In the shadows of Andalucía, where the orange blossoms weep

Lives a girl with secrets buried, that her heart can never speak

By the day she walks in silence, with her mantilla drawn so low

But when darkness claims the plaza, then the whole world comes to know

I am the knife that cuts through lies

I am the rose that never dies

In my right hand, justice burning

In my left hand, love's sweet yearning

Ay, mi corazón, it breaks in two

Between the life I live and what I cannot do

There's a man who calls me "querida," with eyes like summer rain

He sees only lace and softness, never knowing of my pain

How I long to lay beside him, let him hold away my fears

But the "Z" carved in the moonlight costs me love throughout the years

I am the knife that cuts through lies

I am the rose that never dies

In my right hand, justice burning

In my left hand, love's sweet yearning

Ay, mi corazón, it breaks in two

Between the life I live and what I cannot do

¡Olé! Dance, my silver blade

¡Olé! For the price that must be paid

When the rich men steal from children

When the poor cry out for bread

I will answer with my steel, love

Though my heart be filled with dread

I am the knife that cuts through lies

I am the rose that never dies

In my right hand, justice burning

In my left hand, love's sweet yearning

Ay, mi vida, I choose to be free

The legend lives, though love may never be for me

En la noche, en la noche

Soy la rosa y el puñal

En la noche, en la noche

Mi canción será eternal