God gave them and took them away
There he met Don Pedro
Ke of loves it was
He hired four brave
The elders of the beach
Where they found a lion
They will take the weapon
To the ascent of a mountain
With the four he will meet
Lion that was seen without weapons
He throws himself into the sea and swims
Some say he died
God forgive his soul
Others say they saw him
To the other part of the water
It's not three days past
Leon was on the beach
Where was it going to go?
Down his lady's street
— my unresponsive lady
She looks like she's traded
— I'm not changed, lion
That I'm still on my word
he went downstairs
like a brave lioness
And another day in the morning
The rich weddings will be assembled