La Cama Vacía
En un tétrico hospital donde se hallaba internado
Casi agónico y rodeado de un silencio sepulcral
Con su ternura habitual, la que siempre demostró
Quizá con esfuerzo no, desde su lecho sombrío
Un enfermo amigo mío esta carta me escribió
Querido amigo quisiera que al recibir la presente
Te halles bien y que la suerte te acompañe por doquiera
Por mi parte y mal pudiera, decirte que estoy mejor
Al contarte mi dolor postrado en mi lecho yerto
Ya soy un pobre esqueleto que a mí mismo me da horror
La carta es para decirte que si podés algún día
Vení a hacerme compañía vos que tanto me quisiste
Que estoy tan solo y tan triste que lloro sin contenerme
Ya nadie suele quererme, todos se muestran impíos
De tantos amigos míos ninguno ha venido a verme
Hoy te concedo razón, pues veo en mi soledad
Que esa llamada amistad es tan solo una ilusión
Cuando uno está en condición tiene amigos a granel
Pero si el destino cruel hacia un abismo nos tira
Se ve que todo es mentira y que no hay amigo fiel
Bueno aquí yo me despido, y al poner punto final
Recibe un abrazo leal de quien siempre te ha querido
Y a tu mamá que no olvido también mis recuerdos dale
Mucha devoción mostrale y de caricias colmala
Vos que la tenés cuidala, si supieras cuánto vale
Llegó el domingo y ansioso por aquel amigo leal
Penetré en el hospital pensativo y temeroso
Me dirigí silencioso al lugar donde sabía
Que su lecho encontraría, más allá no lo encontré
Y asombrado me quedé al ver su cama vacía
The Empty Bed
In a gloomy hospital where he was admitted
Almost agonizing and surrounded by a sepulchral silence
With his usual tenderness, the one he always showed
Perhaps with effort, not from his gloomy bed
A sick friend of mine wrote me this letter
Dear friend, I would like that upon receiving this
You are well and that luck accompanies you everywhere
As for me, and I could hardly say
Telling you about my pain, lying on my cold bed
I am now a poor skeleton that horrifies me
The letter is to tell you that if you can someday
Come to keep me company, you who loved me so much
That I am so alone and so sad that I cry uncontrollably
No one usually loves me, everyone shows themselves unkind
Of so many friends of mine, none have come to see me
Today I grant you reason, as I see in my loneliness
That this so-called friendship is just an illusion
When one is in good condition, they have friends aplenty
But if cruel fate throws us into an abyss
It is seen that everything is a lie and that there is no faithful friend
Well, here I say goodbye, and as I put an end
Receive a loyal hug from someone who has always loved you
And to your mom, whom I do not forget, give my regards
Show her much devotion and shower her with caresses
You, who have her, take care of her, if you knew how much she is worth
Sunday arrived and anxious for that loyal friend
I entered the hospital, pensive and fearful
I silently headed to the place where I knew
I would find his bed, but beyond that, I did not find him
And I was astonished to see his empty bed