Galleguita

Little Galician Girl

Galleguita

Little Galician girlGalleguita
The divineLa divina
The one who to the Argentine beachLa que a la playa Argentina
Arrived one April afternoonLlego una tarde de abril
With no more belongingsSin más prendas
Or treasuresNi tesoros
Than your beautiful Moorish eyesQue tus bellos ojos moros
And your so gentle bodyY tu cuerpo tan gentil
Being goodSiendo buena
You were honorableEras honrada
But it didn't help you at allPero no te valió nada
That others fell the sameQue otras cayeron igual
You were a pretty little Galician girlEras linda galleguita
And after the first dateY tras la primera cita
You ended up in PigallFuiste a parar a Pigall

Alone and in foreign landsSola y en tierras extrañas
Your downfall was so briefTu caída fue tan breve
That like a snowballQue como bola de nieve
Your virtue dissipatedTu virtud se disipo
Your obsession was the ideaTu obsesión era la idea
Of making a lot of moneyDe juntar mucha platita
For your poor little momPara tu pobre viejita
Who stayed in the villageQue en la aldea quedo
But a wicked countrymanPero un paisano malvado
Mad for not having achievedLoco por no haber logrado
Your caresses and your loveTus caricias y tu amor
Having lost hopeYa perdida la esperanza
The traitor returned to your townVolvió a tu pueblo el traidor
And poisoning the lifeY envenenando la vida
Of your beloved momDe tu viejita querida
He told her about your downfallLe contó tu perdición
And so it was that last monthY así fue que el mes pasado
You received a black-bordered envelopeTe llego un sobre enlutado
That put your heart in mourningQue en luto tu corazón

And now I see youY hora te veo
Little Galician girlGalleguita
Sitting sad and lonelySentada triste y solita
In a corner of PigallEn un rincón de Pigall
And the pain that kills meY la pena que me mata
Clearly reflectsClaramente se retrata
In your deadly palenessEn tu palidez mortal
Your sadness is infiniteTu tristeza es infinita
You are no longer the little Galician girlYa no sos la Galleguita
Who arrived one day in AprilQue llego un día de abril
With no more belongingsSin más prendas
Or treasuresNi tesoros
Than your beautiful Moorish eyesQue tus bellos ojos moros
And your gentle little bodyY tu cuerpito gentil