Cancion del Molino Rojo
José María Napoleón Lyrics

The lyrics of José María Napoleón's song Cancion del Molino Rojo, express the sorrow of a man who has lost his love. The opening line, "Se fue la ilusión contigo chiquilla" (The illusion left with you, little girl), highlights the end of the singer's hope and happiness with his beloved. The following line, "Vivir sin tu amor es vivir sin calor" (To live without your love is to live without warmth), emphasizes the emptiness the singer feels without his love. The third line, "Te fuiste y yo no entiendo la vida" (You left and I don't understand life), shows how the singer is struggling to cope with the loss of his loved one. The final line of the first stanza, "Sera que sin ti la ilusión termino" (Could it be that without you, the illusion has ended?), highlights the singer's questioning his own existence without his love.

The refrain, "Aquel nuestro amor se ha ido para siempre, chiquilla sin ti ya no puedo sonreír" (That love of ours has gone forever, little girl, without you, I can no longer smile), reinforces the despairing grief that the singer experiences with the loss of his love and how it has left a permanent mark on him. Furthermore, the line "Nunca más podré amar igual" (I will never be able to love like that again) shows how the singer has given up on the possibility of letting someone else into his life. The final lines, "Te dejaré de amar" (I will never stop loving you), and "Las hojas caerán, tal vez llegue a viejo y nunca jamás te dejaré de amar" (The leaves may fall, and perhaps I'll grow old, but I'll never, ever stop loving you), express that the love and memories he has of his beloved will never fade away.