Don Juan

I wanted to be a poet, and I became a poet, My great regret is that I have not been a better poet, I have written a great deal, but I have not written enough, My words are weak, my thoughts are vague, my rhymes are rough. I wanted to be a hero, and I became a soldier, My great regret is that I have not been a better soldier, I have fought in many battles, but I have not fought enough, My sword is dull, my shield is broken, my heart is rough. I wanted to be a lover, and I became a lover, My great regret is that I have not been a better lover, I have loved many women, but I have not loved enough, My kisses are cold, my caresses are rough, my words are weak. I wanted to be a saint, and I became a sinner, My great regret is that I have not been a better sinner, I have committed many sins, but I have not committed enough, My conscience is clear, my heart is light, my soul is rough. I wanted to be a king, and I became a beggar, My great regret is that I have not been a better beggar, I have begged for many things, but I have not begged enough, My bowl is empty, my clothes are torn, my heart is rough. I wanted to be a god, and I became a mortal, My great regret is that I have not been a better mortal, I have lived many lives, but I have not lived enough, My time is short, my life is brief, my death is rough. Oh, Don Juan, oh, Don Juan, why so serious? Why so solemn, why so sad, why so delirious? You have lived a life of pleasure, a life of pain, A life of love, a life of loss, a life of joy, a life of sorrow, a life of shame. You have been a poet, a hero, a lover, a saint, A king, a beggar, a god, a mortal, a sinner, You have been everything, and you have been nothing, You have lived a life of contradictions, a life of paradoxes, a life of surprises. Oh, Don Juan, oh, Don Juan, you are a mystery, A mystery of contradictions, a mystery of paradoxes, You are a man of many faces, a man of many lives, A man of many loves, a man of many losses, a man of many lies. You are a man of passion, a man of fire, A man of flame, a man of desire, You are a man of love, a man of hate, A man of joy, a man of sorrow, a man of fate. Oh, Don Juan, oh, Don Juan, you are a legend, A legend of love, a legend of loss, A legend of pleasure, a legend of pain, A legend of joy, a legend of sorrow, a legend of shame. You are a man of many stories, a man of many songs, A man of many poems, a man of many dreams, You are a man of many lives, a man of many loves, A man of many losses, a man of many lies. Oh, Don Juan, oh, Don Juan, you are a myth, A myth of love, a myth of loss, A myth of pleasure, a myth of pain, A myth of joy, a myth of sorrow, a myth of shame. You are a man of many faces, a man of many lives, A man of many loves, a man of many losses, a man of many lies, You are a man of passion, a man of fire, A man of flame, a man of desire. Oh, Don Juan, oh, Don Juan, you are a mystery, A mystery of contradictions, a mystery of paradoxes, You are a man of many faces, a man of many lives, A man of many loves, a man of many losses, a man of many lies. You are a man of love, a man of hate, A man of joy, a man of sorrow, a man of fate, You are a man of passion, a man of fire, A man of flame, a man of desire. Oh, Don Juan, oh, Don Juan, you are a legend, A legend of love, a legend of loss, A legend of pleasure, a legend of pain, A legend of joy, a legend of sorrow, a legend of shame. You are a man of many stories, a man of many songs, A man of many poems, a man of many dreams, You are a man of many lives, a man of many loves, A man of many losses, a man of many lies. Oh, Don Juan, oh, Don Juan, you are a myth, A myth of love, a myth of loss, A myth of pleasure, a myth of pain, A myth of joy, a myth of sorrow, a myth of shame. You are a man of many faces, a man of many lives, A man of many loves, a man of many losses, a man of many lies, You are a man of passion, a man of fire, A man of flame, a man of desire. Oh, Don Juan, oh, Don Juan, you are a mystery, A mystery of contradictions, a mystery of paradoxes, You are a man of many faces, a man of many lives, A man of many loves, a man of many losses, a man of many lies.