La Cama Vacía

The Empty Bed

La Cama Vacía

In a gloomy hospital where he was admittedEn un tétrico hospital donde se hallaba internado
Almost agonizing and surrounded by a sepulchral silenceCasi agónico y rodeado de un silencio sepulcral
With his usual tenderness, the one he always showedCon su ternura habitual, la que siempre demostró
Perhaps with effort, not from his gloomy bedQuizá con esfuerzo no, desde su lecho sombrío

A sick friend of mine wrote me this letterUn enfermo amigo mío esta carta me escribió
Dear friend, I would like that upon receiving thisQuerido amigo quisiera que al recibir la presente
You are well and that luck accompanies you everywhereTe halles bien y que la suerte te acompañe por doquiera
As for me, and I could hardly sayPor mi parte y mal pudiera, decirte que estoy mejor

Telling you about my pain, lying on my cold bedAl contarte mi dolor postrado en mi lecho yerto
I am now a poor skeleton that horrifies meYa soy un pobre esqueleto que a mí mismo me da horror
The letter is to tell you that if you can somedayLa carta es para decirte que si podés algún día
Come to keep me company, you who loved me so muchVení a hacerme compañía vos que tanto me quisiste

That I am so alone and so sad that I cry uncontrollablyQue estoy tan solo y tan triste que lloro sin contenerme
No one usually loves me, everyone shows themselves unkindYa nadie suele quererme, todos se muestran impíos
Of so many friends of mine, none have come to see meDe tantos amigos míos ninguno ha venido a verme
Today I grant you reason, as I see in my lonelinessHoy te concedo razón, pues veo en mi soledad
That this so-called friendship is just an illusionQue esa llamada amistad es tan solo una ilusión

When one is in good condition, they have friends aplentyCuando uno está en condición tiene amigos a granel
But if cruel fate throws us into an abyssPero si el destino cruel hacia un abismo nos tira
It is seen that everything is a lie and that there is no faithful friendSe ve que todo es mentira y que no hay amigo fiel
Well, here I say goodbye, and as I put an endBueno aquí yo me despido, y al poner punto final

Receive a loyal hug from someone who has always loved youRecibe un abrazo leal de quien siempre te ha querido
And to your mom, whom I do not forget, give my regardsY a tu mamá que no olvido también mis recuerdos dale
Show her much devotion and shower her with caressesMucha devoción mostrale y de caricias colmala
You, who have her, take care of her, if you knew how much she is worthVos que la tenés cuidala, si supieras cuánto vale

Sunday arrived and anxious for that loyal friendLlegó el domingo y ansioso por aquel amigo leal
I entered the hospital, pensive and fearfulPenetré en el hospital pensativo y temeroso
I silently headed to the place where I knewMe dirigí silencioso al lugar donde sabía
I would find his bed, but beyond that, I did not find himQue su lecho encontraría, más allá no lo encontré
And I was astonished to see his empty bedY asombrado me quedé al ver su cama vacía