Vidalita de Marchena

Marchena's Vidalita

Vidalita de Marchena

Sad style of loveTriste estilo de amor
The old guitar moansLa vieja sonanta gime
And a black sorrow oppressesY una negra pena oprime
The singer's throatLa garganta del cantor
Because the wind of painPorque el viento del dolor
That howls in the distanceQue aúlla en la lejanía
Tore away the joyLe arrancó la alegría
From the silver stringsA los bordones de plata
Of that scarlet carnationDe aquel clavel escarlata
That was brought from AndalusiaQue trajo desde andalucía

The string throbsEl bordone palpita
As it pulls from a sorrowComo arranca de una pena
And the poor ranch is filledY el pobre rancho se llena
With infinite tendernessDe una ternura infinita
VidalitaVidalita
A heart lamentsUn corazón se lamenta
While motionless it leansMientra imobile adenta
On the figure of a vultureLa figura de un carancho
That is contemplating the ranchQue esta contemplando el rancho
Of a white skeletonDe una blanca osamenta