La Silla Vacia

The Empty Chair

La Silla Vacia

My children and I were gathered around the tableRodeados de la mesa mis hijos y yo
We looked sadly at the empty chairMíramos con tristeza la silla vacía
Empty, left by your deceit and infamyVacía que con tu engaño y tu infamia quedó
The ruin of your life, theirs, and mineLa ruina de tu vida, la de ellos y mía

Sometimes people ask me where I amA veces me preguntan que donde estarás
And the fact of lying to them fills me with dreadY el hecho de mentirles me llena de espanto
I tell you that in heaven and from there you will see usLes digo que en el cielo y de allá nos verás
That you loved us very much and that you were a saintQue nos quisiste mucho y que fuiste un santo

I had to lie to them so as not to make them sufferLes tuve que mentir por no hacerlos sufrir
And I had to cry blood from my soulY me tocó llorar sangre del alma mía
I couldn't tell them that you were ableNo podía decirles que fuiste capaz
To abandon your home and children for anotherDe abandonar por otra tu hogar y tus hijos

Sometimes people ask me if I'm in heavenA veces me preguntan sí estás en el cielo
And I bite my lip as I say yesY me muerdo los labios al decir que sí
Goodness, there are times when I feel jealous seeing that they love you much more than mePor Dios que hay momentos que siento celos de ver que te quieren mucho más que ami
Not the older one, who already understands your infamyNo el más grandecito que ya entiende tu infamia
And she lowers her gaze without looking at me directlyY baja la vista sin verme de frente
He never enters your room, nor does he call your nameNunca entra a tu cuarto, ní tu nombre aclama
And he likes to isolate himself, far, far away from peopleY le gusta aislarse, lejos, lejos de la gente
I see the youngest running around the houseVeo a la más pequeña correr por la casa
With her childlike smile and innocent joyCon su sonrisa infantil y su inocente alegría
Then he stops, kisses you, and hugs youLuego se detiene, te besa y te abraza
Even though he only caresses the empty chairAunque solo acaricia la silla vacía

I had to lie to them so as not to make them sufferLes tuve que mentir por no hacerlos sufrir
And I had to cry blood from my soulY me tocó llorar sangre del alma mía
I couldn't tell them that you were ableNo podía decirles que fuiste capaz
To abandon your home and children for anotherDe abandonar por otra tu hogar y tus hijos