Prenda Querida

Dear Beloved

Prenda Querida

On the hilltops of a green mesquiteEn las cumbres de un verde mesquite
Sadly sang a goldfinchTristemente cantaba un jilguero
And in its songs so sad it saidY decía en sus cantares tan tristes
How a treacherous love hurtsComo daña un amor traicionero

From what little I could understandPor lo poco que pude entenderle
His sorrows are just like mineSon sus penas igual que las mías
Because I, who knew how to love youPorque yo que si supe quererte
Without thinking you would forget meSin pensar en que me olvidarias

Come back, come back, my loveVuelve, vuelve, bien de mi vida
See how I suffer from your abandonmentMira que sufro por tu abandono
Come back, come back, dear belovedVuelve, vuelve, prenda querida
For the past, I forgive youPor lo pasado, yo te perdono

Waiting for you to return to meEsperando a que vuelvas conmigo
I will come every moonlit nightYo vendre cada noche de Luna
Even if your love is my punishmentAunque sea tu querer mi castigo
Or if it sends me straight to the graveO de plano me mande a la tumba

Come back, come back, my loveVuelve, vuelve bien de mi vida
See how I suffer from your abandonmentMira que sufro por tu abandono
Come back, come back, dear belovedVuelve, vuelve, prenda querida
For the past, I forgive youPor lo pasado, yo te perdono