Te Aconsejo Que Me Olvides
Recibí tu última carta,
en la cual tú me decías:
"Te aconsejo que me olvides,
todo ha muerto entre los dos.
Sólo pido mi retrato
y todas las cartas mías,
ya lo sabes que no es justo
que aún eso conserves vos".
Hoy reconoces la falta,
tenés miedo que yo diga...
que le cuente al que tu sabes
nuestra íntima amistad;
¡Soy muy hombre, no te vendo,
no soy capaz de una intriga!
Lo comprendo que, si hablara,
quiebro tu felicidad.
Pero no vas a negar
que cuando vos fuiste mía,
dijiste que me querías,
que no me ibas a olvidar;
y que ciega de cariño
me besabas en la boca,
como si estuvieras loca...
Sedienta, nena, de amar.
Yo no tengo inconveniente
en enviarte todo eso,
sin embargo, aunque no quieras,
algo tuyo ha de quedar.
El vacío que dejaste
y el calor de aquellos besos
bien lo sabes que no puedo
devolvértelos jamás.
Yo lo hago en bien tuyo
evitando un compromiso,
sacrifico mi cariño
por tu apellido y tu honor;
me conformo con mi suerte,
ya que así el destino quiso
pero acuérdate bien mío,
¡que esto lo hago por tu amor!
I Advise You to Forget Me
I received your last letter,
in which you told me:
"I advise you to forget me,
everything has died between us.
I only ask for my portrait
and all my letters,
you already know it's not fair
that you still keep those".
Today you recognize the fault,
you're afraid I might say...
that I tell the one you know
about our intimate friendship;
I'm very manly, I don't sell you out,
I'm not capable of intrigue!
I understand that if I spoke,
I would break your happiness.
But you won't deny
that when you were mine,
you said you loved me,
that you wouldn't forget me;
and blinded by affection
you kissed me on the mouth,
as if you were crazy...
thirsty, baby, for love.
I have no problem
sending you all that,
however, even if you don't want to,
something of yours must remain.
The void you left
and the warmth of those kisses,
you know well that I can never
return them to you.
I do it for your own good,
avoiding a commitment,
I sacrifice my affection
for your surname and your honor;
I resign myself to my fate,
since that's how destiny wanted it,
but remember well, my dear,
that I do this for your love!