Translation of the song lyrics Búsqueda - Pablo Milanés

Búsqueda (original)

La niña que se perdió nunca más la conocí
por más que quiero pensar que se parece a ti.
Se fue en la niebla del sur sobre un venado de allá
iban moviendo sus alas rumbo al mar.
La niña que fui a buscar había perdido su luz
la lluvia decoloraba su sonrisa azul, su verde piel
su rostro de papier maché
su cuerpo que prodigaba con su negra fe,
su bella fe de dar amor
sin encontrar un alma que fuera igual.
La niña que regresó se parece a las demás
la esencia de su virtud se me ha quedado allá.
Ella no era la mejor
ni siquiera era feliz
pero era mi niña y siento que se me perdió.

Búsqueda (translation)

The girl who was lost I never met her again
As much as I want to think that she looks like you.
She went in the mist from the south on a deer from there
They moved their wings towards the sea.
The girl I went to look for her had lost her light
the rain discolored her blue smile, her green skin
her papier mache face
her body of hers that she lavished with her black faith of hers,
her beautiful faith of her to give love
without finding a soul that was the same.
The girl who came back looks like the others
the essence of her virtue has stayed with me there.
she wasn't the best
she wasn't even happy
but she was my girl and I feel that she was lost to me.