Lyrics
Malecón wind in her hair,
Salt and tears in the air,
She learned to be strong by the sea.
Her father's voice in her mind,
"Mi niña, don't you break inside,"
But his heart took him far from her dreams.
Her mother's hands, worn and warm,
Eyes that never dressed the storm,
She learned to love without disguise.
Truth was heavy, truth was kind,
A quiet fire in her spine,
Even when it made her say goodbye.
Her abuela would pray,
"Que Cuba encuentre la luz,"
Now her words drift away
With the truth.
She's a Cuban lioness,
Fire in her chest,
Roaring for the home
That failed her best.
She lost her father, her child, her guide,
Still carries Cuba deep inside.
Mi corazón sigue allí,
Though she had to leave to be free.
Leona de Cuba, corazón herido,
Pero mi amor por ti no se ha ido.
Un día regreso, vas a ver,
Cuba libre va a renacer.
She whispers to the night,
"I don't hate you, my land,
I just want you alive
For your children again."
The ocean answers slow and true,
With all she lost
And all she knew.
She's a Cuban lioness,
Fire in her chest,
Roaring for the home
That failed her best.
She lost her father, her child, her guide,
Still carries Cuba deep inside.
Mi corazón sigue allí,
Though she had to leave to be free.
Una luz queda encendida,
Cuando todo quiere mentir.
Manos que enseñaron camino,
sin gritar, sin exigir.
No me dio promesas grandes,
Ni banderas para seguir,
Solo el peso de la verdad,
Para aprender a resistir.
Si un día vuelvo a tu orilla,
No será por olvidar,
Será porque un amor callado
Me enseñó a no falsear.
Leona, hija, caminante,
Con el corazón abierto al mar,
La verdad viaja conmigo,
Aunque no pueda regresar.