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I keep coming but it's not the sameSigo viniendo pero no es lo mismo
now even the lake has a different colorahora hasta el lago tiene otro color
I assure you that among the SundaysYo le aseguro que entre los domingos
before, one felt better.de antes uno se sentía mejor.

With all the hustle and bustle of peopleCon todo el alboroto de la gente
then the line for the rentalluego la cola para el alquiler
with everything, one feels lonelycon todo y todo uno se siente solo
but I don't think it's going to get better.pero no creo que se vaya a componer.

I come to the lake for those customsYo vengo al lago por esas costumbres
that I keep in my nostalgia for the seaque conservo en mi nostalgia por el mar
whenever I came, I did it with Amandasiempre que vine lo hice con Amanda
and well, it was just a matter of rowing.y vamos, era solo cosa de remar.
We spent afternoons watching the setting sunPasamos tardes viendo el sol poniente
I loved the bridges, the mist, and her skinyo amaba los puentes, la bruma y su piel
but she knows, she already had her planspero ella sabe, ya tenía sus planes
and I didn't fit into them with my role.y en ellos no entraba yo con mi papel.

She had her girl and continued marriedTuvo a su niña y continuó casada
I didn't even want to find out about thatde ese asunto, ya ni quise averiguar
I miss her much more when I'm at homela extraño mucho más si estoy en casa
and that's why I turn around here...y por eso me doy la vuelta por acá...

When my oars sinkCuando mis remos se hunden
under the dark shadowsbajo las obscuras sombras
leaving swirls as my signdejando remolinos como mi señal
the lake hides thingsel lago esconde cosas
that are sometimes unspokenque a veces no se nombran
and in any old boaty en cualquier vieja barca
I go...las voy...
just leaving behindsólo dejando atrás
I leave them behindlas voy dejando atrás

The wind makes figures like an artistEl viento hace figuras como artífice
combing the undulating surfacepeinando la ondulante superficie
of the lake that has slept a dreamlacustre que ha dormido un sueño
from which it will not wake up.del que no va despertar.

I look at the swansMiro a los cisnes
that never took flightque jamás alzaron vuelo
and it wasn't the suny no ha sido el sol
that conquered this skyquien conquistó éste cielo
where are you?, Amanda, where are you?¿en donde estás?, ¿Amanda, en donde estás?
Amanda, where are you?...¿Amanda, en donde estás?...

I got used to this placeMe acostumbre a éste sitio
and its silence because with Amanday su silencio porque con Amanda
I have learned to love here.aquí he aprendido a amar.
I left her with her thoughtsyo le dejaba con sus pensamientos
and I entertained myself watching her flyy me entretenía mirándole volar
and sinking the oarsy hundir los remos
in the green watersen las verdes aguas
and then pushingy luego empujar
pulling back.tirando para atrás.

Here rowingAquí remando
I like to go thinkingme gusta ir pensando
that one of these daysque un día de estos
I'm going to go live by the sea,voy a irme a vivir al mar,
before I dreamed that I would go to manyantes soñaba que iría a muchos
places but alonelados pero solo
I don't feel like traveling.no dan ganas de viajar.
If I find work I feel calmSi hallo trabajo me siento tranquilo
that's why I've been comingpor eso he estado viniendo
back again.otra vez.
But as I tell youPero como le digo
it's not the same lakeno es el mismo lago
at the foot of the forestal pie del bosque
of Chapultepec.de Chapultepec.

And so I sink my oars chasingY así mis remos hundo persiguiendo
shadows and row whirlpoolsombras y remo remolino
I row my sign.remo mi señal.
And the lake that opened up to meY el lago que se abrió a mi paso
closes again.se vuelve a cerrar.

The waters of this lakeLas aguas de este lago
hide every thingesconden cada cosa
that sometimes I forgetque a veces se me olvida
what I came to look forque es lo que vine a buscar
Amanda where are you?,Amanda en donde estas?,
Amanda where are you...?Amanda donde estas...?