Rulitos

Curls

Rulitos

Scented like verbena bushesPerfumados como matas de verbena
On her forehead, her curls of saffronen su frente sus rulitos de azafrán
Seemed, as they bubbled in her mane,parecían, al bullir en su melena,
The bubbles of a glass of champagne...las burbujas de una copa de champán...

It was undoubtedly an irony of DestinyFue, sin duda, una ironía del Destino
That gilded those little rings for herla que aquellas sortijitas le doró
Because only a chimera of gold and wineporque sólo una quimera de oro y vino
Was the deceitful happiness she lived.fue la dicha mentirosa que vivió.

...And trusting too much in her treasure,...Y confiando demasiado en su tesoro,
Among loves that died with the day,entre amores que morían con el día,
Like someone giving away pretty gold beads,como quien regala lindas pepas de oro
She distributed the memory of her curls...el recuerdo de sus rulos repartía...

But with the afternoon hour camePero vino, con la hora de la tarde,
The fatigue, the forgetfulness, and the sadnessel cansancio y el olvido y la tristeza
And nameless, loveless, and beautyless,y sin nombre, sin amor y sin belleza,
In the glory of her nickname she fell asleep.en la gloria de su apodo se durmió.