Cuando El Río Suena

When the River Sounds

Cuando El Río Suena

What a strange silence in my soulQue extraño silencio en mi alma
How dark the light in my eyesQue oscura la luz de mis ojos
It scares me to have this calmnessMe asusta tener esta calma
I feel like destiny has put a lock on meMe da que el destino me ha puesto un cerrojo

I look at you and I don't recognize you, I sense you're not the sameTe miro y no te conozco, presiento que no eres la misma
I analyze you and see you sideways, completely differentTe analizo y te veo de reojo rotundamente distinta
What a pity to see myself, how I've become rooted to your bedQué pena de ver mi persona, como se ha enraizao a tu cama
And for your hair a beautiful crown and for my head bunches of gray hairY pa tu pelo una hermosa corona y pa mi cabeza manojos de canas
The sun enters through my window, the day corrects the dawnEl Sol entra por mi ventana, el día corrige la aurora
Sweat soaks my bed and my pillow feels very lonelyEl sudor empapa mi cama y mi almohada se siente muy sola

Like the groom of death, I have defended the indefensibleComo el novio de la muerte, he defendio lo indefendible
Always afraid of losing you, always speaking to you sensiblySiempre con miedo a perderte, siempre hablandote sensible
I have played with my luck in an incomprehensible wayHe jugado con mi suerte de manera incomprensible
Always measuring my words, always with good mannersSiempre midiendo las palabras, siempre con buenas maneras
Always with magic spells for your deceitful looksSiempre con abracadabra pa tus pintas de embustera
And for your cruel glances, owners of all my blindnessY pa tus crueles miradas, dueñas de toas mis cegueras

You leave, I am a shadow of sadness abandoned in oblivionTe vas, soy una sombra de tristeza arrumbaito en el olvio
You don't even value how much I have loved youYa no te vale siquiera lo mucho que te he querio
It is felt in the air that your affection has numbedSe respira en el ambiente que tu cariño ha dormecio
You leave, and I am left alone with my lonelinessTe vas, y me quedo tan solo con mi soledad
I talk to my pillow, no one knows how to answerHablo con mi almohada, nadie sabe contestar
That disappointments are always for the one who gives the mostQue los desengaños siempre son pa el que más da

I love you so muchEs tanto lo que te quiero
That I am content with being a hairpin for your hairQue me conformo con ser una orquillita pa tu pelo
And see how much I love youY mira si yo a ti te quiero
But today it's for me, I don't point at anyone, I don't like pointingPero hoy está pa mí, no señalo a nadie, no me gusta señalar
I think destiny has chosen me at randomPienso que el destino me ha elegido al azar
Today it's for meHoy esta pa mí

Maybe tomorrow I'll have to be happyTal vez con el mañana me tenga yo que alegrar
For having overlooked the madness of sufferingDe haber pasao por alto las locuras del sufrir
Today it's for meHoy está pa mi
I walk with firm steps, without looking backMe voy con paso firme, sin volver la cara atrás
They say if you turn back you only rememberDicen que si te vuelves solo haces recordar
When you were very happyCuando eras muy feliz

Today it's for meHoy está pa mí
I will make sure your selfishness never sees me cryHaré que tu egoísmo nunca me vea llorar
You will see that in my features you only see the smileVeras que en mis facciones solo ves el sonreír
Today it's for meHoy esta pa mi