| Cae, el atardecer, sobre tierra quemada
| Fall, the evening, on scorched earth
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| Por las injusticias donde callan las palabras
| For the injustices where words are silent
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| Alli trabaja Elisa, una joven africana
| Elisa, a young African woman, works there.
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| A golpe de miseria, hija de la nada
| At the stroke of misery, daughter of nothing
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| Pero los vientos de la vida, alimentan la esperanza
| But the winds of life, feed hope
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| Romper con el pasado, atras dulces miradas
| Break with the past, behind sweet glances
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| De aquellos que la quieren, de aquellos que la aman
| Of those who love her, of those who love her
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| De aquellos que recuerdan la sonrrisa de su cara
| Of those who remember the smile on his face
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| Y navego entre lagrimas, surcando el ancho mar
| And I sail between tears, sailing the wide sea
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| En la barca de los sueños, al pais de la libertad
| In the boat of dreams, to the country of freedom
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| Y navego entre lagrimas, surcando el ancho mar
| And I sail between tears, sailing the wide sea
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| En la barca de los sueños, el pais de la libertad
| In the boat of dreams, the country of freedom
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| Sueña, Elisa
| Dream on, Elise.
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| Bienvenida al paraiso, a sufrir la humillacion
| Welcome to paradise, to suffer humiliation
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| De un sistema envenenado que marca tu color
| From a poisoned system that marks your color
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| A la luz de una farola, alli se encontrara
| In the light of a street lamp, there you will find
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| Vendiendo su miseria por un trozo de pan
| Selling his misery of hers for a piece of bread
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| Para Elisa si, es para ti, te dedico esta cancion
| For Elisa yes, it is for you, I dedicate this song to you
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| Para Elisa si, es para ti, te la canto con el corazon
| For Elisa yes, it is for you, I sing it to you with my heart
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| Fria está la noche, envuelto en la oscuridad
| Cold is the night, wrapped in darkness
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| El beso de la muerte, que su vida fue a robar
| The kiss of death, that his life of hers was to steal
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| De rodillas en el suelo, se desangra en la soledad
| On his knees on the ground, he bleeds out in solitude
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| Una joven inmigranta, que busco la felicidad
| A young immigrant, who sought happiness
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| Navegó entre lagrimas, ilusiones que se van
| She sailed between tears, illusions that go away
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| Por un rio de sangre que divide a la humanidad
| For a river of blood that divides humanity
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| Navegó entre las sombras de un oscuro callejon
| She sailed through the shadows of a dark alley
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| Mientras la muerte se aleja cantando
| As death sings away
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| El cara al sol… sol… sol…
| The face to the sun… sun… sun…
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| Para elisa si, es para ti, te dedico esta cancion
| For elisa yes, it's for you, I dedicate this song to you
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| Para elisa si, es para ti, yo te canto con el corazon | For elisa yes, it is for you, I sing to you with my heart |