If You Could See Her

Si Usted La Viera

The confessor tells me not to love youEl confesor me dice que no te quiera
And I say: Father, if you could see herY yo le digo: Padre, si usted la viera
He says your love drives me crazyDice que tus amores me vuelven loco
That I neglect my duties, that I sleep too littleQue mi deber no atiendo, que duermo poco
That I sleep too littleQue duermo poco

He says our many conversationsDice que nuestras muchas conversaciones
Stir up gossip in the villageFomentan en la aldea murmuraciones
He says it would be easy for me not to love youDice que no quererte, fácil me fuera
And I say: Father, if you could see herY yo le digo: Padre, si usted la viera
If you could see herSi usted la viera

I assure him in vain that you are so pureEn vano le aseguro que eres tan pura
One must pray before your beautyHay que rezar delante de tu hermosura
That you are graceful, lovely, like a lilyQue eres gentil, airosa, cual azucena
That from your lips bloom, spikenard and verbenaQue nacen de tus labios, nardo y verbena
What are May showers, compared to your quick curls?¿Qué son lluvias de mayo, tus prontos rizos?
And that I can't live without your charmsY que vivir no puedo sin tus hechizos
He tells me gruffly that it's a grand delusionÉl me dice muy hosco que es gran quimera
And I say: Father, if you could see herY yo le digo: Padre, si usted la viera

Confessing that my soul is in your eyesConfesando que el alma tengo en tus ojos
The priest shouted at me in a fit of rageMe gritó el padre cura con mil enojos
What a great sin he wouldn't forgiveQué pecado tan grande no perdonaba
And that if I loved you, I would be condemnedY que si te quería, me condenaba
I would be condemnedMe condenaba

Then, with sweet, passionate loveEntonces, con amante dulce, arrebato
From my chest where I keep it, I pulled out a pictureDel pecho en que lo llevo saqué un retrato
And the priest, seeing your image, light of my soulY el cura al ver tu imagen, luz de alma mía
Gazed at it in awe, and smiledContemplándolo absorto, se sonreía
He smiledÉl sonreía

That truly reflects holy loveEsa sí que refleja santos amores
He thought you were the Virgin of SorrowsCreyó que eras la Virgen de los Dolores
That one, so beautiful, what light does she shine?Esa as que es hermosa, ¿qué luz destella?
And I said: Father, well this is herY yo le dije: Padre, pues esta es ella
Forgotten, the priest dropped his crownOlvidado y el cura de su corona
Said, opening his eyes: Lovely personDijo abriendo los ojos: Linda persona
If she’s as good as she is beautiful, may she love you in peaceSi es buena como hermosa, que en paz te quiera
And I said: Father, if you could see herY yo le dije: Padre, si usted la viera